topic PIXMA iX6850 Photos printing darker in Desktop Inkjet Printers

PIXMA iX6850 Photos printing darker

lucyrobson — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:29:42 GMT

Hi, so I ran some test prints of my paintings, the colours looked fine on regular paper. I went ahead and printed on canon pixma photo paper and the colours look different - any ideas why this would be happening? They look way more saturated and dark.

Im using a canon pixma ix6850 to print.

Thanks

Re: PIXMA iX6850 Photos printing darker

DerrickL — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:52:12 GMT

Glossy paper prints darker and more saturated colors than plain paper, you can fix that by editing the image, adjust the brightness and the color saturation. You may want to calibrate your monitor first.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learning-center/how-to-color-calibrate-your-monitor

Re: PIXMA iX6850 Photos printing darker

Ron — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:38:15 GMT

Hi lucyrobson,

Welcome to The Canon Community, and thank you for your inquiry!
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