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August 2007
BUYERS LAB
Lab Test Report
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF820
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PRINT QUALITY
Colour Print Quality
Plain Paper Heavy Weight Satin Photo Paper
Photographic Images
N/A Very Good
AEC Graphics
Very Good N/A
Business Graphics
Very Good Very Good
Colour Density – Plain Paper
Speed Draft Default Highest Quality
Dot Fill 100% 50% 100% 50% 100% 50%
Cyan
0.73 0.50 0.77 0.54 0.72 0.52
Magenta
0.84 0.49 0.92 0.51 0.93 0.50
Yellow
0.73 0.50 0.84 0.49 0.85 0.49
Black
1.20 0.46 1.30 0.46 1.28 0.45
Colour Density – Heavy Weight Satin Photographic Paper
Speed Draft Default Highest Quality
Dot Fill 100% 50% 100% 50% 100% 50%
sCyan
N/A N/A 1.03 0.74 1.02 0.74
Magenta
N/A N/A 1.58 0.58 1.57 0.57
Yellow
N/A N/A 1.13 0.57 1.12 0.57
Black
N/A N/ A 1.68 0.55 1.68 0.54
Note: Colour density readings (dot fill) were measured on solid colour patches and at 50% density for plain and HeavyWeight Satin Photo papers at draft, default
and highest quality settings.
N/A: Mode not available for Heavy Weight Satin Photo Paper
Black Print Quality – Plain Paper
Text
Very Good
Line Art
Good
Halftone Pattern
Very Good
Halftone Range
Good
Solids
Good
Black Density – Plain Paper
Speed Draft Default Highest Quality
Density
1.27 – 1.31 1.47 – 1.49 1.43 – 1.45
Note: Solid black density measurements are based on eight readings corresponding to eight different solid black locations on the output.
PRINT QUALITY
This report has been reproduced with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc. Any duplication of this report, in whole or part, in any form or manner, without the written
permission of Buyers Laboratory, is unlawful and violators will be prosecuted. ©2008 Buyers Laboratory Inc. To purchase reprints, contact BLI at BLIEurope@buyerslab.com.