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Media Types You Can Use

To get the best printing result, choose paper suitable for printing. Canon provides various types of paper suitable for documents as well as paper suitable for photos or illustrations. We recommend the use of Canon genuine paper for printing your important photos.

Media Types

Commercially available papers

  • Plain Paper (including recycled paper)
  • Envelopes*1
  • T-Shirt Transfers*1

Canon genuine papers

The Model Number of Canon genuine paper is shown in brackets. 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, access our website.

Note

  • 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.

Paper for printing photos:

  • Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101>
  • Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" <GP-501/GP-601>*1
  • Photo Paper Glossy <GP-601>*1
  • Photo Paper Plus Glossy II <PP-201>
  • Photo Paper Pro Luster <LU-101>
  • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss <SG-201>
  • Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>*1
  • Fine Art Paper "Museum Etching" <FA-ME1>*1*2
  • Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte <PM-101>*1*2

Paper for printing business documents:

  • High Resolution Paper <HR-101N>*1
  • *1 Printing to this paper from a digital camera is not supported.
  • *2 You cannot print in the top and bottom 1.18 inch (30 mm) margins of the paper (in the printing direction). For details on the printing area, see Sizes for Art Paper.

When using art paper, see Before Printing on Art Paper.

Note

Page Sizes

You can use the following page sizes.

Note

  • You can load the page sizes as follows.

    • rear tray: A3+, A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm), 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm), 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), Envelope DL, and Envelope Com 10
    • manual feed tray: A3+, A3, B4, A4, Letter, Legal, 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), and 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm)

  • Printing on the following page sizes from a digital camera is not supported.

    • B4, B5, A5, Legal, 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm), and Envelopes

Standard sizes:

  • Letter
  • Legal
  • 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm)
  • A5
  • A4
  • A3
  • A3+
  • B5
  • B4
  • 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm)
  • 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm)
  • 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)
  • 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm)
  • 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm)
  • Envelope DL
  • Envelope Com 10

Non-standard sizes:

You can print on non-standard size paper within the following ranges.

  • rear tray

    - Minimum size: 3.50 x 5.00 inches (89.0 x 127.0 mm)

    - Maximum size: 12.95 x 26.61 inches (329.0 x 676.0 mm)

  • manual feed tray

    - Minimum size: 8.00 x 10.00 inches (203.2 x 254.0 mm)

    - Maximum size: 14.00 x 23.00 inches (355.6 x 584.2 mm)

Paper Weight / Thickness

You can use paper in the following weight/thickness ranges.

  • rear tray: From 17 to 28 lb (64 to 105 g /m2) (plain paper except for Canon genuine paper)

    * You can use non-Canon genuine specialty paper that is up to 53 lb (200 g /m2).

    Do not use heavier or lighter paper (except for Canon genuine paper), as it could jam in the printer.

  • manual feed tray: From 4 to 23.6 mil (0.1 to 0.6 mm) (up to 93 lb (350 g /m2))

    Do not use paper thicker or heavier than this, as it could jam in the printer.