 Excellent scanner, lightweight, easy to store, and the price is right! |
| Review Date: July 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S. Lee, Middle Earth |
I wasn't planning on getting another scanner until I foolishly decided to clean the inside and outside of the glass on my old HP scanner because the underside was cloudy. I got rid of the smokey glass but added lint:( so I checked the specs on this scanner since there weren't many reviews on it and decided to take a chance on buying the LiDE 700F because of the image resolution and price.
I couldn't be happier that I messed up the old scanner. This one makes excellent scans and makes things very easy to enlarge when printing. It is also very lightweight and easy to store. One of the better things is that it all works with one USB cord. I really am impressed with the quality of the scan although I don't believe that it actually scans at the speed that is advertised. It does seem slower than what the specs list and that is at the default scanning resolution for me. That issue doesn't bother me though because it fits my needs perfectly. Resolution is easily adjusted but the higher the resolution the slower the scan.
I use it (and carry it) between 3 different computers in 3 different rooms. It works flawlessly on Windows XP, Windows Vista 32 bit, Windows Vista 64 bit, and Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit. It comes with its own software which works well although I prefer to use it through Adobe Photoshop.
Picture scans come out excellent and the color correction is great but not perfect. It has restored some old photos very well for me. Scanning text is easy and having the four buttons on the front make scanning for e-mail, .pdf, copies, and scans faster.
I do not have slides to scan so cannot comment on the quality of slide scans although I am extremely curious due to the very high maximum pixel count for slide scans.
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.
BTW: This is my first straying from HP scanners since 1995. Beware HP! Canon has won me over.
EDIT: (Addition 3/7/10) Works flawlessly with Windows 95, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.
I also have to retract my statement about color correction. This machine scans so well that the image of something I scanned, using this scanner, was better than the actual item according to the person who bought the item. I was accused of "Photoshopping" a picuture because the image was so much better than the actual paper money the scan was used to represent. It was only scanned (using the scanner software - not imported into Photoshop), cropped only, and not altered using software. Now that's an impressive scanner! |
Just what I needed--
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| Review Date: September 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrmj, VA , USA |
I dont have a lot of space... and I hate scanners that have beveled edges on all 4 sides of the scanning area-- simply because, most of the time I have to scan in 11x17 pieces of art and have to later, put them together ... and that beveled edge makes a shadow on the art where the art is hanging off the side of the scanner-- making it twice as hard to match up the two halves of the art properly--
This scanner is small-- light weight-- and has a clean edge where the over sized documents can hang off with NO beveled edge-- perfect! Its also powered through its USB connection, so no extra power cord, making it that much cleaner and easier to use-- plus, technically, it makes it pretty darn portable.
The UI for setting your preferences are nice and easy too-- I got Vista on my new laptop and lost the ability to use the easy scanner wizard that I loved so much in XP... and I hated the hard to use software that came with my old scanner... but this one is great-- pop up window allows me to change DPI, file name, destination and other settings quickly and easily, so life is ok again:)
Scans come out great-- clean and noticeably better all around than my old one (which wasnt that old, to tell you the truth... Im comparing this scanner to something in the same ball-field here-- an HP if you must know) but Im 100 % happy with the trade up-- does the job and looks good on my desk.
BM |
Best Scanner I have had so far
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| Review Date: April 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Luis F. Gonzalez, OK |
I just got this scanner. It works perfectly. The quality of the scans is outstanding. Not as fast as other higher priced models but for the price is the best deal.
The best is that all you need is a usb cable hooked up to the computer, no power cable at all.
Highly recommended for daily use. |
Great scanner
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| Review Date: April 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Fraser, |
| This is my second Canon scanner purchased through Amazon. This one is great and a great price! In fact, if I had waited just one more day I would have saved an additional 8 bucks off :( Oh well, no gripes because I am very happy with this gem. It is powered by USB and I am happy with the scanning time- very fast. This puppy powered right up and the installation and set up was quick and easy. So far I have tried scanning everything, including 35 mm and it is awesome- Canon seems to have the edge on low priced, high quality scanners- they have set a high bar to beat. Highly recommend this scanner! |
Scanner, Canon CanoScan LiDE 700F
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| Review Date: June 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Button, Marshalltown, IA United States |
This item is being used on an Apple iMac G5. It was easy to add and install software. The interface works flawlessly. It is easy to use. Scans photos and documents with very good detail and clarity.
It has a space saving feature that provides a prop-up at an angle for use with single sheet scans. This works well for 95% of the scanning that I do. For thick items like books, the scanner can be placed flat and then the lid will open 180 degrees to provide access to the scanning surface.
So far, nothing negative about this unit for the type of work being done with it. |
Great document and film scanner
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| Review Date: December 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: tridy, Årsta, Sweden |
| I bought this scanner to replace my older LiDE 20. We have got some slides from my wife's childhood and this scanner became a great tool to get them digitalized. A coupld of things to mention. When calibrating the scanner for film scanning, you need to do it without the film (which is not that clear from the directions). The hardware itself is a bit not that comfortable to use but it does a good job. The problem with the slides is that I need to take the film out of the plastic frame to scan, and I need to layout several slides one after another, so it takes even more time but it's worth it. I guess it will be much faster with the film that is not cut into pieces like slides. Again, the quality is quite good and I am satisfied with the results. It supports Windows 7 x64 (both drivers and software). The software that is included ArcSoft Photo Studio 6 that will autoupdate itself to the latest version via internet. So, if you are looking for a solution to scan film and do not want to invest into a separate scanner that scans just films, I would recommend this scanner. Good price, good features. |
Scanner for Windows 7
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| Review Date: January 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: FranticInFresno, Fresno, CA USA |
Sadly it seems, that HP refused to update the drivers for my Scanjet 5300.
It worked fine with WinXP, but not at all when I upgraded to Win7.
Their answer? Buy a new scanner.
My answer? Fine, from ANOTHER company
The specs looked good on this Canon Scanner model, so I made the investment.
It works great with Windows 7
It is light and only requires a single USB connection (no seperate wall wart to worry about).
The software is EZ to use, and even includes Photo Studio 6, a passable photo edit program.
The thing I REALLY love about this unit is the scan speed.
I can scan an 8-1/2 x 11 page text document in 10 seconds.
This LED technology is lightyears ahead of my old HP scanner.
I have mixed emotions about the durability of the unit.
It is light weight, easy to move about, but only time will tell if the unit is to fragile for my home SOHO.
Unit comes with a 35mm negative scanner, I have not had a need for it yet, cannot comment on it's use.
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