Middle classification: Unevenness

High density

Image density higher than configured.

• See Higher Density at the Leading Edge.

Low density

Image density lower than configured.

• See Low Image Density.

Uneven density

Image density is uneven within the same page.

• See Uneven Image Density.

• See Density Fluctuation at the Leading Edge (When Using Thick Paper).

• See Density Fluctuation at the Trailing Edge (When Using Thick Paper).

• See Uneven Density within 107 mm (4.2 inches) of the Trailing Edge.

Unevenness in indefinite shape

Image density unevenness in indefinite shapes.

• See Uneven Gloss: Wavy.

Uneven glossiness

The glossiness is uneven inside a dark solid image. Check it by looking at the paper from different angles.

• See Uneven Gloss.

• See Uneven Gloss: Wavy.

• See Uneven Gloss: Foggy.

• See Uneven Gloss: Thick Paper.

• See Uneven Gloss: Orange Peel.

• See Uneven Glossiness due to Cooling.

Color changing

During repeated printing, the color or the density changes from sheet to sheet.

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Color difference

The colors differ between the original (1) and the output (2).

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Rough image

Color is uneven and small white spots are visible inside a solid image. With color copiers, white spots may not appear when two colors are overlapped.

• See Mottling.

Earthworm shape

White area in a shape similar to an earthworm.

• See Creases, Worm Track (Wavy Streaks), or Bends Appear.

Moire

When superimposed regular pattern, it is a pattern of striped periodic possible by pixel to interfere with each other. Halftones may become mosaics.

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Blur

Image seemingly blurred in all directions.

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