Make your photos last

ChromaLife100 is a system that preserves the lasting beauty of your photographs with a combination of genuine Canon products: your PIXMA printer, ink and photo paper.

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 and print head work together to produce long-lasting, beautiful photos.

The result
-  100-year album life
-  30-year light fastness
-  10-year gas fastness
-  Resisting heat and humidity

Print head: Speed and quality
All PIXMA printers use Canon’s exclusive FINE print head technology. Microscopic nozzles fire off tiny micro-droplets with pinpoint accuracy. Smaller nozzles mean more of them can be packed onto the print head, so higher speeds can be reached with no compromise in 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, colour-fast, 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

What is ChromaLife100?

The result

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