Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner vs Canon Scanfront 300P

24specifications compared
17differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:216 x 297 mm
- Scanfront 300P:216 x 1000 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:4800 x 9600 DPI
- Scanfront 300P:600 x 600 DPI
Input colour depth
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:48 bit
- Scanfront 300P:24 bit
Film scanning
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:Yes
- Scanfront 300P:No
Greyscale levels
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:16
- Scanfront 300P:256
Scanner type
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:Flatbed scanner
- Scanfront 300P:Sheet-fed scanner
Sensor type
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:CCD
- Scanfront 300P:CMOS CIS
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner:A4, A5, A6
- Scanfront 300P:A4

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Comparison of 5600F, Scanfront 300P
43 specifications	A Canon CanoScan 5600F Flatbed scanner Model 5600F View product	B Canon Scanfront 300P View product
Scanning5 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 1000 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	4800 x 9600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Colour scanning	Yes	Yes
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Film scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Greyscale levelsDiffers	16	256
Design1 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Sheet-fed scanner
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Grey, Silver
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CCD	CMOS CIS
Light sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RGB LED
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 pages
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
LetterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMTP
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	19 W	29 W
Power supply type	AC	AC
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	272 mm	310 mm
DepthDiffers	491 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	97 mm	221 mm
WeightDiffers	4.3 kg	3.58 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
System requirements2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, XP, 2000 Mac OS X v.10.3.9- 10.5.x	Windows 2000/XP Pro/ XP Home/Vista/7
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 6.0, CD-ROM, 1024 x 768 px	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	50 - 95 °F	10 - 32.5 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 x 160 x 221 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 - 240V
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Scan timeKnown for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ScanGear, MP Navigator EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio	Unknown — not stated by the source

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