Computer Scanner Reviews and Prices

Enjoy high speed scanning for everything from photos to papers, to 35mm film while also enjoying superb quality. The CanoScan 9000F scanner delivers an unbelievable maximum film scanning resolution of 9600 x 9600 (Optical) dpi1 with fitted features that also make it simple to use.


The CanoScan 9000F’s sophisticated design and rich features will impress you from the moment you power it on.
View bigger The all new Auto Document Fix feature automatically analyzes and corrects both text and pictures so your document text will remain clear and your pictures will maintain color tone and contrast. For extra easy use, the Seven EZ Buttons enable you to scan, copy or create a PDF faster than ever.
Speed & Quality
Superb Scanning Resolution: When you add 9600 x 9600 maximum color resolution1 (film scanning) with a vivid 48 bit color depth and over 281 trillion possible colors, the results will astound you. Continue your scanning brilliance with tremendous 19,200 x 19,200 (Interpolated) software improved scans.


Easy Use
EZ Buttons: use the Seven EZ Buttons to automate the complete scanning procedure. Copy, scan and create email attachments or PDF files simply with the push of a button.

Auto Scan Mode: With the press of a single button you have the capability to bring eight steps into one as you scan your photo, document or personal notebook and have the kind of original automatically recognized. Also, the original is automatically cropped to correct size, scanned and saved in the proper file format.

35mm Film: Make your old photos look virtually brand new again with the special film scanning guide frame and Film Adapter Unit by scanning one film strip at a time at a maximum 9600 color dpi1.

Auto Document Fix: Auto Document Fix delivers beautiful and easy to view scan results by advanced image analysis and area by area data correction, automatically. Text characters stand out and are sharp, and clear; while pictures maintain their color tone and contrast.

FARE Level 3: This fitted retouching technology delivers auto correction to photos and film removing most of the dust and scratches while restoring its color all simultaneously. Restore the life of your memories automatically instead of having to use up lots of time manually retouching them.

Gutter Shadow Correction: This fitted correction removes the shadow usually seen when scanning a page from a book. This “gutter” is eliminated delivering a clean scan of the page – not the black gutter.



Connectivity
USB 2.0 Hi Speed: Scan and move pictures to your computer at the fastest possible scanning speeds with this connection. The USB 2.0 Hi Speed Interface also lets for fast previews of your pictures to your computer.


The CanoScan 9000F’s seven EZ Buttons automate the complete scanning procedure for you.
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With the included film adapter unit you may be able to scan up to twelve frames of 35 millimeter film, both positives and negatives, or four slide frames simultaneously.
View bigger Features What’s in the Box?
CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner Document Kit: Adobe Photoshop Elements DVD, Photoshop Elements Sheet, Cross Sell Sheet, fast Start Guide Setup Software & User’s Guide, CD ROM Warranty Card Film Guide Mount Film Guide Strip Film Guide Medium FormatFilm Retainer Sheet Mid FormatPower CordUSB Cable     Disclaimers
1. For document types other than film, the maximum resolution is 4800 x 4800 dpi.

395 of 402 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Fabulous performer in this price range!, August 9, 2010
By Kam G. (Washington, DC) See all my reviews This review is from: Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner (Electronics) I sold my Epson V750 M Pro to get the CanoScan 9000F instead. I will divide my review into three categories: speed, quality, and user interface. ____ SPEED: I just could not get around to scanning anything with the V750 because the wait with every scan is just agonizing. It sounds like it has to rev up its engine every time. On the other hand, The speed and agility of the 9000F are remarkable. I place some number of pictures at a time on the glass to scan, and the software allows you to independently choose the settings for each picture, mixing resolutions and corrections. Then it goes and scans every one individually. And because the LED light requires no warm up time, it works now you may be able to just get so much done! I scanned over 150 pictures in the 1st not many days of having this scanner more than I did in the two years I had the Epson. But, do think about that when scanning film and slides, scanning speed will be lowered significantly that is just the way it’s, despite of the scanner. _____ QUALITY: The V750 is a professional grade scanner (hence the nearly $800 price tag) does a somewhat better job with dust and scratch elimination using Digital ICE. The 9000F uses FARE, which works well, but looks to not be quite as efficient. Scans on the 9000F tend to be somewhat more blue, but you may be able to tweak that correction easily. ______ INTERFACE: The user interface is a bit clugey (is that how you spell it?), but it does everything it needs to, and while you are scanning a big number of pics it stores them in own catalog till you are finished, then saves the files in one single sweep. The software looks to not keep many settings (I keep having to uncheck a box to create subfolders by scan date), but in general works well. _____ CONCLUSION: If I had to decide on one hand between having the best scanner (V750) and never using it, and on the other hand having a great scanner (9000F) and using it like crazy, I could certainly take choice B. I greatly recommend the 9000F for its beautiful design, easy setup, good scanning quality, easy photo correction settings, capability to scan some number of pics now, and remarkable speed!

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138 of 142 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars most likely the best in general “A4″ size flatbed scanner under $700, September 27, 2010
By L. G. CHARLOT (California, USA) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner (Electronics) I bought this scanner mainly to digitally archive my 35mm film and slide collection. The scanner I used, a nine year old Microtek 4900 flatbed, was barely up to the task, with a maximum optical resolution of 2400 dpi, and it had no fitted color correction to take off the orange mask from color negatives, let alone automated dust/scratch elimination. And at 2400 dpi, it was far too slow, taking nearly an hour to scan a 6 frame film strip. How does the Canon 9000F compare?
1. “Street price”, at Amazom.Com, was $235 total, nearly $500 less than the semi pro Epson 700 flatbed film scanner. The 9000F can only scan two strips of 35mm film in one pass, whereas the Epson can scan 4. The 9000F can scan four mounted 35mm slides at a time, the Epson can scan 8. But for most amateur photographers, the $700 price tag of the Epson is pretty steep, and unless you have many thousands of slides or filmstrips to scan, the higher capacity of the Epson may not be worth the extra cost. The scanning rate of the 9000F is at least four times faster than my old Microtek at all resolutions between 300 & 2400 dpi. At higher resolutions, the 9000F slows down appreciably a single 35mm film frame at 9600 dpi took about 20 minutes, with FARE enabled. Throughout the scan, the drive motor in the 9000F is quite smooth, comparatively calm, and gives me the impression of pretty good quality. Other cheap scanners I used sound like a concrete mixer.
2. Image quality. I tried the 9000F on 35mm color negative film at 2400dpi, 3200dpi, and 9600dpi. The quality of the three scans are all excellent and seem to be about equal in consistency. I also tried scanning a regular 8×10 color photo enlargement at 600 dpi; the 9000F was fast and the scan quality was unbelievable, resolving tiny details of the photo, plus dust specks and cat hairs that were invisible to the unaided eye. I dont have reservations about the image quality of the 9000F, and can not imagine any other scanner at this price point could better it. A word here about the maximum scan resolution of the 9000F and what it means in the “real world”. For reflective media like photo prints, the scanner can crank out 4800 dpi, and for transparencies (film or slides), 9600 dpi. But do you really need that much resolution? My one test frame of a 35mm color negative scanned at 9600 dpi had an interesting and unexpected result: The scanner’s resolution exceeds the film’s resolution by a considerable total. Turns out that scanning that film strip at anything above about 3600 dpi didn’t yield any extra detail, just a big increase in file size. It is possible that the very good grain size of Kodachrome 25 or Panatomic “X” film may let the 9000F to pull out extra detail at 9600dpi, but none of my film or slides are extreme fine grain types, so I can not test that theory myself. As for speed, scanning film at 9600dpi on the 9000F is slow, about 20 minutes per frame with FARE enabled, so you most likely will not want to go above 3600 or 4800 unless you really have to. A 3200 dpi scan of the 35mm film frame took a bit less than five minutes with FARE enabled. This resolution made the maximum detail from my film; a somewhat smoother result than a 2400 dpi scan, but you must look close at 200 zoom in Photoshop to see the difference. With the 9000F set to 3200 dpi, a film scan results in a 14 megapixel RGB image, but do not let this number mislead you into thinking that you may see tiny details out of 35 mm film scans. A common digital SLR, with a 1215 megapixel CMOS sensor (for example a Canon 50D), produces much sharper pictures than my film scans with the 9000F scanner, and that is not with a high priced “L” series lens on the camera. I do not mean to imply in that last declaration that the 9000F is a poor performer, just that you should not expect miracles out of scanning color negative film. I’d like to see how the 9000F performs scanning test charts shot on Panatomic “X” or Kodachrome 25. As for scanning color photo prints, you’ll most likely not have to go above 600dpi most of the time. Though the 9000F is able of scanning reflective media at 4800 DPI, most color photo print paper does not have anywhere near this good of a grain size. But, for forensic scanning of “real objects”, as an example coins, flower petals, leaves, or papers, the 4800 dpi resolution may be useful, giving you the capability to see surface details that could be invisible other than under a microscope.
3. Speed of film scanning. The 9000F is way faster than my old Microtek, but most likely not as fast as a $2500 Nikon film scanner. On the other hand, the 9000F can scan anything that will fit on the platen, at 1/10th the price of a dedicated film scanner. Loading of film and slides takes longer on a flatbed like this, and you may be able to only scan four slides at a time, in comparison to unattended batch scanning of a hundred or more slides with many dedicated film scanners.
Following are my real scan speeds for film scanning:
A. Scanning eight frames of 35mm color negatives at 3200 dpi with all of the alternatives enabled, as well as FARE (the infrared dust/scratch elimination feature, set to “medium”), Unsharp Mask, High Quality, and Grain Correction, took 38 minutes, or 4.75 minutes per frame. The results were really nice, and all I had to do in Photoshop was rotate the horizontal frames to Landscape orientation (all 35mm Film scan frames are output from ScanGear in Portrait orientation). Some of the really big artifacts weren’t removed by the FARE engine; these appeared to be cat hairs that escaped my pre scan cleaning and were still on the film.
B. Re running the same eight frame, 3200 dpi scan with the alternatives turned off was three times faster, or 1.56 minutes per frame. I think that the slower speed of the 1st scan was usually caused by the FARE processing. But, the output of the second scan, though much faster, obliged many more manual fix in Photoshop, particularly “healing” of dust specks and other artifacts. At 3200 dpi, many of the dust particles on my film were invisible to my eye, still they still made big white spots on the output image, as much as eight pixels across. My opinion here is that it is well worth the extra time to use the FARE system.

What resolution to use depends on your film. For standard grain color negative or slide films, I propose you start each session with a scan of the smallest possible crop area of your negative, setting the crop frame on something with good detail like text (a road sign for example) or a human face. Scan this crop at 2400, 3600, 4800, and 6000 dpi, then tile the four scans in your graphics editor at the same obvious size, so that you may see them side by side, then choose for yourself which resolution yields the most detail. If you choose that your film has a maximum resolution of 4000 lines per inch (157 line pairs per millimeter), use 4800 dpi; you will not get any more detail by going higher. NOTE: The highest resolution color film now available on the buyer market is most likely Fuji Velvia, which has a resolving power of about 160 line pairs per millimeter (and then, only with high quality lenses). Scanning this film at 4800 dpi will most likely bring out all of the available detail. The only film I know of that is better grain and still available is Kodak Panatomic X Aerographic film, a 9″ large roll film used in aerial mapping cameras. This film is able of 500 lines pairs per millimeter, which is an F 12,700 lines per inch. If you really had a frame of this film, you may be able to get the most detail out of it with the 9000F set at 9600 dpi, but it would not fit on the platen glass without trimming, so it is a moot point. BTW, Photogrammetry shops that digitize this film use scanners that cost about $50,000, and the output files are some number of gigabytes for each frame.

4. Long term durability. I have only had this scanner for some hours, so only time will tell if it has the quality fitted to keep it running for many years, but it runs, sounds, and feels like a well built device, and the output image quality is everything I hoped for. The case is usually plastic, like most all electronics These days, so it does not have quite the “battleship” feel of the $8000 Canon EOS 1Ds camera, but it is not bad for $235.
5. Bundled software and drivers. The 9000F TWAIN Driver and scanning engine, called “ScanGear”, has a well thought out user interface with “basic” and “advanced” modes. It automatically senses the size of your source image and changes the scan boundaries therefore, or you may be able to choose a scan boundary manually. When scanning film or slides, ScanGear automatically sets crop boundaries around the observable edges of each film frame, so you do not have to scan the complete film strip then manually crop each frame in post processing (unless you want to for many reason). ScanGear presents you with some number of alternatives for processing and retouching, as well as dust/scratch elimination (called FARE), fade correction, High Quality, Backlight correction, Grain correction, and Unsharp Mask. These corrections may be applied to all of the film frames, or set individually for many of the frames but not others. The effect of the color, Unsharp Mask, and backlight corrections appear now in the preview so you may be able to choose if you want to enable them or not before doing the real scan. The scanner is bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements v8, an $89 dollar value by itself (I have not installed this since I already have Photoshop). It will include three film guides, one for 35 mm strip film, one for Medium format (120) film, and one for 35 mm slides. These film holders are thin plastic and do not feel like they could withstand much abuse, so treat them gently. You may want to think about purchasing a couple of extra film guides from Canon Parts Department (if possible) for the size of your film, before the 9000F goes out of. Read more ›

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140 of 146 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars This scanner ROCKS, June 30, 2010
By Marilyn T. Schoberg (Elkhorn, WI USA) See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME) This review is from: Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner (Electronics)
Buyer review from the Vine™ Program () I have used this scanner for PDF, color pictures, black and white negatives (from the 1930s), and color slides. Everything turned out great! The editing program on the scanner let me brighten and fix the contrast on the old black and white pictures till they are perfect. Virtually no warm up time either; click what you want to do and it is done, just like that! It also came with discs for Photoshop Elements for Windows and Mac; a nice bonus!

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OVERVIEW

278 of 284 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars A Great Little Scanner, October 8, 2010
By Stoney (Miami, FL) See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER) This review is from: Canon CanoScan LiDE110 Color Image Scanner (4507B002) (Electronics) SUMMARY
With some caveats, this is a great little scanner. The best part is that it really fits in my Targus computer case WITH my laptop. It weighs only 2 3 pds, and runs off USB power no converter brick to haul around. Scans are sharp and fast. The auto settings work well for almost all common originals (old photos, business letters, receipts, etc.). In spite of many shortcomings, the price and exceptional portability may make this series of scanners the choice for scanning books because books which have to be scanned are frequently non circulating things in libraries or archives.

SHORTCOMINGS
Unfortunately, the specific design of this scanner (and all other LED based scanners) is that (unlike most fat desktop scanners) it can not scan 3D objects. Any part of your document or image which isn’t in complete contact with the glass patten will be blurry. The raised frame raises the edges of any original which doesn’t fit on the glass patten, causing the edges of scans to be blurry. This is especially a problem when scanning books. Nor can you just press down harder that warps the glass causing blurriness elsewhere on the page, and may jam the scanning system. But, these problems can be overcome using the strategies discussed below.

The cover is non removable, which means that you can be out of luck if you have to scan part of a big object. The software is multi layered, confusing, and hard to configure to your best use. Caveat, I have used at least three brands of scanner software, none of which were well intended. From the oddly named “MP Navigator” I propose checking the box, “use the scanner driver” for access to the “Advanced Settings” or better still, scan from your graphics (photo editing) program.

NEVERTHELESS
Even though the frame is a problem, it’s lower (1/16″) and narrower (3/8″) than most other scanners, and scanning books etc. Is LESS of a problem than with most other scanners.

CHOOSING AMONG THE MODELS
The hardware and “Advanced Settings” part of the scanning program of all LiDE models (at least models 90 to 210) appears to be same. The big differences between the models is 1) enhancements in the auto scanning functions, and 2) the rated scanning speed (which is seemingly software controlled). In spite of the statistics, there’s little practical difference in scanning speed between the models. The “slower” models are only somewhat slower, but are quieter. Since I use only the “Advanced Settings” (never the auto settings), the 110 is my preference, despite of price. Canon CanoScan LiDE110 Color Image Scanner (4507B002)

The 210 can be best for kids and other users who will never learn how to use the “Advanced Settings”, since it claims to have superior automated scanning. The 210 is somewhat faster. Canon CanoScan LiDE210 Color Image Scanner (4508B002)

If you plan to scan books and if you don’t plan to carry the scanner around much, you may think about a Canon LiDE 700. It has two big benefits. The right edge is really flush with the glass surface (hurrah!!) albeit there’s still an excessively large margin. The cover opens 180 degrees, so you may be able to scan portions of a big object albeit there’s still an “edge problem” for the other three edges. Canon CanoScan LiDE 700F Color Image Scanner (3297B002)

SCANNING BOOKS
It is easy to scan books which have at least ” of margin between the print and the spine. Place the right side of the scanner at the edge of a table, so that the book hangs open at 90 degrees when placed on the scanner. Place a average weight over your original (such as a 1″ thick book). If you have to press down with your fingers, press at the edges of the glass area (or better, at the corners), not the center. If you can not quite get in tight enough, place a 1/16″ sheet of inflexible cardboard directly behind each page before scanning it is a ache, but it works.

SCANNING CREASED OR FOLDED ORIGINALS
The bubble “pressure pad” in the cover is a bit too soft to insure that many originals (such as inflexible letters or receipts which have been folded) are pressed sufficiently flat (even with a book over the lid). If you notice this problem, then place a inflexible cardboard sheet (or a thin book) directly over your original, and close the cover.

SCANNING TO A movable COMPUTER
The scanner draws power only when scanning. But, at least with my ThinkPad scanning to a movable running on battery power increases the scanning time by at least 50. Plan on having your movable plugged into an AC outlet if you’re planning to scan more than some pages.


OTHER REVIEWER’S COMPLAINTS AND EASY SOLUTIONS
The auto settings force different restrictions on the maximum selectable resolution, maximum file size etc. Which can all be superceded using the “Advanced Settings”. In spite of the information, it isn’t essential to shut the cover, but it’s needed to avoid bright light from shining into the scanner. I use my black microfiber cleaning cloth (folded) to cover any exposed portions of the glass patten when scanning in a bright room with the cover open. The maximum selectable resolution is 1200dpi. If you want to scan at, say 2400dpi, you must type the value in manually in the resolution window. But, such scans are slow, the files are big, and I have found no real improvement in resolution (detail recorded). The USB cable is almost 5′ long longer than needed for a movable scanner. Longer substitute cables, or extension cables are cheap, <$5 if needed. Do not panic about the scary “unlock the scanner before using” notice in the information. If you attempt to scan with the scanner locked, it’ll tell you, “unlock me”. If just unlock it.

PRODUCING PDF papers
The direct to pdf choice isn’t suggested unless quality is unimportant to you and you’ll only be scanning single pages or short papers to pdf. The reason is that you can not make any corrections to the scanned document. What could happen if you scan a 50 page document, , then oops! page twelve is too dark? You’ve got to rescan the complete document. For best quality and flexibility scan to 1200dpi tif files, change the pictures with your graphics program, , then change (and assemble) the files into a pdf document using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf editor). Beware that any scan, of text, is an “image” (not real text) and is probably to be downsampled when converting to pdf, unless you exactly disable downsampling. When using a pdf editor to change to pdf, choose “highest quality” OR a particular dpi (1200dpi) OR disable “downsampling”. Perfectly adequate graphics programs and pdf editors are available free if that’s a concern.

OCR
OCR means to change a picture of text to real editable text. Unless you totally need real editable text to copy and put into a document, you don’t want to OCR. Unless the original is perfect and in a big common font, the error rate will be high, and you will loose formatting, graphics, and everything else than text. Usually, a much better solution is to use Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf editor) to add an invisible OCR ed level under the image level. Such a document looks exactly like the original including photos or another graphics. You can not edit such a document, but you may be able to search the document, and copy real text from the document.

OTHER SCANNING alternatives
The “Advanced Settings” offers many alternatives like auto tone, unsharp mask, descreen, dust and scratch reduction, fading correction, grain correction, and others. I recommend AGAINST using ANY of these alternatives, because usually most will degrade your image, you won’t know that it’s degraded, and you dont have control over the degree of sharpening, or color modification, etc. “One size doesn’t fit all”. It’s better to scan with all of the alternatives off, using only the tone curve to change the light and contrast. Then use your graphics program to sharpen, descreen, decrease dust, change color saturation etc. As necessary and you will be able see the changes, and undo mistakes.

GETTING THE BEST SCANS
Admittedly, the auto settings work well under most situation when scanning “typical” originals (and it’s the only part of the annoying scanning program that the Canon geeks make any try at improving). But what happens when the auto settings don’t produce good results? You’re stuck with crappy scans or you must use up half a day learning how to use the “Advanced Settings”. My recommendation use the “Advanced Settings” for routine scans. You will become a scanning wizard in no time far better than any “automatic” program. It only takes some more seconds for fine tuning per scan once you know what you’re doing. You have most likely already learned how to use your graphics programs to enhance your photos why not use those expertise to enhance your documents?

The best scans are made by using the “Advanced Settings”, and setting the tone curve manually, with all of the different alternatives “off”. Pre defining tone curves and other setting for your specific project makes the procedure easier. Unfortunately, you must “summon” your pre defined settings for each scan. Note that you must define things in a specific order, or the defaults reset very annoying.

Don’t count on scanning with the auto or default “Advanced Settings” , then fixing things. Read more ›

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Love this scanner!, October 31, 2010
By Gina See all my reviews () This review is from: Canon CanoScan LiDE110 Color Image Scanner (4507B002) (Electronics) I scrapbook and transitioned from manual scrapbooking to digital. I had tons of pictures that required to be scanned into my laptop (thousands). We looked at the small picture scanners that scan hundreds of pictures in an hour or so. Decided against them because though fast, the quality of the scans were grainy and you had to use sleeves for the pics. They did not get good reviews and were double the price of this scanner. This was one of the cheaper full sized scanners we found on Amazon, we decided that the Canon name had to be good for the price. IT IS! it’s SO easy to use, nothing complicated at all. The software was easy to load and user friendly. I discovered I could scan many pictures at a time and the software could separate them into their own files so there was no messing around with trying to cut and paste to do multiples at one time. It’s really light weight and basic. The quality of the scans is great, they looked as good as the original picture. I could recommend this scanner to anybody. You typically get what you pay for, but we were more than pleasantly surprised at the quality of this Canon scanner.

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Easy to set up, professional results, November 1, 2010
By M. Francis (Los Angeles, CA USA) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Canon CanoScan LiDE110 Color Image Scanner (4507B002) (Electronics) I newly bought the Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 as a substitute for an older LiDE 30. This LiDE’s most vital features is that it’s matched with all variants of Microsoft Windows, as well as Windows seven 64 bit (the older variant isn’t matched with 64 bit variants of windows) and the fact that it’s powered through the USB 2.0 cable, meaning no power supply to carry around or finding a place to plug in, a plus for use with a notebook computer.

After following the directions for installation, installing the drivers before plugging the scanner into the computer, everything went flawlessly, and the 1st time the scanner has been plugged in, after rebooting, the hardware was found and driver installed.

While this may be used as a stand alone flatbed copier, it may also scan to PDF files right from a button on the front of the scanner, meaning you will not have to have a full shown PDF creation program to create PDF files. A button may also be configured to send a scan straight to your e mail program, though I have not tried this feature.

If you use this scanner in a photo editing program, like Paintshop Pro Photo, or Photoshop, after the driver software loads, I could recommend clicking on the advanced button, as it gives you more control over the details of the scan, which is vital when scanning photos. If you have not used a scanner before, then let me recommend that you choose 600 dpi as your default scanning resolution, instead of the 300 dpi selection you will see the 1st time you use it. Also be aware that jpg files at 600 dpi may be quite big when in color, if you’re scanning a black and white photo or document, you are better off selecting Gray Scale instead of Color. In the advanced mode, changes like DPI and color will show up the next time you use the software. If you use the basic mode, and make changes, this isn’t the case. That is why I generally recommend using this in the advanced mode.

If you are looking for a scanner to scan 50 page papers, this isn’t the scanner to purchase. You need one with an auto sheet feeder, or an All In One with a sheet feeder. This flat bed scanner is best used for scanning photos and books.

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The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter, 8 1/2 by 11 Inch allows you to change all your conventional photos into digital files with a single touch. The scanner can scan photos up to 8 1/2 by eleven inches at a resolution of 600 dpi, so you may be able to keep a permanent archive of all your beloved pictures. The scanner works with or without a computer, saving scanned files either straight to the included SD memory card, or to a computer via the included USB 2.0 cable. Personal Photo Scanner/Converter,
8 1/2 by 11 Inch
At a Glance:
Scans photos up to 8 1/2 by eleven inches gives crisp, in depth pictures with 600 dpi resolution 5 in 1 memory card slot SD memory card included Connects to computer via included USB 2.0 cable Saves pictures in JPG file format Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter, 8 1/2 by 11 Inch Works with or without a computer so you may be able to take it with you wherever you go. View bigger. One Touch Photo Scanning At the touch of a button, the Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter scans any printed photo from wallet size up to 8 1/2 by eleven inches at a resolution of 600 dpi, allowing a digital file that will not degrade over time. Scan straight to Memory Card or Computer The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter works with or without a computer. The scanner has a fitted memory card slot, letting you save scanned photos straight to a memory card that you may then easily move to a digital photo frame or a computer (SD memory card included). The scanner supports SD, XD, MS, MS Pro, and MMC memory card formats. You may also save scanned pictures to a computer using the included USB 2.0 cable. Scans printed photos from wallet size up
To 8 1/2 x eleven inches. View bigger. Easy Photo Archiving, Emailing, and Printing The scanner returns industry standard JPG files that you may easily archive, edit in your beloved photo manipulation software, email to friends and family, and print. Ultra Portable Design for Use Anywhere The scanner is so compact that you may take it with you wherever you have photos to scan. Use it at home or at the office, or take it with you when you visit your friends and family so you may be able to scan and copy their photos also. The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter is supported by a one year warranty. What is in the Box Personal Photo Scanner/Converter, SD Card, calibration card, sensor cleaning swab, power adapter, USB cable, user guide, fast start guide, and Scan2PC software.

288 of 289 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars EXACTLY What I Was Looking For!, August 10, 2010
By Paul Terrell (Denton, TX USA) See all my reviews () This review is from: Pandigital Photolink One Touch PANSCN06 8.5 Inch x11 Inch Photo Scanner (Electronics) I just KNEW this product was out there somewhere! I kept thinking, “Surely I am not the only person who hundreds of photos to scan and can not pay for to take weeks to do it!” I kept looking, reading reviews, and looking many more. There was no way I goed to take five minutes or two minutes per picture, previewing, scanning, cropping, adjusting. All I wanted to do was get decent, fast scans from old photos, good enough to post on Facebook. This little gem turned out to be perfect for what I needed.

PROS: This model will handle up to 8.5 by eleven inch photos. There’s an adjustable guide to assist you feed pictures into the slot, but I found I did not really have to use it as long as I located the photo up against the left edge of the scan path.

Scans are fast. At the default setting, a 4×6 photo takes approx. 20 seconds to scan and save. Everything is auto. You put a picture in the slot. The scanner feeds it through fast! When the light stops blinking, you scan another. I sat there watching TV, feeding one shot after another through the unit without a hitch.

One of the best features is that you do not must be connected to a computer. If you are not connected via the USB cord, photos are automatically saved on the SD card. (The unit comes with a 1GB card, which hold hundreds of photos. HINT: After you install the scanning software from the SD card throughout setup, you may be able to delete the scan software from the SD card. You will free up lots of room for more photos. Just make sure to save a copy of the software someplace, because I couldn’t find a way to download it from the manufacturer’s website.) You could take this unit to your family reunion, sit at a table with the relatives, and scan in photo after photo. When you get home, you may be able to move the photos to your computer, or just pop the SD card into your digital photo frame. (I scanned about 350 photos and had them uploaded and posted to Facebook photo albums in about three hours.) Of course, if you’d favor to connect and scan straight to your computer via USB cable (included), that’s easy to do also.

CONS: You have little control over the scan settings. You decide either 300 dpi (dots per inch) or 600 dpi. (300 dpi is good for posting photos online.)

You dont have control over how the photo files are named when they’re saved on the SD card or on your computer. (They are just numbered sequentially.)

You will need another software program if you have to control the pictures after scanning (cropping, adjusting colors and light, etc.) The software that comes with the scanner doesn’t have any editing functions. I recommend IRFANVIEW, a superb freeware photo editing program .
It could have been really nice if the unit may have operated on batteries. Then you could not have required to use the power cord (included)! Maybe next model.

BOTTOM LINE: If you need museum quality scans for posterity or super high resolution scans for enlarging, get yourself a good flatbed scanner and digital photo editing software. It takes many of money, effort and time to get scans that good.

But if you just need fast, decent quality photo scans for sharing via email or posting online, this can be exactly what you are looking for.

NOTE: After now doing approx. 500 scans, I haven’t had any of the problems with lines across the image that many stated. I do use the little cleaning swab (included) about every 50 scans as suggested by the maker.

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116 of 117 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars great value, superfast way to archive your treasured family times, July 27, 2010
By Aurelio T. McKewon (Ukraine) See all my reviews () This review is from: Pandigital Photolink One Touch PANSCN06 8.5 Inch x11 Inch Photo Scanner (Electronics) The 1st thing we noticed about the PANSCN06 scanner was its small size. The scanner is about the size of the cardboard tube used for a roll of paper towels. The unit is surprisingly powerful and versatile considering its small footprint.

We scanned a family album of 50 different size snapshots from the 1950s and 1960s by putting the scanner in front of the keyboard with the usb cord attached to the computer. Then we got going and placed photo after photo into the scanner slot, with the dual rolls of the scanner doing the work by pulling each photo through the front and out the back. The scanning of 50 photos obliged less than half an hour. Most of the time was spent removing the photos, then reinserting them back into the family album once scanning was complete.

Because we elected to scan straight to the computer rather than the SD card, we got direct feedback by observing each scan on the monitor screen in near real time. We could tell if a photo had been scanned to our satisfaction, or required to be re scanned caused by cockeyed orientation or many other reason.

As others here observed, there are two scanning resolutions, 300dpi and 600dpi. We have only used the lower resolution, but dont have complaints. The scans on the computer screen are at least four times bigger than the original photos, which renders detail enough to blow us away.

There was an issue with Pandigital scanners about lines coming out in the scanned image. We experienced no such problem after 50 scans. Reviewers on other websites suggested opening the scanner case to clean the scanning glass of baked on dirt or debris which cause the lines. We’re prepared to try this remedy if needed, but only after the warranty expires.

There is one vital issue about old photo scanning that needs to be brought to light here. This scanner is proficient at revealing details, many great and many not, which aren’t evident in the original photos. , that hairy facial mole on Aunt Matilda’s face in 1956 will again be front and center on your computer screen, if it wasn’t that obvious in your little two x three print from the Eisenhower governance.

In our case, we grew up with a big active family that abused photos. , after scanning we found ourselves using the eyedropper and paintbrush in Photoshop to restore pictures. We removed a wrinkle caused by a puppy teething on a print. We digitally blotted a red raspberry jam stain from my sister Susan’s nose. We whitened the image to take off yellowed maturing look. And so on.

Bottom line: great value, fast way to archive your treasured family times from yesteryear.

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68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars It Works!, July 15, 2010
By R. Gordon “Sporto” (North Carolina) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Pandigital Photolink One Touch PANSCN06 8.5 Inch x11 Inch Photo Scanner (Electronics) I received the Panscn06 yesterday. I read the manual, hooked up the scanner to my PC, loaded the software from the supplied sd card, and started scanning pictures into Picasa. I was able to scan photos of all sizes from three x five up to eight 1/2 x 11. It took many Poloroids. I haven’t encountered any problems like lines in the scanned photos. Today I brought the movable scanner to work and while on break, pluged the scanner into an outlet, scanned 17 photos to the sd card in a couple of minutes, and tonight, I’ll load them on my home computer. So far, I love it.

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