Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner vs Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner has 3 W more power consumption (typical) than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (13 W vs 10 W). The Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner has 120 - 240 V more input voltage than the Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner (220 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). The Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner has 3 mm more width than the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner (296 mm vs 293 mm). Maximum scan size: 216 x 356 mm on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, 215.9 x 6096 mm on the Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner. Scanner type: ADF + Sheet-fed scanner on the Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner, Sheet-fed scanner on the Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner.

Maximum scan size
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:216 x 356 mm
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:215.9 x 6096 mm
Scanner type
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:ADF + Sheet-fed scanner
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:Sheet-fed scanner
Light source
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:RGB LED
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:ReadyScan LED
Scanning media types supported
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:Plastic Card
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:Business Card, Envelopes
USB version
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:2.0
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Power consumption (typical)
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:10 W
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:13 W
Input voltage
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:220 - 240 V
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:100 - 240 V
Width
- imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner:293 mm
- WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner:296 mm

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Comparison of R30, DS-530III
59 specifications	A Canon imageFORMULA R30 Driverless Desktop Document Scanner Model R30 View product	B Epson WorkForce DS-530III Sheet-fed scanner Model DS-530III View product
Scanning1 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	215.9 x 6096 mm
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
Output monochrome depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
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	40 ppm
Black/white scanning colour modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Monochrome
Design1 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF + Sheet-fed scanner	Sheet-fed scanner
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Performance2 differ
Light sourceDiffers	RGB LED	ReadyScan LED
Scan file formatsDiffers	BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, TIFF	BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF, PNG, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6500 pages
Built-in OCRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, FTP, Print, Cloud, Network folder
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WIA, ISIS, TWAIN, SANE, ICA
Ultrasonic sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Input capacityidentical
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Scanning media types supportedDiffers	Plastic Card	Business Card, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 - 413 g/m²
Media thickness (min)Known for one	0.04 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card thickness (max)Known for one	1.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan widthKnown for one	21.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan lengthKnown for one	35.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10 W	13 W
Sleep modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	293 mm	296 mm
DepthDiffers	600 mm	169 mm
HeightDiffers	382 mm	176 mm
WeightDiffers	3 kg	3.7 kg
Folded widthKnown for one	29.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Folded depthKnown for one	25.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Folded heightKnown for one	24.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, USB
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS 12.4, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS 26 Tahoe
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32.5 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia

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