Canon LiDE200 Color Image Scanner (2924B002)
Canon LiDE200 Color Image Scanner (2924B002) see short title
Product Rating:
Canon LiDE200 color image scanner has convenient features for easy scanning up to 4800 dpi.
Canon LiDE200 color image scanner has convenient features for easy scanning up to 4800 dpi. « short desciption
User Reviews
-
Review Date: 2009-11-25
Although the Canon LIDE 200 is not the fastest scanner around, it provides a good option for the budget-conscious consumer; for Mac users with Snow Leopard, it works right out of the box, and Windows/older OS X users need only to install from the CD. The scanner attaches to the computer via USB cable and requires no outside power to run. It is simple, sleek, and relatively sturdy.
Like many budget scanners, the Canon takes a while to warm up between scans, a process that takes less than a minute but which can still be annoying if you want to scan many documents. The scans themselves are fairly quick. But the best feature of the LIDE is the ability for the scanner to determine separate documents on the flat bed surface, allowing users to "warm up" once and perform, say, four different scans with one push of a button. (This feature seems to be the default, although the preferences can be changed to scan everything as a single document.) The scanner never failed to detect the boundaries between photographs. All photos I scanned were of good enough quality to enlarge and use in a print project.
I recommend the Canon for anyone who needs a scanner for light or moderate use. If you plan to scan a lot, you might be better off investing in a faster model.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
User: Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Rating:
Summary: Good scans, intuitive to use, with moderate speed
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
-
Review Date: 2009-11-20
I purchased this scanner to digitize 3 1/2" by 5" photos, and needed something powered by a USB port on my laptop. I have about 20,000 photos to scan, and using my Epson photo scanner, one photo at a time, was taking too long.
This scanner cannot scan negatives or slides, but does an adequate job on prints. By scanning 4 photos at a time, my work goes much faster - it is NOT 4 times as fast as scanning individual photos, but is probably about twice as fast.
Scanning these photos at 300 dpi is sufficient; scans at higher resolution wouldn't add to the quality of the digitized files.
The scanner is light weight, and easily transportable. It is quiet and relatively fast. I consider it a good instrument for quickly scanning 3 1/2 by 5-inch photos, and I highly recommend it for that purpose.
User: Country Squire
Rating:
Summary: Canon LiDE 200 scanner
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
-
Review Date: 2009-11-18
Purchased the Canon image scanner at Amazon.com. Best price available. No problems, works smoothly, easy to set up.
User: Pomegranate Farmer
Rating:
Summary: Scan and Copy in Color or B/W
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
-
Review Date: 2009-11-16
I ordered this scanner primarily for the claimed optical scanning resolution of 4800dpi, but it doesn't actually support it. The scanner driver only allows you to select up to 1200dpi from a drop-down menu (I tried both the driver that came with it on CD as well as from their website). It allows you to type in a much higher dpi, but comparing the resulting scan with a copy of the scan shrunk to 25% and scaled back up 400% in software shows no difference in detail levels. Even the edges of physical objects on the scanner bed are heavily blurred at anything above 1200dpi. I contacted Canon with my concerns, the first rep replied to a question I didn't ask and was completely unrelated to my problem. I replied, again outlining my problem and what tests I had done so far. I received the automated "Thank you for your e-mail inquiry. Your message has been received." within minutes. It has been a week now with no actual response.
In terms of a generic scanner, it's not too bad. Reasonable color depth, reasonably quick scans, only having to deal with one cable is a definite plus, scans at 1200dpi look ok. Unfortunately, I bought it for scanning things at higher resolutions, and for that it is worthless. Support channels were pretty much useless as well.
User: B. Mays
Rating:
Summary: Does not support 4800dpi optical
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
-
Review Date: 2009-11-11
I like Canon products. I really do. I've owned several over the years and there's always one on my wishlist. This LiDE 200 scanner is attractive, lightweight, was relatively easy to set up, and most of all, delivers good images for my uses. Those are all things I expect from Canon. Unfortunately, what I also expect and definitely received is horrible software. It is slow, confusing, inconvenient, and seemingly impossible to override. It was clearly not designed with an understanding of how someone wants to easily use a scanner as a small part of everyday life or business. So the scanner, instead of being a helpful minor tool that makes life easier, becomes a chore to be "dealt with". Sad. It could have been different so easily.
User: Phillip Hunter
Rating:
Summary: As usual, great hardware, terrible software
Helpful Votes: 1
Total Votes: 1
Product Details
- New "Auto Scan Mode" automatically adjusts settings by detecting where you are scanning
- High-speed letter size color scanning in approximately 14 seconds
- Just one USB cable for data and power
- Advanced Z-lid expansion top for scanning bulky items
Amazon Results
| Price | Store | Rating | Availability | |
| Check Price | Amazon.com | Usually ships in 24 hours |  |