Film and photo scanning has become a true pleasure. No adapter hassles. No add-on kits. Everything you need to create high-quality scans is built into the CanoScan D660U USB... more
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A review by the_kevster on Canon CanoScan D660U December 25th, 2003
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Colour sensitivity
Excellent
Resolution
Satisfactory
Ease of Installation
Excellent - very quick and easy
Value For Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
well known make, quality scans, quick .
Disadvantages:
bulky, expensive at time .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I bought this item about a year and a half ago, for about £100 from an online company that is now owned by John Lewis.
Main features:
Up to 600 x 1200 dpi resolution for normal scans - This is good enough but you might expect a little more for the money. Built-in film adapter unit (1200 x 1200 dpi) – light built into lid, and plastic template provided. 42-bit colour depth – Easily good enough. One touch button scanning – Useful button on the front of the scanner.
This scanner was at the time meant to be good, hence the price, now the price has fallen and I would still say could be lower before beating competition at similar prices.
Setting up is very easy via a USB lead, drivers included. Also uses a power adapter as I guess the light draws too much current for the lead. Its quite bulky for an A4 scanner so you need a space more like the size of an A3 piece of paper. The software provided looks as if it should be good, only used the software that allows the one touch scan and the determining the scan dpi, area of scan settings etc. Had a scaled down version of Adobe Photoshop with it, which if its anything like the full version should be all you would ever need.
Ease of use is brilliant, just hit the button at the front, place your picture on the scanner (3D objects can be done as lid is removable), the software automatically pops up on your screen and all is left is to plug in the dpi and area (more settings can be changed if needed i.e. contrast, brightness, levels of RGB). Once set up its previews and scans your image very quickly (unless dpi very high or image very large, scanning normally takes less than a minute)
The quality of the scan is very good, images produced are very realistic, full colour, and hardly any quality (if any) lost from the original, only limiting factor will be your printer.
Extras – the negative scan was the reason I bought this over the cheaper and just as good alternatives, but to be honest was a waste of money, quality of scan was poor and had trouble picking up on the white (clear) areas of the negative. This could be corrected using image manipulation in Photoshop but wasn’t worth the effort. If scanning negatives is what you want, its worth investing in a proper negative scanner. If you want to just scan some negatives for a bit of fun the quality is acceptable and this becomes a very cheap way of doing so.
Overall at its current lower price I would expect there to be some better scanners around for the same money, but this one certainly does the job, and if you want to dabble with some old negatives then this could be for you.
Advantages: solid built good brand , high quality Disadvantages: software some what lurky
.... downloaded the software from canon usa (because canon europe wants you to pay for every thing!)
the disadvantage is that the software standard is selected for film transprarant (yes , this scanner can scan 35mm negatives) and not glas (for normal scans) but after a search trough the settings mode a found the settign for glass or transparant i also have a more modern canon scanner (lide20) but this one is much butter although you would not say ...
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Max Document Size: 210 mm x 297 mm, 216 mm x 297 mm
Supported Media Type: Transparencies, plain paper, film, Plain paper, film, Plain paper, bulk objects (such as books), film, Plain paper, slides, bulk objects (such as books), film
Media Feeder Type: Manual load
Expansion / connectivity
Connections: 1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A, 1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: 1 x serial cable - 1.5 m, 1 x USB cable
Compliant Standards: Plug and Play
Included Accessories: Film adaptor
Manufacturer's product description
Film and photo scanning has become a true pleasure. No adapter hassles. No add-on kits. Everything you need to create high-quality scans is built into the CanoScan D660U USB Flatbed Scanner. And all of it is available with the push of a scan button. Lift the cover, insert your slide or negative and press the external film scan button. The D660U scanner, with its built-in backlight, produces spectacular film scans using VAROS technology. In fact, it features remarkable resolution, making more than four trillion possible colors available for richer, more robust images. Press the second external scan button for convenient photo-print or document scanning at an impressive high-quality for Web sites, graphics-design projects, duplicating or archiving photos, or simply scanning text for integration into word-processing documents. The only thing is easier than using the D660U scanner - setting it up. A simple USB cable plugs into any compatible Mac or PC. Load the software, complete with step-by-step instructions, and you're ready to go. Plus, the included free software suite features numerous easy tools to help you create great-looking projects, enhance and manipulate photos, or integrate scanned text.
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 98, Apple MacOS 8.5, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, Apple MacOS 8.5 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, Apple MacOS 8.5 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - carry-in, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year, Limited warranty - replacement - 1 year - carry-in
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