A perfect scanner for the creatively inclined, the LiDE 60 is so slender it can even be used while standing on its edge. Exquisite styling is matched with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and... more
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Advantages: Small, slim, light and practical Disadvantages: No slide copier
Canon CanoScan
The Canon CanoScan LIDE 60 is one of my most recent buys.
It has a very hard act to follow in my study - an HP Scanjet 6300 which I reviewed some time ago.
Buying
The HP decided to die on me, just when I needed it in connection with a funeral! I needed to scan a photo for an order of service in full colour, and the HP was lifeless.
A quick trip to PCW was my only hope, and faced me with a dilemma. Would I go top of the ... ...and silver mix, with the Canon logo on the front and the LIDE sticker in one corner.
It comes with a little stand so that you can sit it on its long edge, which is a great space-saving device.
Set-up
The machine is simplicity to set up.
It comes with a USB cable and a Setup utility on CD-ROM.
Instructions are on a large format sheet and everything you are to do has been pictured for you.
You install the software, plug in the cable, unlock ...
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Advantages: Compact, looks good and good scan quality Disadvantages: None yet found
Recently bought and installed this scanner as a replacement for an old parallel port scanner on an Windows 98 system.
The scanner comes well packaged with a stand, USB cable, multi langauge instructions and a installation CD. The packaging was easy to remove with no hidden bits and bobs to remove. Visually the scanner is easy on the eye in silver and black.
The scanner comes with a stand so that it can be stored and used in the upright position, ... ...bugbear with flatbed scanners.)
However at present it remains difficult to use in the upright position and I now only use this for storage.
Installation was easy - simple instructions, one CD and a flawless install process. Remember to install the software before plugging in the scanner.
The installation software contains the usual set of utilities including picture manipulation and OCR. I have not used these as I have my own favourites for these ...
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A perfect scanner for the creatively inclined, the LiDE 60 is so slender it can even be used while standing on its edge. Exquisite styling is matched with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and scan-to-PDF functionality. Unclutter your desk with the impossibly thin LiDE 60. Drawing all its power from the USB port, it lets you say goodbye to electrical cables and transformers. Slender and light, it can be operated on its side and packs plenty of muscle when it comes to quality scans. 1200 x 2400dpi resolution and 48 bit color depth combine to reproduce fine detail and subtle shade. The LiDE 60 can scan documents directly into PDF (Portable Document Format) files negating the need for specialized conversion software. Text is automatically embedded in PDF files at time of scanning, for editing and searching. Scan to PDF creates a floating palette of pages that can be arranged at will. With an innovative Z-Lid, thick documents, books or small packages can now be scanned as easily as if they were a single A4 sheet. By keeping even pressure on whatever rests on the glass, the lid ensures the best possible results regardless of the size and shape of your object. Traditional methods of color matching are complicated and time-consuming, but with Easy Color Matching Print, Canon's scanner to printer combination produces stunning, realistic colors, quickly and easily. This ensures more faithful reproduction and brilliant output. Canon's QARE Level 3 is your on-board photo print correction system. Dust and scratches are automatically detected and corrected, saving hours of manual retouching. Faded color, excessive graininess and poor exposure can also be corrected. With a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, the super fast LiDE 60 saves time with every job. Multi-Photo Mode creates individual files from a single scan pass of up to 10 separate images - all cropped and de-skewed automatically.
Software / system requirements
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Apple MacOS X 10.2.7 or later
Although I use this camera for my artwork at school, I would porbably not reccomend it for any particularly porfessional photography. It has 6 mexapixels which I found perfectly sufficient for everyday use.
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