PIXMA G3270 Colors washed out

[pscheidler]

I  have just acquired a G3270 printer and the color printing behaves strangely, and I wonder if there was an explanation.  When I print a jpeg on plain paper, the color is washed out.  When I print the jpeg on plain paper with the paper type set on the printer to “glossy” on the printer, the color is better but still washed out.  However, when I take the test jpeg and embed it in a MS Word page, the color looks great!  What is going on?

I think something is going on with cymk under color removal, but I really don’t know.    

[brambow]

I just purchased G3270 as well, and its doing the exact same thing out of the box. Further investigation findings after I read your notes:

• If I use the printers standalone Copy feature (not from a computer or phone)- colors come out perfect.
• If i embed an image into a google document and print- colors come out perfect.
• If i print any basic text document (not a photo) with colors- it comes out perfect

However..

• If I attempt to print a picture from my phone (canon's App) - Color is washed out.
• If I open an image on my PC in the default image viewer and print- Color is washed out.

Attached Examples: 

• Left Hand image was inserted into a Google Doc and printed- Perfect
• Right Hand image was opened & printed from the windows default photo viewer - Washed out/Faded
• 

Since I can MAKE it print images properly through certain (non photo specific) apps- That leads me to think there is something wrong with the Canon driver when it detects that the thing being printed is a photo, and then skews the settings for some reason... Which is why its screwed up printing from a smartphone (canon app). 

Anyone have a recommendations to fix this so it will just work everytime?

[WILLIM]

If printing with plain paper, you need to remove borderless printing from the driver/APP.

If you choose to print borderless on regular paper, the printing color will be washed out

[anni808]

I figured it out!! Kinda lol.  Gotta get another Canon App:  Canon Easy Print Photo Editor .   Upload your picture. change paper size to 8.5 to 11 . Under Media Type:  Plain Paper .  Unclick the Borderless printing ( no check mark)  and print. TAADAAAAA!!!!!!   Gosh I so miss plug and print printers.  

[WILLIM]

If printing with plain paper, it is necessary to remove the borderless printing in the driver.

If you choose borderless printing on plain paper, the printing color will washed out

[anni808]

I figured it out!! Kinda lol.  Gotta get another Canon App:  Canon Easy Print Photo Editor .   Upload your picture. change paper size to 8.5 to 11 . Under Media Type:  Plain Paper .  Unclick the Borderless printing ( no check mark)  and print. TAADAAAAA!!!!!!   Gosh I so miss plug and print printers.