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 ... Read review
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 ... ...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 ... more
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 range - my normal approach - or get by with something cheapish.
The latter was the option which led me to the Canon. At under £50 it seemed to offer all I really needed, and did the job perfectly once I got it home.
Appearances. =========
This is a wonderfully light, slim model - and sits on its edge on the desktop if need be. 26 cms by 38 cms by 4 cms deep is all the room it takes, and it weighs in under 2kgs.
It's not particularly pretty - just in case you try to ruin my reputation by suggesting I have gone for a light, slim and pretty model! Rather it is a rather common grey 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 the scanner, and away you go.
Nice Touches ==========
The buttons on the front allow you to copy on to a printer; scan into Arc-Soft PhotoStudo, or attach a scan to an email. The more unusual fourth button, allows the image to be saved automatically as a pdf file. If you are scanning something which must not ne altererd - your tax form, for instance, this is the way to go.
The scanner has no power supply plug to be plugged into a nearby extension socket. This one draws its power off of the computer through the USB interface cable. That is neat and very useful, especially since scanners are not the kind of machine that get used every five minutes.!
Limitations ======== My old HP Scanjet had a device for copying transparencies. Many of the more expensive scanners, today, have even more ingenious ways of doing the same. This scanner has none. That means that when I retire and get around to transferring thousands of 35mm slides on to CD or DVD, I will have to get another scanner.!
The scanner will work with USB1 but its preference is USB2 and I guess there will be a much slower response if using USB1.
Results =====
The scanner works well, with good resolution and nice images whether using the button process or scanning from within a programme like Word.
It takes any size up to A4, though it was set up slightly differently from the HP in terms of where you put the object on the scanning glass.
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 ...
alunhunt 06.12.2005
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Advantages: Bargain price- affordable, thin, great design, take up no space at all :) Disadvantages: USB 1.1 connection limits scan speed
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Product Information for "Canon CanoScan LiDE 60" »
Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
16-bit (64K grey levels)
Grayscale Depth (External)
8-bit (256 grey levels)
Colour Depth
48-bit colour
Colour Depth (External)
48-bit colour
Optical Resolution
1200 dpi x 2400 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
19200 dpi
Scan Element Type
Contact Image Sensor
Bulb / Light Source Type
LiDE (LED Indirect Exposure)
Scanner Speed Details
6.4 ms/line - colour - 600 dpi
12.7 ms/line - colour - 1200 dpi
3.1 ms/line - greyscale - 600 dpi
4.2 ms/line - greyscale - 1200 dpi
3.1 ms/line - black & white - 600 dpi
4.2 ms/line - black & white - 1200 dpi
9 sec/scan - preview
Manufacturer's product description
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.
