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ChromaLife100 > Make Your Photos Last

The world is a harsh environment for photos

Light, heat, humidity and gases in the air can all cause photos to fade over time, whether they are silver halide photos or inkjet photos.
Canon has developed ChromaLife100 to help inkjet photos withstand environmental conditions for longer.

ChromaLife100 is a system in which photo paper, inks & print head work together to produce long-lasting, beautiful photo prints.

The result:
100 years in an album
30 years light fastness

10 years gas fastness

Resisting heat and humidity


Print head: Speed & quality

All PIXMA printers use Canon’s exclusive FINE* print head.

In a nutshell, microscopic nozzles fire off tiny micro-droplets with pinpoint accuracy. Smaller nozzles mean more of them can be packed onto the print head – to reach higher speeds with no compromise on quality.

Photo paper: Instant-dry

The FINE print head is so quick you need paper that can keep up with it.

Genuine Canon photo papers have a micro-porous coating that quickly absorbs ink deep below the surface – away from the gases and light that cause fading. So you get quick-dry, colourfast, glossy photos that can last a lifetime.

Find out which photo papers are ChromaLife100 compatible

Inks: For rich, accurate colours

FINE micro-nozzles need exceptionally pure ink to avoid clogging. All genuine Canon inks are manufactured in a controlled, dust-free environment.

They are specially formulated to resist the gases in the air that cause fading. High optical density ensures a wide and accurate colour gamut.

Find out which inks are ChromaLife100 compatible

* Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering

What is ChromaLife100?

Make your photos last
The right inks and papers

The result

100 years in an album
30 years light fastness
10 years gas fastness
Resisting heat and humidity

Testing method

Criteria for estimation

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