Okay, it’s time to review another photo scanner, and today it’s the Canon CanoScan LiDE 700F. If you want a good value scanner that will make great quality scans of your photos, then this is a great one to get. It is lightweight and easy to store, and works well with all versions of Windows from XP onwards. The only real down-side worth mentioning is that it doesn’t scan quite as quickly as advertized, even on the recommended resolution. However, for most people this will be a very minor thing.
The Good
Great scan quality
Lightweoght and easy to store
Works well with all version of Windows from XP onwards
The Bad
A bit slower than advertized
Features of the CanoScan LiDE 700F:
Stunning Resolution & Color Depth – 9600 x 9600 resolution with 48-bit color depth for scanning brilliance.
EZ Buttons – Copy, scan and create email attachments or PDF files simply with the push of a button.
Auto Scan Mode – everything is detected automatically and done for you.
35mm Film – special film scanning guide frame and Film Adapter Unit included.
One Plug Scanning – one single plug provides both USB connection and power.
3 Way Positioning – upright, portrait and landscape.
Excellent scanner, lightweight, easy to store, and the price is right!
I like this scanner immensely because of the light weight, portability between machines I use, that it requires only one USB plug, and the great scanned images. I do agree with another reviewer that the cover does feel flimsy and could be broken by someone not careful but that does not concern me much even thought I carry this from room to room depending on what machine I need to use. Just use the same care as you would with your laptop and you will be fine.
I would not hesitate to recommend this scanner for high resolutions scans for people on a budget. This is a great scanner! I have no regrets having purchased this scanner…
Great scanner, but It doesn't scan slides...just film
Canon has really improved their scanning technology and the CanoScan LiDE 700F does a super job with not a lot of preparation.
The user software interface is not as intuitive as I had hoped, but the scanner makes up for this small obstacle with the handy front buttons. The film scan works beautifully and it is too bad that Canon didn’t do something to incorporate 35mm slide scanning into this model to make it a perfect flatbed scanner.
Overall, I have to give Canon a thumbs up for an affordably well made scanner.
When it comes to photo scanners, Canon’s CanoScan 8800F really is something very special. the first thing you will notice is that it needs no warm-up time at all. This is due to the High-luminance white LED lamps, and this enables you to get started scanning your photos straight away.
The 8800F is also very easy to use, due to the simple control buttons on the front of the machine. It’s so easy just to scan your photos in and transfer them to the computer with the USB cable. You’ll also be able to get quite a lot done in a short time, due to the batch scanning ability of this scanner.
Once you see your images displayed on the screen, you will realize the true power of this scanner, and that is the resolution and color depth. The 8800F has an amazing 4800 by 9600 DPI resolution and a 48-bit color depth, meaning you will capture every detail and color shade in your original negatives.
Check out this great video review of the CanoScan 8800F:
IN SHORT:
Pros: High quality scanner with lots of professional options for a low price. Abundant choices in resolution and other settings. Produces amazingly detailed images from prints, negatives and slides.
Cons: Mostly related to software (only tested on a mac); small buffer for scanned images, occasional software crashes, some needles clutter in amount of windows and pop-ups (some, but not all can be turned off). Flimsy latches for 35mm filmstrip guide.
In spite of some software shortcomings the end results are fantastic for a scanner at this price… Read the full review >
Impressed
My CanoScan 8800F arrived from Amazon earlier than anticipated which is usual for Amazon and great for me. Setup was very easy. This scanner and its software is definitely made for VISTA. It comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements ver 5. (Yesterday I saw a copy of ver 6 on the store shelf). The included software is easy to install and performs well. However, there are no printed manuals other than the Quick Start Guide. In addition to Photoshop Elements, it comes with ArcSoft PhotoStudio ver 5.5 and ScanGear which must be installed and used if you want to scan 35mm film, slides or 126/620 film….
