CanonBusiness Ink Jet PrinterInk Performance Comparison TestTEST REPORTRelease Date: 08/27/2020

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Canon Business Inkjet Printer Ink Comparison Test
Test Report Contents
1Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................32Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................43Test Result ........................................................................................................................................................5
3.1

Bottle Status ...........................................................................................................................................5

3.1.1 Bottle Status (Initial State) ................................................................................................................5
3.1.2 State of the Ink Bottle After Filling...................................................................................................643.2

Print Quality ............................................................................................................................................73.3

Water Resistance Check (Black) ..........................................................................................................8

Test Outline .......................................................................................................................................................94.1

Equipment Used .....................................................................................................................................94.2

Print Conditions ...................................................................................................................................104.3

Test Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 11

4.3.1 Checking Packing and Unpacking States (3.1.1 Bottle Status).................................................. 11
4.3.2 Print Confirmation ........................................................................................................................... 115Notes on This Report .....................................................................................................................................122

1Introduction
Starting in June 2007 with a gas resistance comparison test, which used a triple-gas test between genuine ink
and refillable ink for inkjet printers, our company, Allion Japan Inc., had been conducting comparison tests of ink
cartridges, toner cartridges, and ink cassettes sold in Japan and in overseas markets from 2007 to 2016. These
comparison tests included tests for the number of printable sheets, actual environment exposure tests, and usability
tests carried out from the user’s viewpoint and under the user’s conditions.
As a new experiment, we focused on the ink bottles for business ink jet printers, and examined the effect on theprinter itself and on the printed matter from various angles, from unpacking/installation. The purpose of this test isto confirm the degree of quality difference between genuine ink bottles and counterfeit ink bottles from overseas byconducting the test fairly as a third party testing organization.
In the following text, each ink bottle is described as follows. (Table 1)(Table 1)
Target Products

Notation in this text

Genuine product manufactured by Canon Ink bottle

Canon genuine productMade in JapanCounterfeit productInk bottle

Procured from Peru
Counterfeit productInk bottle

Procured from Brazil
Counterfeit productInk bottle

Procured from Indonesia

Canon genuine productCounterfeit product from Peru

Counterfeit product from Brazil

Counterfeit product from Indonesia

3Counterfeit product fromoverseas

2Conclusion
The results of the print comparison test are as follows.
As for the Canon genuine product, no defects were found in each item.
As for the counterfeit products, it was confirmed that defects had occurred in each test item in comparison withthe Canon genuine product.
The following is a summary of the defects. (Table 2-1)
(Table 2-1)
Evaluation item

Canon genuine

Counterfeit

product

product from Peru

OKNG

Counterfeit

Counterfeit

product fromproduct fromBrazilIndonesiaNGOK

1. (Counterfeit product from Peru) Foreign matter was found in the ink bottle.
3-1. Bottle Status

2. (Counterfeit product from Peru) Ink leaked from the bottle in the pack.
3. (Counterfeit products from Peru/Brazil) The bottle was damaged by reclosing
the ink bottle to store the remaining ink after filling.
OKNG

OKOK

(Counterfeit product from Peru) Magenta had a strange color and was not
3-2. Print Quality

reproducible.
(Counterfeit product from Peru) Unevenness occurred in places with large printed
areas of black.
OK3-3. Water ResistanceOKNG

NG(Counterfeit product from Brazil/Indonesia) The black dissolved in water whenwater droplets were deposited on the printed matter.

The details of each item are described in the test results from the next page.

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Test Result
3.1

Bottle Status
3.1.1 Bottle Status (Initial State)
The box containing the ink bottle was unpacked to check the inside.
 There were three cases of problems detected in two counterfeit products from Peru. (Table 3-1-1)
1. Foreign matter was found inside the ink bottle. (1 case)
2. The ink leaked from the ink bottle inside the vinyl pack and was spread inside the vinyl pack. (2cases)(Table 3-1-1)
Counterfeit product from Peru

InkYellow 1

Magenta 2, Magenta 3

StatusForeign matter was found inside the bottle ink.

The ink was leaking from the bottle inside the pack.

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3.1.2 State of the Ink Bottle After FillingAt the first print check, the black was consumed and the printer was in need of replenishment, andaccording to the alert content on the printing PC, the black and the three colors were additionally filled.
 Each color other than the black has a different amount of residual consumption, resulting in aremaining amount after filling.
 After the completion of ink filling, the ink bottle was capped and stored again in order to save thebottle with the remaining amount of ink. However, it was confirmed that the bottle cracked and broke
due to the load during the closing operation when the cap was reattached, causing liquid leakage
from the bottle. (Table 3-1-2)(Table 3-1-2)
Counterfeit product from Peru
Ink

Magenta 4

Ink

Cyan 2

Phenomenon

In the process of removing and returning thePhenomenon

In the process of removing and returning thecap, cracks and separation occurred in thecap, cracks and separation occurred in thespout and the main body, causing liquid

spout and the main body, causing liquidleakage.

leakage.

Counterfeit product from Brazil
Ink

Magenta 2

Ink

Yellow 2

Phenomenon

In the process of removing and returning thePhenomenon

In the process of removing and returning thecap, cracks and separation occurred in thecap, cracks occurred in the spout, causing

spout and the main body, causing liquid

liquid leakage.

leakage.

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Print Quality
Print quality of the output printed matter was checked visually.
 As for the counterfeit product from Peru, the color of the magenta was lighter and brighter than thatof the Canon genuine products, and when compared to the Canon genuine product, the color did
not appear to be printing normally. (Table 3-2)
 As for the counterfeit product from Peru, unevenness was identified in places where there were large
printed areas of black. (Table 3-2)
(Table 3-2)
Canon genuine productColoration

Unevenness

Counterfeit product from Peru

Coloration

Unevenness73.3

Water Resistance Check (Black)
Water droplets were dripped onto the area where black was printed, and the subsequent condition wasobserved.
 As a result, the phenomenon of the black dissolving into water was confirmed in the counterfeit
product from Brazil and in the counterfeit product from Indonesia. (Table 3-3)
(Table 3-3)

Ink

Canon genuine product

Ink

Counterfeit product from Peru

State

No particular bleeding was observed.

StateNo particular bleeding was observed.

Ink

Counterfeit product from Brazil

Ink

Counterfeit product from Indonesia

StateBlack bleeding was confirmed.

StateBlack bleeding was widely observed.

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4Test Outline
4.1

Equipment Used
Ink Bottle (Black, Magenta, Yellow, Cyan) Canon Genuine Products (for Japan) (GI-390 BK/M/Y/C) Counterfeit Products Acquired from Peru (Counterfeit Model No. GI-190 BK/M/Y/C) Counterfeit Products Acquired from Brazil (Counterfeit Model No. GI-190-BK/M/Y/C) Counterfeit Products Acquired from Indonesia (Counterfeit Model No. GI-790 BK/M/Y/C)

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 Canon Genuine Products (for the Philippines) (for comparison of appearance) (GI-790 BK/Y) Printers (4 units)
Canon Business Inkjet Printer G1310(Serial Nos.: KMAT04284, KMAT04294, KMAT04296, KMAT04297)
 Personal computers (4 models)
1. Dell XPS 15z (CPU: Intel Core i5-2410M)
2. HP dv6a (CPU: AMD Sempron M100)
3. HP ProBook 4430s/CT (CPU: Intel Core i3-2350M)
4. Sony VAIO VPCF11AFJ (CPU: Intel Core i3-330M)

4.2

Print Conditions
Software and Configuration Requirements
Condition Items

Reference Values and Details

OS Type and Version

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (Japanese Version)

Application Version

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Version 2019.021.20061

Printer Driver Version

Ver. 3.20

Printer Driver and Application Configuration

Paper Type: Plain Paper

Requirements

Print Quality: Standard
Output Paper Size: A4
Color/Density: Automatic
Page Layout: Same Size
Printing Applications: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC10

4.3

Test Procedure
4.3.1 Checking Packing and Unpacking States (3.1.1 Bottle Status)
1. Check the state of the outer packing box of the ink bottle.
2. Remove the ink bottle from the packing box and take photographs when unpacking (Front, Back,Top, Bottom, Right, Left).
4.3.2 Print Confirmation
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

The following inks are filled in the G1310.
 Canon genuine product (for Japan) Counterfeit product from Peru
 Counterfeit product from Brazil
 Counterfeit product from Indonesia
Check the state of the ink bottle after filling. (3.1.2 State of the Ink Bottle After Filling)
Connect the PC to the G1310 via USB and print the PDF file "A4 Color Documentation ISO/IEC
24712" from the PC.
Complete the first order of the printing operation in accordance with the alert relating to the ink
remaining amount detection function of the G1310.
Compare the character quality of the printed matter.
 Print Quality (3.2 Print Quality) Water resistance (3.3 Water Resistance Durability)

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5Notes on This Report

This report was prepared by Allion Japan Inc. (Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo), a specialist IT equipment testing company,in order to introduce our product benchmark tests. Our company is responsible for the truth of the above test results.
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