Product Description

Canon PP-201 Photo Paper Plus II 2311B001 Printing Media

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #986 in Office Product
• Brand: Canon
• Model: 2311B001
• Published on: 2008-04-18
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .5" h x 9.05" w x 12.00" l, .93 pounds

Features

• Photo Paper Plus Glossy II yields a glossy finish and exceptionally rich colors, giving your images the look and feel of a traditional photograph

Amazon.com Product Description
Save money and print your pictures at home with this 20-pack of photo paper from Canon. The Photo Paper Plus Glossy II Vidid Colors yields a glossy finish and exceptionally rich colors, giving your images the look and feel of a traditional photograph. Measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, each sheet of photo paper is the standard size to fit neatly into any printer. Ensuring you quality printing at home, this paper will make it even easier to share your favorite photographic memories with your friends and family.

About Canon:
Originally based in Japan, Canon has grown to become one of the world's premier companies specializing in imaging and optical products, from high quality cameras, to photocopiers and computer printers. With their extensive product line and digital solutions, they continue to help businesses and consumers worldwide to capture, store, and distribute information.

From the Manufacturer
The new standard for Canon Photo Paper. The beautiful sheen of photographic prints using photo printing paper is so economical you can enjoy its luster and brilliant color anytime. Canon is proud to announce the arrival of Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201, a photo paper that improves on Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101 to create a new standard in image quality and cost performance.

Maintaining the luxurious feel of Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101 with better-than-ever color reproduction: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201.

Using inkjet coating technology, an ingenious application of photosensitive materials, Canon has succeeded in separating ink deposit layers by function. Where previously only one inkjet coating layer was formed, this technology creates two distinct layers, the color-reproduction layer and the absorbing layer.

Blacker Blacks
A deep, rich black is a black that looks truly black to the eye, not grayish or bluish. Rich, deep blacks are not only important for reproducing deep-black areas of photos. They also contribute to the overall density, contrast and clarity of the photo. Light, grayish blacks weaken the photo's impact, making it ordinary and unimpressive. With Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201, the dye is fixed closer to the surface of the paper, ensuring rich, deep blacks in printed photos.

Photos are beautifully reproduced because the dye is fixed close to the surface of the paper.
The ink-receiving layer accepts the dyes in the ink and places them on the surface of the paper. If this layer is too thick, the dyes are scattered too sparsely, reducing color density and producing washed-out, dull colors. If it is too thin, the water in the ink can overflow the paper's surface, causing beading and bleeding.

The newly added color-reproduction layer fixes the dye to the paper's surface.
Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201 solves this dilemma using innovative inkjet coating technology. Using this technology, the ink-receiving layer is split into two layers, a color-reproduction layer on which the dye is fixed and an absorbing layer that soaks up the excess water solvent.
This layered structure enables the dye to be fixed closer to the surface of the paper, improving the density of the black ink compared with Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101. This novel technology achieves rich, deep blacks and bright, vivid photographic results. At the same time, the absorbing layer quickly mops up excess water solvent, for crisp, sharp image quality.

Fuller, more vibrant color reproduction.
The wider the color gamut is, the more colors can be reproduced. Across the entire gamut in both CMY and RGB, Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201 improves on the reproducible range of Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101. This photo paper relays the full expressive range of PIXMA for glorious color reproduction every time.

Optical density immediately after printing is greater than ever. See the real colors of your photos, right away.
With ordinary inkjet paper, the quality of the print fresh from the printer is bit unclear, the colors dull. The colors emerge only gradually, so you have to wait several minutes to find out whether the print is faithful to the original image's color, contrast and other features. If your family or friends are waiting for finished prints, or if you're testing corrections to the photos, the wait can seem an eternity.
Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201 is a completely different experience. The optical density (color density) is high immediately after printing, and color reproduction happens fast. In less time than ever, a reproduction of the colors of the original photo is complete. Images are bright and vivid as soon as the print job is finished.

Measurement Conditions
The graphs and photographic samples used in this guide were prepared using the following measurement conditions.
Model: PIXMA MP970/MP610
Paper: (Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201) Default print mode when Photo Paper Plus Glossy II is selected.
(Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101) Default print mode when Photo Paper Plus Glossy is selected.
The photo samples are created by scanning the print samples on each photo paper. As a result, the colors in the photo samples provided in this guide are different from the actual printed colors.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Pro-quality photos when used with Canon photo printers, ink
By A. Dent

Canon claims that the colors won't fade for 20 years, guaranteed. I can't verify the claim because the oldest pictures I printed on Canon's paper are probably 5-6 years old but those look as fresh today as they did the day I printed them. None of them were exposed to direct sunlight for any significant amount of time but some of them have been sitting in my office for that many years, under constant fluorescent light (framed and under glass) and they continue to look great, 5 years later.

I should note that I used the paper with a Canon photo printer loaded with Canon ink cartridges. Canon's original ink cartridges are expensive on a 'per photo' basis and the paper isn't a bargain either but I am more than pleased with the end-results.

I will continue to use Canon paper in the future.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Good, but not as good as Epson Paper
By ®
The reality is different brand of printers likes certain brand of paper. The best result is to match the makers of the same printer and paper together. I used canon, Epson, HP, and generic brand of paper. I find Epson paper to be the most compatible photo paper overall, it prints well on Epson and Canon printers. Canon papers are good too and they print very well on their Canon printers. I used HP photo paper on Epson and Canon and the ink doesn't dry/catch that well on either, it prints fine on its own HP.

Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
I had great success with the same paper on the 4x6 size, so I decided to get this for 8.5x11; after my Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper 20 Count (S041286) went out. I been using Epson paper on a Canon i950 (got canon MP560 also), because I used to have a couple of older Epson printers. Sadly this paper while looking good didn't have the wow factor that I got from the Epson Premium Glossy. A closer look at the paper surfaces, I think Epson paper looked a little more professional and the price range were similar. I guess I have to use up this pack and go back to Epson paper. The different is very small, but my eyes prefer the Epson more vivid color and sharpness. The color printout on the Canon paper is closer to what I see on my PC screen.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Paper for the Price
By wyldwrh
I've used Cannon paper for many years now and I've got to say that It is the best I've seen. The photo paper plus glossy 2 paper is a little thinner than the Pro series, but the print quality is around the same. For the money, the quality can't be beat.