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)
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.
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 documents:
Canon Red Label Superior <WOP111>
Canon Océ Office Colour Paper <SAT213>
Paper for printing photos:
Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101>
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*2
Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte <PM-101> *1 *2
*1 Printing to this paper from a PictBridge (Wireless LAN) compliant device is not supported.
*2 For printing area, see Sizes for 0.98 inch (25 mm) Margin Paper.
Paper Load Limit
For paper settings when printing from a computer, PictBridge (Wireless LAN) compliant device, etc., refer to the Online Manual.
Page Sizes
You can use the following page sizes.
You can load the page sizes as follows.
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top feed: A5, A4, A3, A3+, A2, B5, B4, B3, Letter, Legal, 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), 11" x 17" (28 x 43 cm), 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm), 17" x 22" (43 x 56 cm), 8.27 x 23.39 inches (210 x 594 mm) (This size requires firmware version 3.010 or later)
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manual feed tray: A4, A3, A3+, A2, B4, B3, Letter, Legal, 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), 11" x 17" (28 x 43 cm), 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm), 17" x 22" (43 x 56 cm), 8.27 x 23.39 inches (210 x 594 mm)
17" x 22" (28 x 43 cm) may appear in some programs as ANSI-C. If you see this option as a paper size, select it to print on 17" x 22" paper.
Printing on the following page sizes from a PictBridge (Wireless LAN) compliant device is not supported:
- A5, B5, B4, B3, Legal, 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), 11" x 17" (28 x 43 cm), 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm), 8.27 x 23.39 inches (210 x 594 mm)
Standard sizes:
A5, A4, A3, A3+, A2
B5, B4, B3
Letter, Legal
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), 11" x 17" (28 x 43 cm), 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm), 17" x 22" (43 x 56 cm)
8.27 x 23.39 inches (210 x 594 mm) (This size requires firmware version 3.010 or later)
Non-standard sizes:
You can print on non-standard size paper within the following ranges.
Top Feed
- Minimum size: 3.50 x 5.00 inches (89.0 x 127.0 mm)
- Maximum size: 17.00 x 47.24 inches (432.0 x 1200.0 mm) (This size requires firmware version 3.010 or later)
Manual feed tray
- Minimum size: 8.00 x 10.00 inches (203.2 x 254.0 mm)
- Maximum size: 17.00 x 47.24 inches (432.0 x 1200.0 mm) (This size requires firmware version 3.010 or later)
Paper Weight / Thickness
You can use paper in the following weight/thickness ranges.
* Do not use paper heavier or thicker than this, as it could jam in the printer.
Top Feed
Plain paper: From 17 to 28 lb (64 to 105 g / m2)
Specialty paper: Up to 80 lb (300 g / m2) / from 4 to 11.8 mil (0.1 to 0.3 mm)
Manual Feed Tray
Specialty paper: Up to 107 lb (400 g / m2) / from 4 to 27.6 mil (0.1 to 0.7 mm)
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