Canon CanoScan LiDE 60 Color Image Scanner

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 10.2 x 1.6 inches ; 5.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 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: B0009Y6BKK
• Item model number: 0337B002
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 11, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com

Enjoy quality scans at an affordable price. For work or play, the sleek CanoScan LiDE 60 Color Image Scanner is a one-stop scanning machine. Four easy buttons automate the scanning process, making it simple to scan, copy, and create e-mail attachments or PDFs. Just position your original and select the use for the image! Old family snapshots, important documents, your work samples and personal notebooks--whatever the task, the LiDE 60 scanner will get it done fast.

The USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface enables incredibly fast image transfers to your computer, with the fastest possible scanning speeds and previews of your scans in approximately 9 seconds. One simple cable provides both power and the USB connection, reducing the number of wires around your desk. Plus, an included desktop stand gives you the option of positioning the scanner vertically to save desk space.

As you'd expect, this versatile machine also delivers high-quality scanning performance. It produces a maximum 1200 x 2400 color dpi resolution (software enhanced: 19,200 color dpi) and 48-bit color depth, for over 281 trillion possible colors. The LiDE 60 scanner comes with powerful software including our CanoScan Toolbox 4.9, which provides a range of creative and practical tools.

Smart features for amazing results
This is one intelligent scanner. For larger projects, Multi-Scan Mode lets you scan multiple images simultaneously, rather than one by one. Just arrange them on the glass and select "Multi-Scan"--that's it! For convenience, each image is automatically saved as an individual file. The LiDE 60 scanner also comes with Quick Automatic Retouching and Enhancement (QARE) technology, which reduces much of the dust and scratches that may appear on your older originals. It even auto-corrects to help with graininess, picture fading and improper backlighting. After enhancement you can archive these beautiful images and then e-mail them or print them for family and friends.

Through thick or thin, the Z-Lid top delivers
The unique Z-Lid expansion top even delivers high-quality scans of bulky items such as personal notebooks. It lifts approximately 1 inch vertically then lies down flat on the item you are scanning, for a clear, complete scan.

What's in the Box
CanoScan LiDE 60 Color Image Scanner, USB cable, stand, CanoScan Setup CD-ROM, warranty information

Product Description

CanoScan LiDE 60 Flatbed Scanner

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CanoScan LiDE 60 - Great scanner at a great price!, March 11, 2006

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R. Markham - See all my reviews
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This scanner is very light and compact. No annoying AC power brick to get in your way as it gets power from USB connection. Small enough to slip into a notebook bag for traveling. Uses small LED light bar instead of traditional fluorescent bulb to perform scan allowing for smaller footprint. A nice touch is the included stand so you can mount it upright on a desk. However, in order to scan this way, the document must be flat else it will fall off the platen before you can close the lid.

Very pleased with scan speed due in part to its high speed USB 2.0 connection. For 200 dpi B/W docs, speed is not much different from my old scanner. The speed of this scanner really shines for color dpi settings of 600 and above. I can scan a 1200 dpi photo in less than a minute. My old scanner took several minutes to perform the same feat.

An important consideration for any scanner is its scan driver. An excellent scanner with a crappy driver will yield disappointing results. The LiDE 60 has an excellent driver with modes for beginners and experts. I had 20+ year old photos that were faded and by setting the fade correction in the driver software, I got scans which looked better with more accurate color than the original photos. It can also scan multiple photos in one pass and the driver will automatically crop and save each photo as a separate file. A great time saver if you're scanning lots of photos.

This scanner does not have a transparency adapter, so if you want to scan 35mm photo negatives or slides you'll need a different scanner. Some may be turned off that it's "only" 1200 dpi, whereas some scanners on the market in this price range are 2400 dpi or higher. Unless you plan to scan 4x6 photos and make lots of 11x17 blowups, 1200 dpi is more than enough if all you plan to do is scan photos to save on your computer. I use 600 dpi for scanning photos. I've done comparisons of a photo scanned at 600 and 1200 and barely notice a difference even at high magnification. Plus the jpeg file size of a 1200 dpi scan is about 3 times larger than that of a 600 dpi scan.

The only annoyance is the high pitched noise it makes as the light bar moves across the platen, particularly at 300 dpi or less. It's much quieter using resolutions higher than 300 dpi because the light bar moves more slowly. This is a minor nitpick as you get used to it after a few scans. I really like this scanner and highly recommend it. You get a lot of value for the price.

73 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this scanner, October 2, 2005

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Will - See all my reviews

This scanner works great and makes great scans! Using the easy software, with one click, you can scan mulitple images and save them to a specified folder. One click! This scanner is very small and lightweight and runs off the USB port, NO POWER CORD! I've scanned over 200 photos and they all turned out great! You can easily scan 2 4x6 photos, 3 if you space them out just right. Scans documents well and with the push of the copy button on the front you can make a color or black and white copy of a cd, fax, etc- the scanner sent the print job to the printer automatically! This scanner is a great value and is worth every penny! I got this for $63.99 (in Sept. 2005) but the price has since been raised. Tech support on this scanner is great, but you probaly won't need it- this scanner is incredibly easy to use and setup! No complaints here!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of those great products that just works., May 13, 2006

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Mr. C (Lexington, MA USA) - See all my reviews

I won't repeat the points in all the other good reviews. They're spot on. My favorite features of this scanner:

1) Very slim, stores away easily.
2) Draws power from the USB port on my PC. No adapter to deal with.
3) The multipage PDF option. Perfect for scanning all my tax docs before they go off to the accountant. I just scan and scan, and it makes a single pdf with a page for each scan.