SKU:

CS-CN-16-TC

Condition:

New (compatible)

OEM Part #:

BCI-16

Color:

Color

Ink Type:

Dye

Page Yield:

120 pages

Chip:

No chip — optical ink sensor

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1 Year

Frequently Asked Questions

One color cartridge serving both portable printers and SELPHY models — which machines are on the list?

Five are verified: the Canon PIXMA iP90, Canon PIXMA iP90v, Canon PIXMA mini220, Canon SELPHY DS700 and Canon SELPHY DS810. This Clever Supplies compatible BCI-16 cartridge crosses between Canon's portable document printers and its compact SELPHY photo printers.

How can the same tank be right for a document printer and a photo printer?

Canon designed this generation of small machines around a shared color tank. In an iP90 it builds the color in documents and graphics; in a SELPHY DS700 or DS810 it produces photo color. Same cartridge, two jobs.

What does the roughly 120-page rating mean in practice?

About 120 pages is the rating on standard pages. In an iP90 printing mixed documents with charts and color pages, you will land somewhere near it. In a SELPHY printing photographs, each print is nearly all color, so expect the count to fall well below the document figure.

Why do prints start losing one hue before the cartridge is fully empty?

All the color ink lives in one shared tank, and real pages do not spend the colors evenly — photo skies, skin tones and graphics each draw differently. The first visible sign is one hue weakening or shifting. Treat that shift, not a hard stop, as your replacement signal.

What black cartridge belongs beside it in the iP90 printers?

The portable PIXMA models pair this color tank with the BCI-15 Black in the black slot. Checking both tanks together saves the frustration of fitting fresh color, then finding the black side cannot finish the same job. SELPHY models do not need the black tank.

How does the printer sense the ink level with no chip fitted?

Optically. The printer reads the level in the tank itself rather than talking to a chip, so this cartridge carries none. Swapping tanks needs no reset and triggers no recognition warnings; the reading follows the tank you install, in a portable PIXMA or a SELPHY alike.

Is dye ink a good match for photo printing in the SELPHY models?

Dye ink is what these compact photo printers were built around. It blends smoothly from shade to shade, which is what photographs need — no banding between tones in skies, faces and shadows. For DS700 or DS810 snapshots, that blending matters most.

I run color down fast — what are my stocking options?

iP90 owners can step up to the BCI-15 BCI-16 Set of 5, which includes two of this color cartridge alongside three black. Owners of the older i70 generation should note their color tank is the BCI-15 Color — a different cartridge that does not interchange with this one.

Is this cartridge made by Canon?

No. It is a Clever Supplies compatible cartridge built to the same specification as the original. Both printer families are long out of production, genuine stock is scarce and expensive, and this cartridge keeps either kind of machine printing in color.

What cover do I get if a cartridge disappoints?

The Clever Supplies Lifetime Warranty covers it: leaking, weak or uneven color, or failure in normal use means a replacement or refund when you contact us. Returns stay open for 1 year, handy when buying ahead.