Home and office prints
resist fading
With HP Inkjet photo printing
systems for home and small
business
HP designs its printers, cartridges, and papers so that
your prints will last. HP’s portfolio of Original HP inks and
photo papers print your precious photos so they stand
the test of time.
Photo fade resistance
One element of photo quality and durability is fade from exposure to light
when the photo is displayed. HP performs fade resistance testing in HP’s Image
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Permanence Labs.
cartridges by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. (WIR), a leading independent test
lab. The photo fade resistance ratings below are based on photos printed by
Original HP ink cartridges on HP photo papers and then displayed under glass.
Photos printed with HP printers and Original HP inks on HP photos papers have
vibrant colors and are enjoyable for a long time. Original HP Cartridges are the
only cartridges precisely developed with HP printers for reliable quality and
striking images, photo after photo.
Additional testing has been done on some Original HP Ink
Glass-cover ed display years
The table shows typical photo fade resistance using Original HP Inks and HP photo papers when displayed under glass. All were printed
using HP consumer inkjet printers that are popular or recently introduced products.
Examples of fade resistance ratings : simulation of color photos printed with Original HP Ink Cartridges and HP Photo Papers, displayed under
glass
Ink cartridge2 Photo type & cartridges
Glass-
covered
HP 62 Ink Cartridges Color printing with Tri-color 55+
HP 63/302/123/803 Ink Cartridges Color printing with Tri-color 55+
HP 64/303/804 Ink Cartridges Color printing with Black and Tri-color 65
HP 65/304 Ink Cartridges Color printing with Tri-color 55+
HP 564 /178/364/862 Color printing with Tri-color 80
HP GT51/GT52 Ink Bottles Color printing with Cyan, Magenta, Yellow inks 75
HP 30/31 Ink Bottles Color printing with Cyan, Magenta, Yellow inks 75
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HP Sprocket Photo Paper
When you choose HP Sprocket Photo Paper, your photos can last for decades.
Photos under glass, fade resistance simulation
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HP hopes you will enjoy your photos for many years to come. HP printers, Original HP Ink cartridges, and HP photo papers are designed together
for quality prints you can take pride in.
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Business document fade resistance
Business documents such as letters, reports. emails, invoices, financial statements, legal documents, brochures, flyers, and sales material contain
valuable content. Most often, these text and graphics documents are printed on plain paper by inkjet printers. HP office printers are designed for
this type of business printing. Fade resistance is an element of the durability of these prints.