Have you ever thumbed through a freshly printed stack of photos, only to leave fingerprints on your favorite prints? Or spilled a glass of water, damaging a
cherished photo album? Learn how HP ink, paper, and printers work together to deliver high-quality, water and smudge resistant prints, and find the products you
need to get the best results.
Discover how HP printers, inks, and paper work together
When you use the HP printing system, you get prints that dry instantly, so feel free to pass those prints around!
HP conducts extensive tests to ensure water resistance, so your prints won’t be damaged by humidity, water droplets, or spills.
Everyone wants photos they can handle, touch, and display, but sometimes accidents happen. With select HP printers, ink,
and photo paper, your prints will be protected from these everyday mishaps.
Each component of the HP printing system is specifically engineered to give you beautiful photos that withstand the elements of everyday life.
So when used together, HP printers, HP Vivera Inks, and HP Advanced Photo Paper deliver:
Quick-drying prints. (Pass and share away.)
Smudge resistant prints. (No smudges or fingerprints.)
Water resistant prints. (No need to worry about rain, humidity, or the occasional spill.)
HP developed a set of six tests—Water Spray, Water Drip, Wet Smudge, Standing Water Blotted Off, Drop Evaporation and Immersion—to simulate extreme versions of everyday accidents.
To be deemed water resistant, photos printed with HP ink and HP Advanced Photo Paper must pass the majority of these tests, ensuring you get the most water resistant, durable photos possible.
To get water resistant photos, consult your HP printer’s manual to see if it is compatible with any of these Vivera inks.
(You can also go online and browse by product category to see
what kinds of inks are compatible with your HP printer.) When used with HP Advanced photo paper, you’ll get beautiful, smudge free, and water-resistant prints every time.
If your current printer does not take the specified Vivera inks, or if it’s time to upgrade your printing equipment, consider these product bundles from HP:
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