Enjoy productive, quality printing that’s economical too, with this dependable high yield multifunctional MegaTank printer featuring diverse media handling – for pin-sharp documents and vivid photos at home, or in the office.

Multifunctional high volume printing that’s efficient and economical
Do more for less with this multifunctional, refillable ink tank printer delivering pin-sharp documents, vivid photos, and reliability you can always count on.

Tremendous volume, low-cost printing
Keep on printing while keeping costs down thanks to huge yields of up to 12,000 pages (26% more in Economy mode) from 2 black ink bottles, or 7,700 pages with a single set of colour bottles.

High quality at speed
Count on quality at speed (9.1 ipm in black / 5 ipm in colour), with pigment black ink ensuring pin-sharp text and dye colour inks delivering vivid colour photos.

Easy maintenance
Minimize downtime and meet every deadline with ease, with a user-replaceable maintenance cartridge that ensures dependable, day after day performance.

Thoughtful design
Refill ink tanks without fuss or effort using handy non-squeeze bottles with unique key type nozzles that ensure each ink bottle can only refill its equivalent tank.

Get creative
Experiment with diverse media types and sizes including magnetic photo paper, restickable photo paper, or even print your own banners up to 1.2 metres in length.

Technical Specifications

General

Model Numbers: PIXMA G2420
Functions: Print, Scan & Copy

Printer

Print Resolution: Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
Print Technology: 2 FINE Print Head (Black and Colour) | Refillable ink tank printer
Mono Print Speed: approx. 9.1 ipm2
Colour Print Speed: approx. 6.0 ipm3
Photo Print Speed: Borderless 10x15cm : Approx. 45 seconds4
Borderless Printing: Yes (A4, LTR, 4″ x 6″ (10x15cm), 5″ x 7″ (13x18cm), 7″ x 10″ (18x25cm), 8″ x 10″ (20x25cm), Square 3.5” (89 mm x 89 mm), Square 5” (127 mm x 127 mm), Card Size 2.17” x 3.58” (55 x 91 mm))
Two Sided Printing: Manual operation

Paper Support

Maximum Paper Input: Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper)
Paper Sizes: A4, A5, A6, B5, LTR, LGL, 4″ x 6″ (10x15cm), 5″ x 7″ (13x18cm), 7″ x 10″ (18x25cm), 8″ x 10″ (20x25cm), Envelopes DL, Envelopes COM10, Envelopes C5, Envelope Monarch Square 3.5” (89 mm x 89 mm), Square 5” (127 mm x 127 mm), Card Size 2.17” x 3.58” (55 x 91 mm)

[Custom size] width 55 mm – 216 mm, length 89 mm – 1200 mm
Paper Weight: Rear Tray: Plain paper: 64 – 105 g/m²
Canon specialty paper: max paper weight : approx. 275 g/m²
(Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201)

Scanner

Scanner Type: CIS flatbed photo and document scanner
Scanner Resolution (Optical): 600 x 1200 dpi
Line Scanning Speed: Colour: 3.5 ms/line(300dpi) | Greyscale: 1.5 ms/line(300dpi)10
Scanning Depth (Input / Output): Colour: RGB each 16bit/8bit | Greyscale: 16 bit / 8 bit
Maximum Document Size: A4/LTR (216 x 297 mm)

Copier

Copy Speed: sFCOT: Approx. 28 sec | sESAT: Approx. 2.6 ipm 11
Multiple Copy: 99 copies (max.)
Copy Functions: Document Copying, Photo Copying, Borderless copy, 2-on-1 and 4-on-1 copy, Frame erase copy, ID copy
Copy Zoom: 25 – 400% (in 1% increments) | Fit to page | A5 to A4, B5 to A4, A4 to A5 and A4 to B5

Interface

Display Type & Size: Full Dot LCD
Display Languages: 32 Languages Selectable: Japanese, English(mm & inch), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Turkish, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Slovakian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Vietnamese
Interface: Hi-Speed USB (USB B Port)
Print Applications & Methods: Easy-PhotoPrint Editor Software

Software

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 10、Windows 8.1、Windows 7 SP1
Operation can only be guaranteed on a PC with pre-installed Windows 7or later.
Printer driver, IJ Printer Assistant Tool are available with following OS.
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1、Windows Server 2012 R2、Windows Server 2016、Windows Server 2019

Chrome OS

Mac: macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.12～macOS 10.15, macOS 11
Minimum System Requirements: Windows: 1.5GB or more
Note: for bundled software installation. The necessary amount of hard disk space required.
Display: 1024 x 768 XGA
Software Included: Printer Driver | IJ Printer Assistant Tool | Easy-PhotoPrint Editor (download)

Physical Features

Weight: approx. 6.4 kg
Dimensions (W x D x H): Approx. 445 x 330 x 167
Acoustic Noise Levels: approx. 49.5dB(A)14
Recommended Operating Environment: Operating Temperature: 5-35°C | Operating Humidity: 10-90%RH (no dew condensation)
Power Source: AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: Off: Approx. 0.2W
Standby (USB connection to PC): Approx. 0.6W
Standby (all ports connected): Approx. 0.6W
Time to enter Standby mode: 11minutes 2sec
Copying: Approx. 18W 15
Typical Electricity Consumption: 0.18 kWh

Cartridges and Yields

Standard Ink Cartridges: GI-41 <PGBK> | GI-41 <C> | GI-41 <M> | GI-41 <Y>
Cartridge Yield (Plain Paper): A4 colour documents printing
Black: 6,000 pages (Economy mode 7,600 pages)
Colour: 7,700 pages
* Estimated supplemental yield
Cartridge Yield (Photo): 10x15cm colour photo printing
Colour: 2,200 photos
* Estimated supplemental yield