CanoScan 8600F

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 18.6 x 4.9 inches ; 9.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000HDQ2FW
• Item model number: 1307B002
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (138 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com

Advanced Scanning Performance for Photos and Film.
The CanoScan 8600F Color Image Scanner delivers spectacular results, with color dpi resolution of 4800 x 9600 (max.). Plus, built-in FARE Level 3 retouching technology helps correct for dust and scratches on your originals, revives faded images and even brightens faces and reduces graininess. Seven easy buttons automate the scanning process, so it’s simple to scan, copy and create e-mails and multi-page PDFs. To save time, you can batch-scan up to 12 negative frames or 4 slides, either 35mm or medium format.

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 12 frames of 35mm film (negatives or positives).
• Faster data: The USB 2.0 interface enables the fastest possible image transfers and scanning speeds.¹
• Incredible resolution: The included software greatly enhances resolution, up to an amazing 19,200 color dpi.
• Edits and organizes: This included software lets you enhance photos, archive them and place them in slide shows and e-mails.
• Old photos look new: Built-in retouching technology removes much of the dust and scratches on original prints and revives faded images.
• 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 8600F, AC Adapter, USB Cable, Film Guides: 35mm (negative/positive), 35mm (negative/positive mounted slides), & 120 roll film strip, Documentation kit: Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, Quick Start Guide, Cross Sell Sheet, Registration Card, Warranty Card

Product Description

Advanced Scanning Performance for Photos and Film

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

99 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All I can say is WOW!, September 6, 2006

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Richard Toner (Hendersonville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CanoScan 8600F (Office Product)

I bought this product for my wife to replace an old scanner. The pre-scan time is lightning fast. The quality of the scans are HUGE and clean. We have started to scan some negatives and they are some what slower but the quality is better then any picture can scan in. It is the best scanner I have seen on the market and I would recommend it to anyone. Also it comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements 4. That software runs for $99 by it's self. This scanner is well worth the money.

82 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One fast scanner, November 6, 2006

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Harold Guthrie (Akron, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CanoScan 8600F (Office Product)

I had the 8400F at home and was pleased with it, so I bought the 8600F for work when I needed to scan in a bunch of graphics. For this job, I found it to be a really fast scanner. Both the preview and the final scan of the color graphics were speedy. Sorry, but I did not use the scanner to scan negatives, so I cannot comment on that.

You can tell more about a company when something goes wrong than when everything goes right. The scanner I received had problems with streaking during the scans. I called Canon and got right through to tech support. They spoke English (meaning, it didn't sound like an overseas call center) and determined after 20 mintues that the scanner was bad. Two days later I received a brand new replacement that worked great. I highly recommend buying the Canon brand based on this experience.

I have no regrets buying this scanner, but here are a few things that Canon could do to improve it:

1) The USB cable was a tad short (about 4.5 foot). A 6-foot cable would have been better.

2) The top of the "scan area" is by the hinge of the lid. That means you have to open the lid wide to put something in. For areas where you are limited in vertical space, it would be better if this were moved to the front of the scanner.

3) The scanner cuts off just a hair along the edge of the item being scanned. The edges are how you keep an item "squared" on the scanner, yet 1mm or less along the edge was not included in the scan.

The software that comes with the CanoScan is good, especially Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, which is always rated well in the PC magazines. The CanoScan driver is flexible with plenty of options for the advanced user, as well as basic options for the not-so-advanced user.

I expected a good quality scanner, and was surprised at the speed. I recommend the CanoScan 8600F to you.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Restored slides, January 15, 2007

By 

Bill "Amature photographer" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CanoScan 8600F (Office Product)

I looked at a number of scanning devices, and features offered by the CanoScan appealed to me. I had never used a scanner, but I wanted to put some slides on disks, and I found that a number I had taken some 40 years ago had faded and turned pink. I wasn't too hopeful, but I put in some of the worst slides, and I was totally amazed by the results. Pictures of sea and sky were restord beyond belief. I have only been using the scanner for a few weeks, but thus far, I believe it was worth every cent. Wonderful results at a reasonable price. Amazon delivery was very prompt. I can't attest to the highly technical aspects of the CanoScan, but from my view, a worthwhile buy.