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01/22/2005 01:12:22 AM · #1 |
| im having a lot of trouble getting good pictures from my i865 canon using HP Semi-Gloss photo paper. There is no option to use non canon different paper in the software (canon easy photo print). please help |
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01/22/2005 01:31:05 AM · #2 |
The best results will usually come from using the manufacturer's papers which are designed for the printer and ink you are using.
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01/22/2005 02:05:05 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
The best results will usually come from using the manufacturer's papers which are designed for the printer and ink you are using. |
In general this is very true. I have however also had great luck with the Costco brand paper, clearly they don't make it and it is unclear who does. I have the Canon i560 and the prints look great with this paper. A side benefit is that it is about the least expensive photo paper I have found. It is sold under the Kirkland brand, like most everything from Costco. If you have a Costco close you might wan to try this paper. |
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01/22/2005 02:40:19 AM · #4 |
| I have an epson RX600 it prints really well, but I too find that it looks best with the epson paper, I will also recommend the RX600 to anyone. |
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01/22/2005 03:23:49 AM · #5 |
Don't use HP paper in a Canon printer. Every time I have tried, the results were awful. Canon paper works very well of course, and I have found that Epson papers work very well also. I use the i860. Costco used to carry Epson 8.5x11 glossy for about $20 for 100 sheets, but haven't seen it there lately. I will look into the Kirkland brand and see if it works well with Canon.
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01/22/2005 02:31:19 PM · #6 |
HP and Canon use two entirely different technologies for ink-jet printing. The papers and inks are designed to work best with the technologies and, as a result, you will get the best results using the designed-for paper with the manufacturer's label. Non-brand paper, ie Cosco, is worth a try as it may be a resonably close match for the Canon-labeled product. If it works, stick with it as it probably is less expensive.
I print with HP and usually with HP paper but I have found a few other brands which work quite satisfactorily. |
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01/22/2005 03:32:50 PM · #7 |
My experience using any non-canon paper in a canon printer is to do this. First, never ever set the paper setting to glossy. Canon's printers seem to put down a lot more ink then other printers which shows up as blotchiness on non-canon papers. Setting a photo paper mode makes this worse. Leave it on plain paper settings.
You can also tell it to print draft mode, or set custom, and push the slider way over to fine + diffusion mode. But the big one seems to be not to print in photo paper modes on non-canon photo papers.
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01/22/2005 04:33:58 PM · #8 |
| I agree with colema19 regarding (not) using the Glossy setting on the i9900 as that setting eliminates the Standard setting from the available choices. Sometimes "High" is just too much ink for the Epson papers. Incidentally, I have been using, with some success, the Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper on the Canon. |
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