Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner vs Kodak Alaris Scan Station 500

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Optical scanning resolution
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:600 x 600 DPI
- Scan Station 500:1200 x 1200 DPI
Colour scanning
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:No
- Scan Station 500:Yes
Scanner type
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:Film/slide scanner
- Scan Station 500:Flatbed scanner
Product colour
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:Grey, White
- Scan Station 500:Grey
Display
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:LCD
- Scan Station 500:LCD TFT
Sensor type
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:CMOS CIS
- Scan Station 500:CCD
Standard interfaces
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:SCSI-3, USB 2.0
- Scan Station 500:Ethernet, USB 2.0
Width
- CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner:442 mm
- Scan Station 500:349 mm

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Comparison of MS350II, Scan Station 500
44 specifications	A Canon CanoScan MS350II Film/slide scanner Model MS350II View product	B Kodak Alaris Scan Station 500 View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 x 863 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Colour scanningDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Film scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Black/white scanning colour modesKnown for one	Grayscale, Monochrome	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Film/slide scanner	Flatbed scanner
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Grey
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LCD TFT
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.3 cm (8")
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 x 400 pixels
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CMOS CIS	CCD
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Atom 230
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Light sourceKnown for one	Xenon FL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PDF, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ISIS, TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning noise levelKnown for one	66 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	SCSI-3, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	349 mm
DepthDiffers	541 mm	381 mm
HeightDiffers	668 mm	208 mm
WeightDiffers	26 kg	10.5 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2 667MHz RAM
Scan media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 - 413 g/m²
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	220-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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