Review Of The Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Scanner

It is very important to many people that they are able to copy and scan a photo with flawless results. There are very few scanners that have the ability to scan negatives too. For this very reason, the Canon CanoScan 8800F has taken the lead in the market. This scanner was created with the ability to scan negatives, film and photos in mind. The dimensions are great at 18.9 inches long, 4 inches tall, and 10.7 inches wide. The size is very compact when you consider all of the capabilities that are available with this unit. The weight, around 9 pounds, is also a great aspect of this system. The scanner bed is capable of scanning in either monochrome or color. This system has great compatibility as it works with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000, and Macintosh OSX 10.2.8 and better.

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Scanning is an easy function with this system as it will scan pictures and read both monochrome and color images very easily. The incorporation of white LED lamps that are high luminance has given this machine the ability to scan quickly and not have to wait for the "warm up" process like in other scanners. It uses 4800X9600 dpi in the resolution of the color so the pictures that are printed will be very high quality. You will also be able to scan in your 35mm negatives and produce great looking positives, or maybe even scan them into great looking slides. Using the Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Scanner is simple with the labeled bank of buttons that serve as the control center for the machine. It is also compatible with other programs designed for image correction, like PhotoShop. While this scanner was designed to be top of the line as far as quality, there are some concerns with the resolution scanning. There have been complaints that when you select to scan at a high resolution level, it takes much longer than is really necessary. There may also be times that the software crashes and some issues with the buffering too.

It is very common to read reviews for this Canon model. The Canon CanoScan 8800F reviews are typically very positive as people comment on the very quick speed and how great the resolution is. These aspects are very impressive. One of the reviews from a customer said that the scanner set up was simple and fast. They purchased this specific model so they would have the ability to scan in their 35mm slides. It takes only two minutes to completely scan in four slides and it is done at 1200 dpi. A different customer stated that this scanner provides them with results that are consistent every time. He also tells about how it works perfectly with Photoshop Elements version 5. It will also work very nicely with the operating system, windows vista and does not cause any problems at all.

Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Scanner has been designed to give you excellent results in scanning 35mm negatives and positives, and even slides. The settings on this machine are vast and using the easy setup and the user's guide that is so informative will get you up and running very quickly. The simplicity of the program is also great points since they will allow you to create excellent images from the scanner and turn them into great pictures on your computer in just a matter of minutes. This printer does not have the problem that other printers have, being too bulky and space consuming. It is compact and sleek and will fit nicely in a smaller amount of space, yet will allow you to scan up to four slides at one time on the scanner bed.