Scanner

Colour/Monochrome
Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant
Yes (Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®)
Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA Compliant
Yes (Windows® XP1/Windows Vista®)
Colour Depth
36 bit colour Processing (Input)
24 bit colour Processing (Output)
(Actual Input: 30 bit colour/Actual Output: 24 bit colour)
Resolution
Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)2
Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical)
Scanning Speed
Mono: Up to 3.44 sec.
Colour: Up to 4.83 sec.
(A4 size in 100 × 100 dpi)
Document Size
ADF Width (MFC-290C and MFC-297C):
148 mm to 216 mm
ADF Length (MFC-290C and MFC-297C):
148 mm to 355.6 mm
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm
Scanner Glass Length: Max. 297 mm
Scanning Width
Up to 210 mm
Greyscale
256 levels
1
Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.
2
Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows® XP and Windows Vista® (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the Brother scanner utility)