Canon CanoScan LiDE 600F scanner (0302B002) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: CE
Buy Refurbished: $150.00
Rating:  61 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 16.1 x 1.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 0302B002
Model: 0302B002
UPC: 013803067842
EAN: 0013803067842
ASIN: B000HDQ2GG
Release Date: August 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 3-way design for upright and horizontal scanning options | | • | Numerous features for auto correcting scans of photos and 35mm film | | • | 7 easy buttons to quickly copy,scan,e-mail or create multi-page PDF files | | • | Advanced double-hinge-lid open 180 degress allowing to scan thick originals | | • | Built-in stand holds the scanner vertically, saving desktop space |
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Product Description
Scan family snapshots, school projects, important documents-even your child's spelling award. Whatever the task, this versatile scanner makes it simple. Large function buttons automate the process, so it's easy to scan originals and e-mail them or create PDFs. The Advanced Double-Hinge-Lid opens 180 degrees allowing clear, complete scans of your thickest originals such as notebooks. Plus, the provided stand holds the scanner vertically, saving you desktop space.Produce scans with spectacular resolution of up to 4800 x 9600 color dpi. To save time, simultaneously scan up to 6 frames of 35mm film (negatives or positives). The USB 2.0 interface enables the fastest possible image transfers and scanning speeds. The CanoScan LiDE 600F allows great scans from any angle: position it facing you, turn it 90 degrees, or place it on its side (with included stand) to save space. Produce clean copies / scans even of thick items that do not lie flat on the platen. The included software greatly enhances resolution, up to an amazing 19200 color dpi. Built-in retouching technology removes much of the dust and scratches on original prints, and revives faded images. One convenient cable to your computer provides both a USB connection and power. Large function buttons automate the scanning process - select the use for the image, and it's ready in seconds.
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Versatile Scanning Performance with Compact Style.
Scan family snapshots, school projects, important documents--even your child's spelling award. Whatever the task, the CanonScan LiDE600F scanner makes it simple. Large function buttons automate the process, so it's easy to scan originals and e-mail them or create PDFs. The Advanced Double-Hinge-Lid opens 180 degrees allowing clear, complete scans of your thickest originals such as notebooks. Plus, the provided stand holds the scanner vertically, saving you desktop space. Features include: - Spectacular scans: Produce scans with spectacular resolution of up to 4800 x 9600 color dpi.
- Rich, vivid color: 48-bit color depth yields over 281 trillion possible colors.
- Multi-image scanning: To save time, simultaneously scan up to 6 frames of 35mm film (negatives or positives).
- Faster data: The USB 2.0 interface enables the fastest possible image transfers and scanning speeds.1
- Great scans from any angle: Position it facing you, turn it 90 degrees, or place it on its side (with included stand) to save space.
- Copy / scan thick originals: Produce clean copies / scans even of thick items that do not lie flat on the platen.
- Incredible resolution: The included software greatly enhances resolution, up to an amazing 19,200 color dpi.
- Old photos look new: Built-in retouching technology removes much of the dust and scratches on original prints, and revives faded images.
- Less wires: One convenient cable to your computer provides both a USB connection and power.
- Easy scanning: Large function buttons automate the scanning process - select the use for the image, and it's ready in seconds.
1. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed requires Windows XP, 2000 or Mac OS X operating systems. For Windows 98, Me and Mac OS X v.10.2 to 10.2.6 operating systems, the scanner will operate at USB 1.1 specifications. What's in the box
CanoScan LiDE 600F, USB 2.0 Cable, Film Adapter Unit, Documentation kit: Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, Quick Start Guide, Cross Sell Sheet, Registration Card, Warranty Card
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| Customer Reviews: Read 56 more reviews...
 Big Performance In A Small Package December 17, 2008
B. Weiss (San Jose, CA)
Canon has packed a lot of power in a little package. The capabilities of the CanoScan LiDE 600F is nothing short of impressive. I've skipped over talking about most of the features that you can garner from the product literature and most reviews, and simply highlighted some of its capabilities:
Color & Resolution
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With a 48-bit color depth for a total of over 281 trillion possible colors! (2^48 = 281,474,976,710,656) and a maximum optical resolution of 4800 x 9600 dpi, this scanner is comparable to the best scanners currently available. The resolution is double that of its look-alike predecessor, the LiDE 500F, which has a maximum optical resolution of 2400 x 4800 dpi.
In practice, you probably won't be needing resolutions _remotely_ close to the maximum resolution it's capable of! Case in point, if you set it to scan at its maximum resolution and color depth, you will generate an output with a file size running up into the Gigabyte range, and the scanner driver will display a warning. Scan times would also be inordinately long. So, from the standpoint of practicality, its power is a little bit of an overkill. It's nice to know that it's capable of way more than what you'll need, nonetheless.
Quality of Scanned Images
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I put the scanner to the test and scanned a 4 x 6 photograph at 1200 dpi. The scan took 4 minutes and generated a file size of over 100 MB. Because of its size, the only application I possessed that was able to open it was Photoshop. When opened, I saw that the resulting screen resolution was humongous. When zoomed to fit the screen, the picture was stunning. Details were as sharp as the original. Granted, my LCD monitor isn't calibrated, and pro-CRT color purists would say LCD displays produce inaccurate true colors, the scanned reproduction was mighty close in color to the original. When printed, the printed output was indistinguishable in sharpness from the original. In terms of color and brightness, I thought the reproduction actually looked a little better than the original.
I do have a quip to make about document scanning. The printed scanned output has a very slight pinkish tint to it - not terribly noticeable but definitely perceptible. Regardless, it doesn't detract from the quality of the scan. At very high resolutions, you can make out the individual fibers on the paper, literally.
Speed
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The warm-up time is just under 3 seconds. In my tests, the scan speed was 40 seconds at a respectable 300 dpi (sufficient for OCR), 38 seconds at 150 dpi, and 32 seconds at 75 dpi. The quality of the printed output of the image scanned at 75 dpi isn't any worse than what you get from a photocopy machine. So, for the purpose of archiving documents, 75 dpi is quite adequate. Although not blazingly fast, the scanning speed is respectable for the occasional copying of important documents - perfect for home use.
Portability
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The best way to describe the LiDE 600F is that it is comparable to a laptop in both size and weight. Actually, it even looks and feels like one - it's sleek, compact, and lightweight, which makes it very portable indeed. If you need to do some scanning on the road, this scanner is ideal because the USB cable from the laptop supplies it with the necessary power. If you're pressed for space, this scanner can even be propped upright, so you can do drop-in scanning.
Overall
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The resolution and clarity of this scanner is simply phenomenal. The scan speed is a little on the slow side for voluminous scanning, but for the home user who needs to make an occasional digitized backup, this might just be the perfect scanner. It's big selling point is its portability, and rightly so. The ease with which this scanner can be carried around is a definite plus. It is able to produce the best scan quality you can ever hope for, and it does it at a respectable speed. All things considered, the CanoScan LiDE 600F is top-notch and more than worthy of a 5-star rating.
 Two MAJOR reasons to not buy it December 14, 2008
Jonathan Gawne (The great Northeast)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned a lot of scannersover th eyears, and four have been cannon. I probably will not buy any more Cannons.
While this scanner functione pretty well for a while, as did most of the cannons I have owned, this one had finicky instalation issues, and at random times would just plain stop working properly. Now even uninstaling/reinstalling will not get it to function correctly. Fromt he web I see I am not the only person to have these issues. And Canon is not helpful.
The second big issue with Cannons is that if you end up pressing down on the scanner, such as to flatten paper, it WILL break the machine. Thetr is next to zero tolerance for this, and I have had to toss 3 of them for that one reason alone. And I am very gentle with them! Never had this issue with other brands.
Yeah they are cheap and small, but they break easily, and the software is buggy.
It does not work October 3, 2008
James R. Wakefield (Seal Beach, CA)
It does not work. I have contacted Canon support and it still does not work.
Small, reliable, works great September 30, 2008
Donny Marcus Garcia
Works great with my mac , especially with space issues. Unit works without a powersupply just a usb connection to my computer. Fast printing speed and good quality on documents and photos as well. Also comes with a separate negative scanner that you hook up when needed. Sweet! Highly recommended.
This scanner can. September 23, 2008
W. Cooper (Chicago, IL USA)
I used to have a Canoscan LIDE 20, which worked well but had limitations. This new product incorporates a number of improvements in hardware and software that make it more useful and versatile. So far, after about a month of steady use, I've encountered no performance or reliability issues. If the product fits your needs, buy it. You won't be sorry.
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