This film scanner has resulted in excellent results in scanning in older b&w and color negatives and positives. I have created books documenting past travels with little effort. It is not compatible with computers without scsi ports.
Фотон-7CTJJ
13.08.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
First I would like to say that all of you who are buying this scanner as your first are spoiled rotten! My last scanner was purchased about four years ago and served me well. Still works but I decided to upgrade becuase it's quality isn't up to par with my needs anymore. THough it was long ago, I still vividly recall the three days it took to get it, the scsi card, and the drivers all working happily together.This scanner on the other hand had a step by step guide that had me up and running in only two minutes, no joke, didn't even have to reboot.The quality is great. The color balance is excellant, incredibly sharp, and no artifacts or saw edges of any kind. The saturation seemed a little low at defualt so I tinkered with the settings some to get it where wanted.Another big bonus is the film scanner. I've seen other scanners that seem to have rough "quick and dirty" adapters and so forth but this scanner is truly optimized for the purpose. It has a light built into the lid, instead of a mirror system, to ensure balanced light. The image from negative scans is a little soft, I assume that this is cuased by the slight bends in the film. Its not hardly noticable unless studied side by side with a print. The startling aspect is the color. It is extremly vivid. I was rather shocked when I looked at some picures of a past vacation. The perfect color brought back realism that was lacking from the print which was color balanced by a lab technician.I'm looking forward to using the film scanning function for professional purposes but I would also like to point out that is is a very handy feature even for just home use. I'm sure that some of you are like me, with boxes of negatives in the closet and prints scattered to the far ends of the earth. Instead of paying expessive lab fees for all 10,000 of them to processed, I can just browse through them, scanning the ones that look ineteresting and emailing some to buddies.
Астрономад-5ZAEB
12.09.2002
2/10
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Ужасно
I purchased the LiDE 30 at an Apple retail store based on the fact that the box and several reviews said it was OS X compatible. However, the software would only install in the Classic environment. The Canon website also proclaimed it would not have an OS X driver for the either the LiDE 20 or 30 until sometime this month (Sept. '02). When I returned the scanner, a tech at the store confirmed it was incompatible with OS X. In other words, Canon is not only are blowing smoke at consumers, but have run a number on Apple.
Интеллектор-6SELL
13.10.2002
10/10
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Великолепно
got this scanner out of the box. five minutes later i had an exact reproduction of a family photo on my desktop. is simple the right word? how about "best scanner for the money."my only hope is that canon produce a film negative adapter that will fit this scanner. i'll never get rid of it.
Альфа-Юнит-8YXXF
13.09.2002
8/10
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Хорошо
Canon did a great job on this CIS scanner. The image 'looks' good & sharp. But be aware,if you compare with source image, the reproduced colors are not exactly same as original. Impressive scanner, but I'd recommend D1250U2F. Images from D1250U2F is much easier to enhance with sw like photoshp.
Гиперион-5KFIB
17.08.2002
2/10
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When you get it, check the inside glass with flash light before you plug it in. Mine was peppered with grime and dust; Scans show these as white specks everywhere! I'm returning this product from company that does no quality checks on its product. Mine also had DOA film scanner.You can be sure I'll try to avoid all future canon products.
Супернова-2VZXR
14.08.2001
4/10
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The sleek design and the high resolution of the scanner attracted me in the first place. But to my surprise, I had big, big troubles to install the device on my labtop which is running windows 98 first edition. It supposed to be plug and play, right? How come I will be so dumb unable to install the device? So the next day I tried my friend's laptop which happens to be running Windows 98 too. Well, It took me less than 5 minutes to setup the device driver, and get it functional. But back to my own home, I still had same problem to set it up. I tried install the hardware manually through the control panel, selecting the "have disk" option, or the "browse" option, but the installation process keeps telling me "no compatible driver was found" on the installation CD-ROM. The installation instructions that comes with the box were so simple, that it tells you nothing except to unplug the device to do the reinstall. The menu said black and white that the scanner supports Windows 98. Later on I realized that my firend's laptop is running Windows 98 Second Edition, while mines is only the first release of Win 98! This made the whole difference! I tried to download from Canon website. The results were the same. Finally I had the conclusion that the device driver is NOT compatible with Win 98 first edition. At that time, I had wasted a whole week of my leisure time! Not to mention I had to return the item ...
Кварковец-4UILF
28.07.2002
4/10
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I just purchased a 660U scanner. After a 20 minute trial I decided to return it and get my money back. It takes 6 minutes (yes six minutes) to scan a single negative in high res mode. This is absolutely useless
Зета-Орион-5EUMC
18.04.2002
8/10
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Хорошо
I purchased this scanner for the 35mm negitive scanning. I wasn't disappointed. I setup the machine, installed the software and was up and running scanning negitives in about 30 Minutes. Very nice negitive scanning at 1200x1200 for the price ( I was not interested in purchasing a 400.00 film scanner). Photo scanning was simular in quality. Overall a good product.The only thing from making it a 5-Star was the time it took toscan negitives was about 3 minutes though it seemed like forever.
Лунатик-9GQZV
02.02.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
This scanner is absolutely unbelievable. When it came out of the box, I was surprised to see that it really is just slightly larger than a pad of paper. Following the very simple directions, I plugged it into my USB port, ran the included software CD, and that was it - I was up and scanning in maybe 10 minutes! The scans themselves look terrific, even at 75 dpi. When I scanned one picture at the maximum resolution (1,200 x 2,400 dpi) just to see what it would look like, it almost came out too well - it picked up my fingerprint and an eyelash on the glass! With limited space on the computer desk, I especially like the stand that comes with this scanner, allowing you to store (and to actually scan with) the unit on its side, like a thin paperback book on your shelf. The software that comes with it is excellent as well - it includes Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Limited Edition, Omni Page Pro (for optical character recognition, to turn your scanned documents into text files for use in your word processor), and Photo Studio. All work seamlessly with the scanner, popping up automatically just when you need them.Other great features about this scanner include the fact that it does not need its own power source (it gets its power from the USB plug), and that the lid is hinged in such a way as to allow you to scan thicker objects and books. The price is terrific too, being a good bit lower than that of many other bulky scanners offering much less resolution.A few days ago I did have to call the Canon Customer Service number once, at midnight (I was surprised to hear a real human answer the phone). A nice Customer Service rep helped me very quickly. He didn't even laugh when I discovered that my problem was that I had accidentally knocked loose the USB plug connecting the scanner to the computer! (Uh, must've been the cat....) :)It is a very nice surprise in this day and age when you feel that you actually get more than you pay for. Thank you Canon!
Плазмонавт-2DCQL
09.01.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
I just got this scanner a few hours ago and have scanned several images since I got it out of the box. I just had to stop scanning and write a review.First of all, I was surprised when I saw the box, the box which the Canon N1220U arrived in is smaller then the Canon scanner I replaced. The only reason I replaced the other Canon scanner is because I purchased a new computer and the older scanner wouldn't connect to my new computer. This scanner is small, hardly no larger than the scanning area (8.5" x 11.7"). It is also thin (about an inch and a quarter high) and looks quite nice next to the new G4 PowerMac. It really makes the older scanner look like a dinosaur and the older scanner is just a little more than a year old.Secondly, this scanner was so easy to set up, it virtually did it itself. All I had to do was to plug in the USB cable while the computer was on, there is no power cord to plug in, the power is actually supplied by the USB cable. Then I had to insert the CD which contained the set up software and click a few buttons, that was it.I was off and scanning in no time, maybe ten minutes tops. The first scan took a little extra time because the scanner had to calibrate itself, but it only does this once and you can re-calibrate the scanner anytime you want to. The scanner is quite fast, faster than the one I replaced.The software supplied to operate the scanner is fairly easy to use and understand. The scans turn out great, better than the original image it seems. I did have to adjust the way I place the image on the flatbed, the image should be placed upside down not rightside up. My first scan came out upside down.To sum up, the scanner looks great, doesn't take up much space on the desk, doesn't add to my power cord clutter behind my desk, it is pretty fast, easy to set up and use, and comes with useful third party software: PhotoShop 5.0 LE ( I use this program often), ArcSoft Photo Studio, ArcSoft PhotoBase, and ScanSoft Omni Page. I would recommend this scanner, even to my best friends.
ТехноНаблюдатель-4UAQM
18.12.2001
2/10
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Ужасно
Beware before buying!!! I purchase this scanner a little over a year ago. It broke down in four months. After 4 one hour phone calls to thier tech. line, long distance (customer pays), they couldn't solve the problem. Then after dealing with customer service and another 4 phone calls they finally replaced the scanner. Four months later again.... it broke. Several more phone calls to thier tech. center and 5 letters to the customer service and CEO they finally replaced it again. WARNING- do not buy this scanner without an extended warrenty. I have had nothing but grief with it and Canon's represenitves!!!! They are now refunding my money in full! However I have spent countless hours on the phone, writing letters, trips to the post office for shipping, buying uneeded parts they recomended, and money, to recieve the help required!
Кронос-1QOZT
17.07.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
This is an excellent scanner for the money. Good speed. Clear pictures. Elegant looks. Film scanning is a great feature.But, don't expect the installation to be as easy as others say. I took more than an hour to make it work on my new Windows Me PC. Did everything as per the quick installation guide and the scanner wouldn't work. The scanner would make some noise and an error message would say something like "Cannot communicate with scanner. Check the cables".Then I found the "Driver Update" CD in the pack. (There was no mention about it in the installation guide). It is not mentioned anywhere on this CD why this update is required. Anyway, after I installed whatever is on this CD, the scanner started working. But the film scanning still wouldn't work. I got some error like "Can't determine TWAIN properties". Then, I went to Canon's website and downloaded the driver and the scanning Toolbox programs and everything worked.I would suggest you directly go to Canon's website and download the 3 files (Driver and 2 Toolbox programs for sheet and films scanning) instead of using the CD's that come with this scanner.Be warned that negative Film scanning is very very slow and is not as clear as scanning a print. It is to be used only if you don't have the print.
Альфа-Юнит-7YPXZ
25.10.2001
4/10
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I've just started scanning film, and after setup, this scanner is very simple to operate. However, if you are either inexperienced with installing hardware and/or software, or are looking to scan slides, I would suggest a different scanner. Personally, I believe a flatbed with a film scanning adapter is comprable in quality.I do have Windows 2000, and managed to get this scanner working on it, although it claims it doesn't have the components to install the driver on my OS. But that's definitely not something you want to deal with, if you can help it.You need to have photo editing software to adjust the scans properly. It sometimes has the tendency to turn out a little orange.Software included: Acquisition program, Adobe Photoshop Limited Edition (an extremely LIMITED edition), Presto! PhotoAlbum, Presto! Mr. Photo (basically, to arrange your personal photos- I did not install them, so cannot recommend).
НаноРейдер-0HDEY
23.01.2002
2/10
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I am speaking from personal experience not based on the quality of the scanner. I used this scanner with a computer that using WIN XP and the installation was a great headache. The installation took 2 days just to come out the right way and when it was already installed the scanner will not work with WIN XP. I've 3 scanners before and this has been the most frustrating installation yet.I tested the scanner with another computer that uses WIN 98 and installation was very easy.In conclusion, if you have WIN XP and you try buy this scanner your doing so at your own risk.
Вояджер-2ZPBR
08.01.2002
8/10
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Хорошо
2 problems kept this from getting 5 stars, sadly both could have been avoided. First, don't even try to use the drivers on the CD-Rom just go straight to their web site and download the newest drivers. This is not mentioned anywhere in any of the literature I received with the unit. Also, my first unit (which I returned) had the grey film on the underside of the glass aas well as little plastic filings that I could not see until the internal lamp came on. Aside from those 2 problems, which Canon's quality control team should have caught, it is everything I was looking for in a home scanner at a great price.
Астрон-8GKDX
09.11.2001
8/10
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Хорошо
I love this scanner. I went from a SCSI that was 3ft long, 8 inches deep, and 2 feet wide, to this laptop sized USB scanner and haven't looked back. It opened up so much space on my desk, I added a TV! My only two issues (both minor)are with the scanning DPI and the page size supported. The DPI is locked at multiples of 75, which I found interesting when trying to do scans of halftones. The only other issue is that it is limited to 8 1/2 x 11 inch originals. I would have loved to seen it able to take legal size.It would be 5 star if these items we added.The exposure is perfect from edge to edge, software works great. It took me longer to get it out of the packaging than to set up. A friend need to scan some photos and I sat him down (he's computer illiterate) and within minutes he was scanning like a pro.
Капеллан-5DVAP
15.06.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
This is a great little scanner. And I do mean little; I was simply amazed at the small size of the unit. In fact, I have taken it on a couple road trips. In addition to the size, the fact that it only requires the USB cable is a real boon. Power is supplied via the USB port so I only needed one cable for power and signal. Too cool. And this worked perfectly with either the Mac G4 Cube or iceBook that I have. And despite what I had read, I found it to be realtively quiet. Certainly it is a vast improvement over my ancient Microtek unit. Incredibly portable, fairly rugged, great images -- it's just a real gem.The Software is also simple and pretty powerful. I love being able to start a scan by pressing the button on the scanner OR from within the software. That's hardware integration that works! With the included Photoshop LE, I was able to monkey around with some photographs and get just sterling results. The included OCR software is good, but I find that given its limited accuracy I am better off (read that as meaning that it is quicker with less input from me) just doing a quick scan of class notes and keeping them in that format. I knew that my old scanner was well past its prime, but I am pleasantly pleased at how much things have improved. I highly recommend this scanner.
Альфа-Юнит-9NYKR
09.10.2001
4/10
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DO NOT GET THIS SCANNER IF YOU HAVE WIN 2000.......I have this scanner it does a good job and all works perfect on Win98, however if you have Win2000 its a waste of time to own this thing. I'm very upset I didnt research this thing before I bought it. Canon has drivers for Win2000 but they dont work at all. I may add that there support cost's money and they give you no imput. Otherwise if you dont have Win2000 I would say its pretty good. I have now a spearate PC just for this thing with Win98 on it. There are probably better scanners out there. This thing takes pretty long to scan a single negative at maximum reseloution. And I have found that Kodak color negative's does not scan as nice as Fuji will with this scanner. But it does work good if your scanning any slides. I hope this is helpful to you........I would say get a different one.
Лунатик-7EFHK
18.09.2001
2/10
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Don't buy a D660u. A week ago I bought (from Amazon) a new Canon D660u. After I hooked it up I noticed that the underside of the glass had grime on it and needed to be cleaned. An email from Canon in response to my question asking how to clean the underside of the glass, I was told that it is not consumer serviceable and needs to be forwarded to a warranty station. An email to Amazon brought a VERY prompt reply and an offer to Air Express a replacement unit or issue a refund. The second one arrived in two days and is just as contaminated. Looks like a grimey gray wavey film on the bottom of the glass that simply needs a two second cleaning. What a shame that this simple that task is not something Canon thinks ever needs to be done. I'll be returning this one too (at Amazon's expense). I sure like dealing with Amazon, though. They're number one in my book. Canon on the other hand, sucks.
Гравитон-4AFHS
29.07.2001
2/10
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Had another scanner for years it died. I bought the cannon, had it for 3 hours, scanned two pictures, and when I pushed the button for the third, the scan function was lost forever. Reloaded the software worked for an hour and the scan function was lost again. When it did scan the colors reproduced were not natural with any setting recommended. Had an old scanner that did a job 10 times what this cannon did. Yes it is very thin and compct, but when running it sounds like there are two mice in the box running the gears. You may love it but if you had a scanner that worked every day with out any problems. I would not recomend this unit to anyone. sorry for the bad rap. but a new scanner should work correctly for more than 3 hours. In the box and back to where it came. in all fairness i must say that it was very easy to install with the usb port. And if not for this it would be a real pain to reinstall after the scan function was lost. Love the ease, hate the operation. sorry to be so down on the unit but I had to write it my way
Лунатик-0GUCK
14.10.2001
10/10
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Великолепно
My first experience with a Canon scanner was horrible. No response was received from Canon after 2 inquiries about a seemingly defective scanner. (Thank-god for Amazon customer service!)Despite the problems, I rolled the dice on another Canon and am pleased with it. The 660U scans reasonably fast; the picture quality is nice and the film scanner is a fantastic bonus. Hookup was a snap (Windows ME didn't even crash!) and the scanner has performed flawlessly since.The purchase of any Canon scanner over the web would seem to be a significant risk due to the lack of support from Canon. It is simply a pain to have to keep shipping things regardless of who is footing the bill. If you get one that works, you'll be happy with this one.
Спектр-5CEQZ
11.12.2001
2/10
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This is simply a miserable piece of equipment. I own a Mustek 1200 ED and I purchased the Canon for the negative and slide scanning feature and at 1200 dpi (from negatives) it produced terrible quality in comparison to my Mustek, and the Mustek will not even scan negatives. There was indeed a greasy film on the inside of the glass bed, and the normal scanning of prints produced terrible quality images as well. Don't waste your time if you are planning on scanning anything worthwhile.
ТерраБот-3XTMM
27.10.2001
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
As another reviewer said, right, you may not install this thing in Windows 2000 successfully with normal installation process. First of all, you should get something like ASPI driver for your SCSI card, install it. Then let Windows 2000 treat your scanner as an other/unsupported device while Windows 2000 detect it automatically. After that, install the utility come with this product or downloaded from support site. It should work then although Windows 2000 always see it as an other/unsupported device in device manager.Except this strange behavior, it is good but slow.
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