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Choose paper suitable for printing, for the best print results. Canon provides you various types of paper to enhance the fun of printing, such as stickers as well as papers for photo or document. We recommend the use of Canon genuine paper for printing your important photos.
Commercially available papers
- Plain Paper (including recycled paper)
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Plain Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: Approx. 100 sheets
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
Approx. 50 sheets
NOTE
- Proper feeding of paper may not be possible at the maximum capacity depending on the type of paper or environmental conditions (either very high or low temperature or humidity). In such cases, reduce the number of paper you load at a time to less than half (100% recycled paper can be used).
- This paper can be used for making copies when selecting the media type with the Paper button on the Operation Panel. You can only select A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Envelope
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 10 envelopes
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed envelope from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
Canon genuine papers
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information on the printable side and notes on handling paper. For information on the page sizes available for each Canon genuine paper, visit our website.
NOTE
- The Model Number of Canon genuine paper is shown in brackets.
- You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on the country or region of purchase. Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name.
- Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Photo Paper Pro Platinum
- Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" <GP-501>*1
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper
- Photo Paper Glossy <GP-502>*1
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper
- Photo Paper Plus Glossy II <PP-201>*1
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
- Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss <SG-201>*1
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss
- Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Matte Photo Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray:
10 sheets for A4, Letter / 8.5" x 11", 5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm, and 8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm
20 sheets for 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
*1 This paper can be used for making copies when selecting the media type with the Paper button on the Operation Panel. You can only select A4 or Letter-sized photo paper, and 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm photo paper.
NOTE
When loading paper in stacks, the print side may become marked as it is fed or paper may not feed properly. In this case, load one sheet at a time (except for Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>).
For printing business documents:
- High Resolution Paper <HR-101N>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: High Resolution Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 80 sheets
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
50 sheets
For creating your own prints:
- T-Shirt Transfers <TR-301>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: T-Shirt Transfers
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 1 sheet
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
You can use the following page sizes.
Standard sizes:
- Letter (8.50 x 11.00 inches / 215.9 x 279.4 mm)
- Legal (8.50 x 14.00 inches / 215.9 x 355.6 mm)
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 inches / 148.0 x 210.0 mm)
- A4 (8.27 x 11.69 inches / 210.0 x 297.0 mm)
- B5 (7.17 x 10.12 inches / 182.0 x 257.0 mm)
- 4" x 6" (4.00 x 6.00 inches / 10 x 15 cm)
- 4" x 8" (4.00 x 8.00 inches / 101.6 x 203.2 mm)
- 5" x 7" (5.00 x 7.00 inches / 13 x 18 cm)
- 8" x 10" (8.00 x 10.00 inches / 20 x 25 cm)
- L (3.50 x 5.00 inches / 89.0 x 127.0 mm)
- 2L (5.00 x 7.01 inches / 127.0 x 178.0 mm)
- Hagaki (3.94 x 5.83 inches / 100.0 x 148.0 mm)
- Hagaki 2 (7.87 x 5.83 inches / 200.0 x 148.0 mm)
- Comm. Env. #10 (4.12 x 9.50 inches / 104.6 x 241.3 mm)
- DL Env. (4.33 x 8.66 inches / 110.0 x 220.0 mm)
- Choukei 3 (4.72 x 9.25 inches / 120.0 x 235.0 mm)
- Choukei 4 (3.54 x 8.07 inches / 90.0 x 205.0 mm)
- Youkei 4 (4.13 x 9.25 inches / 105.0 x 235.0 mm)
- Youkei 6 (3.86 x 7.48 inches / 98.0 x 190.0 mm)
- Card (2.16 x 3.58 inches / 55.0 x 91.0 mm)
- Wide (4.00 x 7.10 inches / 101.6 x 180.6 mm)
Non-standard sizes:
You can also specify a custom size within the following range.
2.17 x 3.58 inches / 55.0 x 91.0 mm
8.50 x 26.61 inches / 215.9 x 676.0 mm
17 to 28 lb / 64 to 105 g/m2 (except for Canon genuine paper)
Do not use heavier or lighter paper (except for Canon genuine paper), as it could jam in the machine.
- Take out only the necessary number of paper from the package, just before printing.
- To avoid curling, when you do not print, put unused paper back into the package and keep it on a level surface. And also, store it avoiding heat, humidity, and direct sunlight.
Notes on Paper for Full-page Borderless Printing
- Duplex printing is not available for full-page borderless printing.
- You cannot use A5, B5, and Legal-sized paper, and envelopes for full-page borderless printing.
- You can use plain paper for full-page borderless printing only when printing from a computer. However, this may result in lower print quality. We recommend using plain paper for a trial print