Official Canon Report on LUCIA Ink Longevity

LFP Technical Information Sheet
Title: Official Canon Report on LUCIA Ink Longevity Canon Internal and
Wilhelm Imaging Research Testing Results
Model: iPF5000, iPF8000, iPF9000
Note: This information sheet is intended for end users.
Canon Internal Test Result
Colorfastness (years) Media Name
Light Gas
Plain Paper 110 100
Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper >100 80
Canon Premium Matte Paper >90 80
Canon Glossy Photo Paper >90 70
Canon Semi-glossy Photo Paper >90 70
Canon Fine Art Photo Rag by Hahnemühle (Color) 90 80
Canon Fine Art Photo Rag by Hahnemühle (B/W) >150 n/a
Hahnemühle Canvas Artist 340gsm 90 50
Canon Internal Print Longevity Test Conditions
Light fastness
White fluorescent light (70,000 Lux), Temperature 24ºC, 60%RH
Assuming 500 Lux × 10 hours is the light amount for one day
Gas fastness
Temperature (24ºC) and humidity (60%RH) are controlled in an environment of mixed gasses of O
3
, NOx and
SOx. The ratio of the gases is typical to indoor air composition (O
3
: NOx : SOx = 3:19:1) with 100 times
concentration in order to accelerate color fading, assuming 72 hours are exposed amount for one year.
Print conditions
Printer driver setting: default mode for each media
No color adjustment
Colors: Bk, C, M, Y; Optical density: 1.0 and 0.6
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