Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 4.8 x 10.9 inches ; 10.6 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: B0002U40NG
• Item model number: 9554A002
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (203 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #16 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners > Flatbed Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The feature-rich CanoScan 8400F Color Image Scanner lets you produce superb high-speed scans of a wide range of materials. Now, you can easily scan valuable photos, important documents, books, old slides and even medium-format film. Your results? A spectacular 3,200 x 6,400 color dpi resolution (maximum) and 48-bit color depth, for over 281 trillion possible colors.

Thanks to its high-end image processor and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, this powerful scanner can provide super-fast image transfers to your computer, allowing you to see previews in approximately 2 seconds. For added convenience, four easy buttons--scan, copy, email, and PDF-automate the scanning process; so your projects can get done more quickly. Just position your original, select the use for the image, and in seconds it's ready to go. Canon's Hyper CCD III System on the 8400F Scanner features a 3200 dpi sensor offering greater light sensitivity with smaller pixels for capturing more image detail, as compared to 2400 dpi scanners.

Are some of your most precious images on old slides and negatives worn and collecting dust? Canon has a simple solution: FARE (Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement) Level 3. Its built-in retouching technology handles the most common problems found with old negatives and slides. It can remove much of the dust and scratches that may appear on your originals. It can also revive images that have faded over time. Plus, Backlight Correction Technology works to adjust image exposure, and Grain Correction will help smooth out grainy images.

What's in the Box
Canon 8400f scanner, AC adapter, USB cable, film guides (35mm negatives, 35mm mounted slides, 120 roll film strip), setup CD-ROM, user's guide

Product Description

Canon CANOSCAN 8400F 3200X6400 DPI FLATBED SCANNER

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

209 of 215 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great low price scanner, December 16, 2004

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donny "don130" (Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

Got this scanner yesterday and out of the three brands I have had (UMAX, Epson, and nor Canon) this is the best. The color and picture quality are fantastic, so far. I would like to see a stand alone scanner app rather than having to use Image Capture or Photoshop. I work in 10.3 and it works without a hitch. I especially like the fact that the one touch buttons on the scanner actually work in OSX. This is a first for me. I also like that it has a power switch. I think that is what killed my last scanner.

And as an added bonus it does slides and negatives! Haven't tried that yet.

Definitely recommend.

Update: Have finally tried scanning negatives and the scanner did an amzing job. The saturation and detail was amazing! I was blown away by the image quality from the negative!

71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canoscan 8400F First Impression, October 2, 2004

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S. Smith "Neatcars" (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

I purchased this scanner to scan some old photos, negatives and slides. I scanned a 4x6, a old 3x5 photo, and some film today and am very happy with the results. Still trying to get up to speed on the software, but seems to work very easily. Scans seemed to be very quick. I use Mac OSX and didn't have any problems. I haven't installed Photoshop Elements yet.

I had an Epson 636 that still works, but this scanner is several generations newer.

Quick service from Amazon as well.

Thanks.

170 of 185 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good..., October 14, 2004

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S. Johnson (Jacksonville Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon CanoScan 8400F Flatbed Scanner (Office Product)

Just received my scanner yesterday and it took me about 5-minutes to get it installed. I had a pile of odds-n-ends type documents I needed to scan plus a couple of photos and this scanner handled it all with ease. The scans were beautiful and crisp. I love the various "scan" buttons on the front of this thing but my only complaint is that I have to hold the button down for a second before it starts scanning. I would prefer it to respond a little more rapidly when I press the button but maybe this is to prevent accidental scans if someone were to bump a button by accident. This is only a minor complaint, however.

I think this is an excellent scanner for the money.