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
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
Performance1 differ
Sensor typeDiffers	CIS	CMOS CIS
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
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
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10 W	19 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
Folded widthDiffers	29.3 cm	29.1 cm
Folded depthDiffers	25.1 cm	25 cm
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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