Printing Area
16-May-2008
8200184100
Solution
To ensure the best print quality, the printer allows a margin along each edge of media. The actual printable area will be the area without these margins. By selecting Borderless Printing*, printing with no margins is possible.
* This is available in A4/Letter, 4" x 6" /101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm and Credit Card paper size.
Recommended printing area (dark blue): 
Canon recommends that you print within this area.
Canon recommends that you print within this area.Printable area (light blue): 
The area where it is possible to print.However, printing in this area can affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.
The area where it is possible to print.However, printing in this area can affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.
| Size | Printable Area (width x height) |
| A4 | 203.2 x 289.0 mm / 8.0 x 11.4 in |
| B5 | 175.2 x 249.0 mm / 6.9 x 9.8 in |
| A5 | 141.2 x 202.0 mm / 5.6 x 7.9 in |
| 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm | 94.8 x 144.4 mm / 3.7 x 5.7 in |
| 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm | 120.2 x 169.8 mm / 4.7 x 6.7 in |
| Credit Card | 47.2 x 78.0 mm / 1.86 x 3.07 in |
NOTE
When Printing on Photo Paper Pro PR-101, Glossy Photo Paper GP-401, Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101, Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss SG-101, Matte Photo Paper MP-101 and Photo Paper Plus Double Sided PP-101D, selection of "Borderless Printing" enables you to make prints with no margins.
However, Borderless Printing may reduce print quality on the top and bottom edges of the paper or cause it to become smudged.
: Recommended printing area: Printable area| Size | Printable Area (width x height) |
| Letter | 203.2 x 271.4 mm / 8.0 x 10.7 in |
| Legal | 203.2 x 347.6 mm / 8.0 x 13.7 in |
NOTE
When Printing on Photo Paper Pro PR-101, Glossy Photo Paper GP-401, Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101, Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss SG-101, Matte Photo Paper MP-101 and Photo Paper Plus Double Sided PP-101D, selection of "Borderless Printing" enables you to make prints with no margins.
However, Borderless Printing may cause the top and bottom edges of paper to decrease in print quality or become soiled
(Under certain circumstances, the edges of the reverse side may be smudged).
: Recommended printing area: Printable area| Size | Printable Area (width x height) |
| European DL | 190.5 x 103.2 mm / 7.5 x 4.1 in |
| US Com. #10 | 211.8 x 97.97 mm / 8.34x 3.86 in |
: Printable area