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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA E474 Inkjet A4 vs HP OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 14identical
  • 69known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 21 copies
    • 50 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum scan area
    • 216 x 297 mm
    • 216 x 356 mm
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5
    • A4, A5, A6
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, DL
    • DL
  • Mobile printing technologies
    • Google Cloud Print
    • HP ePrint

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Canon

PIXMA E474 Inkjet A4

Model E474

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HP

OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4

Model 250C

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetThermal inkjet
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one19 ppm
Print margin top (min)Known for one3 mm
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one3 mm
Print margin left (min)Known for one3 mm
Print margin right (min)Known for one3 mm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one3 mm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one4 ipm
Copying1 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one15.5 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one11 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one13 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers21 copies50 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Scanning2 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, RTF, TXT
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one100 - 300 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 3
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one10 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, DLDL
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one10x15,13x18"
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one29 - 47.6 kg (64 - 105 lbs)
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersGoogle Cloud PrintHP ePrint
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one700 MHz
Designidentical
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one6.73 cm (2.65")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.6 W3.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.81 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.2 W0.14 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one10 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one10 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for oneYes
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 80%15 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 30 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers426 mm380.2 mm
DepthDiffers306 mm198.3 mm
HeightDiffers145 mm91.3 mm
WeightDiffers3.5 kg2.96 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one517 mm
Package depthKnown for one132 mm
Package heightKnown for one242 mm
Package weightKnown for one4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneHP Dropbox, HP Google Drive, Microsoft DotNet
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one46.5 dB

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