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Media Types You Can Use

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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.

Media Types

Commercially available papers

Name of Paper *1 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 *1 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*6 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*6 Pro II Photo Paper Pro II
Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" *6 Glossy Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper
Photo Paper Glossy*6 Glossy Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper
Photo Paper Plus Glossy II*6 Plus Glossy II Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss*6 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*3 80 sheets Not loadable*4 50 sheets -High Resolution Paper
For creating your own prints:
T-Shirt Transfers*3 1 sheet Not loadable*4 *5 -T-Shirt Transfers
Photo Stickers*8 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.

You can load plain paper of the following page sizes in the Cassette: A4, B5, A5, and Letter sizes Plain paper of other sizes cannot be loaded in the Cassette. Load them in the Rear Tray.
In Macintosh, Choukei 3 and Choukei 4 are not available.

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.

Minimum size:

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)

Maximum size:

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

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.
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