Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner vs Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner has 9 W more power consumption (typical) than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (19 W vs 10 W). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 120 - 240 V more input voltage than the Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner (220 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 2 mm more width than the Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner (293 mm vs 291 mm). Only the Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner has built-in display. Scanner type: ADF + Sheet-fed scanner on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, Sheet-fed scanner on the Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner.

Scanner type
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:ADF + Sheet-fed scanner
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:Sheet-fed scanner
Built-in display
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:No
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:Yes
Sensor type
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:CIS
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:CMOS CIS
Maximum scan length
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:35.6 cm
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:3 m
Power consumption (typical)
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:10 W
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:19 W
AC input frequency
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:50/60 Hz
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:50 - 60 Hz
Input voltage
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:220 - 240 V
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:100 - 240 V
Width
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:293 mm
- imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner:291 mm

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Comparison of R30, RS40
46 specifications	A Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner Model R30 View product	B Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo & Document Scanner Model RS40 View product
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Colour scanning	Yes	Yes
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 ppm
ADF scan speed (colour, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Black/white scanning colour modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grayscale, Monochrome
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF + Sheet-fed scanner	Sheet-fed scanner
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	White	White
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CIS	CMOS CIS
Light source	RGB LED	RGB LED
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Ultrasonic double sheet detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacityidentical
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Long-paper modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Media thickness (min)	0.04 mm	0.04 mm
Card thickness (max)	1.4 mm	1.4 mm
Maximum scan width	21.6 cm	21.6 cm
Maximum scan lengthDiffers	35.6 cm	3 m
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Plastic Card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10 W	19 W
Power supply type	AC	AC
Power consumption (off)	0.1 W	0.1 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	293 mm	291 mm
Depth	600 mm	600 mm
Height	382 mm	382 mm
Weight	3 kg	3 kg
Folded widthDiffers	29.3 cm	29.1 cm
Folded depthDiffers	25.1 cm	25 cm
Folded height	24.5 cm	24.5 cm
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, USB
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN driver, CaptureOnTouch, Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) Microsoft Windows 10 (32/64-bit) Microsoft Windows 11 macOS 10,15 macOS 11 macOS 12
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
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	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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