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.
Media Types
Commercially available papers
Name of Paper | Paper Load Limit | Paper Output Tray Load Limit | Settings in Media Type | ||
Rear Tray | Cassette | Operation Panel | Printer Driver | ||
Plain Paper (Recycled paper)*2 | Approx. 150 sheets | A4, B5, A5, and Letter / 8.5" x 11": Approx. 150 sheets | Approx. 50 sheets | Plain paper | Plain Paper |
Envelopes*3 | 10 envelopes | Not loadable*4 | *5 | - | Envelope |
Canon genuine papers
Name of Paper | Paper Load Limit | Paper Output Tray Load Limit | Settings in Media Type | ||
Rear Tray | Cassette | Operation Panel | Printer Driver | ||
For printing documents: | |||||
Super White Paper | Approx. 100 sheets | A4: Approx. 100 sheets | Approx. 50 sheets | Plain paper | Plain Paper |
For printing photos: | |||||
Photo Paper Pro Platinum | A4, Letter / 8.5" x 11", 5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm, and 8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm: 10 sheets 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm: 20 sheets | Not loadable*4 | *5 | Pro Platinum | Photo Paper Pro Platinum |
Photo Paper Pro II | Pro II | Photo Paper Pro II | |||
Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" | Glossy Photo Paper | Glossy Photo Paper | |||
Photo Paper Glossy | Glossy Photo Paper | Glossy Photo Paper | |||
Photo Paper Plus Glossy II | Plus Glossy II | Photo Paper Plus Glossy II | |||
Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss | Plus Semi-gloss | Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss | |||
Matte Photo Paper | Matte Photo Paper | Matte Photo Paper | |||
Fine Art Paper "Photo Rag" *3, *7 | 1 sheet | - | Fine Art "Photo Rag" | ||
For printing business documents: | |||||
High Resolution Paper | 80 sheets | Not loadable*4 | 50 sheets | - | High Resolution Paper |
For creating your own prints: | |||||
T-Shirt Transfers | 1 sheet | Not loadable*4 | *5 | - | T-Shirt Transfers |
Photo Stickers | 1 sheet | Glossy Photo Paper | Glossy Photo Paper |
*1 Paper with a Model Number is Canon genuine paper. 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. 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.
*2 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).
*3 Available only when printing from your computer.
*4 Feeding this paper from the Cassette can damage the machine. Always load in the Rear Tray.
*5 We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
*6 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.
*7 Canon genuine media is produced and managed to get optimum printing quality. We recommend to use Canon genuine media.
If you are using Fine Art Paper, you cannot print in the 1.38 inches / 35 mm margin on the top and bottom edges.
If you select a special page size for this paper in the printer driver, a limit is set to prevent printing in the 1.38 inches / 35 mm margin on the top and bottom edges of the paper.
*8 When printing photos saved on a memory card onto sticker paper, be sure to select Sticker print in the Memory card menu.
When scanning printed photos and printing them onto sticker paper, be sure to select Sticker print in the Easy photo reprint menu.
When printing photos onto sticker paper from a film, be sure to select Sticker print in the Film print menu.
When printing photos onto sticker paper from a film, be sure to select Sticker print in the Film print menu.
Page Sizes
You can use the following page sizes.
Standard sizes:
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 (Rear Tray)
5.83 x 8.27 inches / 148.0 x 210.0 mm (Cassette)
8.50 x 26.61 inches / 215.9 x 676.0 mm (Rear Tray)
8.50 x 11.69 inches / 215.9 x 297.0 mm (Cassette)
Paper Weight
17 to 28 lb / 64 to 105 gsm (plain paper except for Canon genuine paper)
Do not use heavier or lighter paper (except for Canon genuine paper), as it could jam in the machine.
Notes on Storing Paper