| MX300 Printer Specifications |
| Print Speed (up to) |
Black |
Up to 22 ppm (as fast as 2.7 seconds per page) |
| Color |
Up to 17 ppm (as fast as 3.5 seconds per page)² |
| 4" x 6" borderless photo: |
approximately 46 seconds |
| Printing Resolution |
Black |
600 x 600 dpi |
| Color |
4800 x 1200 dpi¹ |
| Print Head |
Type |
Consumable: PG-40BK and CL-41 Color |
| Number of Nozzles |
Black: 320
Color: 384 x 3 (C/M/Y) |
| Ink Droplet Sizes |
2 / 5 picoliter (C, M, Y)
30 picoliter (BK) |
| Ink Tank Order |
PG-40 Black, CL-41 Color |
| Ink Tank / Cartridge Volume |
PG-30 Black: 11 ml
PG-40 Black: 16 ml
PG-50 Black: 22 ml
CL-31 Color: 3 ml x 3
CL-41 Color: 4 ml x 3
CL-51 Color: 7 ml x 3 |
| Printable Width |
Letter / Legal: 8.0" (203.2 mm)
(for Borderless Printing: 8.5 inches / 216 mm) |
| Printable Area |
Supported paper types for borderless printing:
Photo Paper Pro, Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss, Glossy Photo Paper, Matte Photo Paper, Photo Paper Plus Double-sided.
Supported paper sizes: Letter / 4" x 6" / 4" x 8" / 5" x 7" / 8" x 10" / Credit Card or Wide |
| Recommended Print Area |
A5: 5.5 x 7.95 inches / 41.2 x 202.0 mm
A4: 8.00 x 11.38 inches / 203.2 x 289.0 mm
B5: 6.90 x 9.80 inches / 175.2 x 249.0 mm
4" x 6": 3.73 x 5.69 inches / 94.8 x 144.4 mm
4" x 8": 3.73 x 7.69 inches / 94.8 x 195.2 mm
5" x 7": 4.73 x 6.69 inches / 120.2 x 169.8 mm
8" x 10": 7.73 x 9.69 inches / 196.4 x 246.0 mm
Credit Card: 1.86 x 3.07 inches / 47.2 x 78.0 mm
Wide: 3.73 x 6.80 inches / 94.8 x 172.6 mm
Letter: 8.00 x 10.69 inches / 203.2 x 271.4 mm
Legal: 8.00 x 13.69 inches / 203.2 x 347.6 mm |
| Paper Handling |
Rear tray (also known as Auto Sheet Feeder (ASF)) |
| Paper Capacity (max) |
Rear tray |
100 sheets |
| Paper Sizes |
Letter: 8.5" x 11"
Legal: 8.5" x 14"
4" x 6"
4" x 8"
5" x 7"
8" x 10"
Credit Card: 1.86" x 3.07"
Wide: 4.0" x 7.11"
US Commercial No. 10 envelope: 4.12" x 9.50"
A4: 8.27" x 11.69" |
| Paper Weights |
Canon genuine paper weighing more than 28 lb / 105 gsm
Non-Canon paper weighing less than 17 lb / 64 gsm |
| Resident Print Control |
Canon extended mode |
| Print Buffer (Print Memory) |
42KB |
1Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. Color ink droplets can be placed with a horizontal pitch of 1/4800 inch at minimum.
2PPM print speeds are based on the highest speed printer driver mode using black and white and color text patterns. Photo print speeds are based on the standard mode driver setting using photo test pattern(s) and select Canon Photo Paper. Print speed measured as soon as first page begins to feed into printer and will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, types of paper used and page coverage. CPM copy speeds are based on fast mode setting using plain paper. Copy speeds will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, types of paper used and page coverage. Click here for additional information.
