Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:9600 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:2400 x 4800 DPI
Direct printing
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:Yes
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:No
Width
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:449 mm
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:457.2 mm
Depth
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:304 mm
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:370.8 mm
Height
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:152 mm
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:149.9 mm
Weight
- PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4:5.7 kg
- PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4:7.94 kg

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Comparison of MG4240, MG5420
71 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MG4240 Inkjet A4 Model MG4240 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG5420 Inkjet A4 Model MG5420 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9.9 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	5.7 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	2400 x 4800 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19200 x 19200 DPI
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Card stock, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, miniSDHC, MMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC	MicroSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, MMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, SD, SDHC
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.1 cm (2.4")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	19 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	449 mm	457.2 mm
DepthDiffers	304 mm	370.8 mm
HeightDiffers	152 mm	149.9 mm
WeightDiffers	5.7 kg	7.94 kg
Other featuresidentical
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source

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