Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner vs HP Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:216 x 356 mm
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:215.9 x 355.6 mm
Duplex scanning
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:Yes
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:No
Scanner type
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:Sheet-fed scanner
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:Flatbed & ADF scanner
Product colour
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:Black
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:Black, Grey
Sensor type
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:CMOS
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:CCD
Daily duty cycle (max)
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:500 pages
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:5000 pages
USB version
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:2.0
Power consumption (typical)
- imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner:7 W
- Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner:70 W

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Comparison of P-215, 8500fn1
56 specifications	A Canon imageFORMULA P-215 Sheet-fed scanner Model P-215 View product	B HP Scanjet 8500fn1 Flatbed & ADF scanner Model 8500fn1 View product
Scanning2 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	215.9 x 355.6 mm
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 ppm
Duplex ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	30 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one	20 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	Sheet-fed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Performance2 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CMOS	CCD
Scan file formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTM, JPG, PDF, RTF, TIFF, TXT
Daily duty cycle (max)Differs	500 pages	5000 pages
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, Fax, Image, OCR, USB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1536 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Light sourceKnown for one	RGB LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ISIS, TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Standard input capacityKnown for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Scanning media types supportedDiffers	Card stock, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Plain paper
Multi feed detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 - 120 g/m²
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215.9 x 863.6 mm
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68.5 x 147.3 mm
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wireless LAN
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4/IPv6, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, IPv6, DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6, IPv4, Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7 W	70 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	284.4 mm	520.7 mm
DepthDiffers	93.9 mm	533.4 mm
HeightDiffers	40.6 mm	308.1 mm
WeightDiffers	998 g	20.2 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
System requirementsidentical
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 95 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 70%
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Canon CaptureOnTOuch CaptureOnTOuch Lite Nuance PaperPort NewSoft Presto! BizCard Evernote	Unknown — not stated by the source

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