Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Image Scanner (2168B002)
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: Canon Office ProductsFormat: CD
Platform: Windows XP
Model: 2168B002
Color: Gray/Black
Product features:
- Color film, negative, photo scanner featuring high-luminance white LED lamps helps to scan, copy, and create emails and multi-paged PDFs
- Batch-scan up to 4 slides or 12 35mm frames and rich, vivid color: 48-bit color depth yields over 281 trillion possible colors
- Digitally remove dust, scratches, and other imperfections from old or precious photos
- Large function buttons automate the scanning process-select the use for the image, and it's ready in seconds
- Built-in retouching technology removes much of the dust and scratches on original prints, improving image quality
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Image Scanner (2168B002)
Customer Review: Probably as good as it gets, for now.
Summary: 4 Stars
We decided to digitalize some of our old pictures. I have an Agfa SnapScan 1212u and love it. But after a few hours of scanning, it's showing its age. The scans take a long time and progress was definitely limited by 90s technology. So I did a lot of research on the web. It seemed to come down to two scanners for photo scanning, Canon's CanoScan 8800F and Epson's Perfection V500. Both retail for the same price, but the Epson is much cheaper discounted, including on Amazon. The Epson Perfection V600 is not discounted and I didn't really see a difference between it and the V500 so I never considered it.
Based on the reviews, the 8800F and V500 seemed to be pretty much equivalent. But on most reviews, the Canon usually was the preferred scanner chosen. The overwhelming 5 star reviews on Amazon seemed to support what others on the web were saying. So based on those numbers, I chose the 8800F.
Ok, on to my experience. The scanner shipped immediately even though I picked free shipping. Showed up in 3 days from Phoenix. The scanner itself has a slightly larger footprint than my Agfa and not as tall. The lid kind of surprised me. It is thick with some kind of electronics in it. There is a cord in the back connecting the top to the base of the scanner. The top is hinged and cannot expand so it's not really designed to scan books (at least you don't have to worry about copyrighted material). There are a number of scanner function buttons on the front of the lid. I don't plan on using them other than the power button as I prefer to use software to do scanning operations. A minor complaint is that the scanner has to be manually turned on. Maybe there is a way around this, I don't know. My Agfa turned on automatically when I requested a scan. But this is trivial. The unit is the standard black and grey and matches Dell's XPS color scheme. As big as the scanner is, I wish they would put the power brick inside the unit. Other than that, no complaints about the physical appearance of the scanner.
Now for my practical experience. I am running Windows 7 64-bit on a Dell i7 XPS Studio, 12gb ram, 2tb disk space, so no issues on power, memory or storage. Loaded all the software without any problems and did the test scan.
The first thing I noticed was the sound when it scans. It is a very high pitched whine, not loud but a bit irritating to me. On the return there is a noticeable servo whirl sound. This is not a quiet scanner. My wife was working next to me and asked what was that sound. It was that noticeable and unusual. Maybe I'm use to the Agfa's gentle humming sound, but the 8800F will definitely take some getting used to. Our HP 7410 all in one scanner is not as loud or irritating on scans.
The scans are very fast compared to the Agfa, only a few seconds. Then it goes through a cycle of cropping, sending the scan to a file and finally opening a photo editor. As another reviewer has mentioned, as it cycles through the steps, it interrupts whatever else you may be doing. I was going to check my email and when it sent the crop message, it took me out of keying my userid. I went back and keying in my password it bounced me out again to tell me it was saving the image. Then it started the photo editor and bounced me to that screen. I think they need to work on this irritating feature.
The scans. I have mixed feelings here. I tend to put several pictures on the scanner and do one scan. For whatever reason, on some scans it only returned 3 of 5 pictures scanned. On others, it failed to separate the pictures and I got 3, 2 or 1 scan for the 5 pictures in various combinations. The pictures were separated so there shouldn't have been any issue.
It also put a white edge to some pictures. The pictures being scanned are all borderless. But sometimes there is a white border on an edge. It doesn't seem to have deleted anything so I just crop it off in the editor.
Other times there is a slight white edge added on a corner with a matching white edge on the opposite corner, like the picture isn't straight. But the software is suppose to handle this and it does most of the time but sometimes not. I got in the habit of only doing 3 pictures at a time to avoid these issues but it still does it even then. Two of three will be fine. It's the third one that has an issue, sometimes even scanning one picture has the problem. A few times I removed the good scans and rescanned the third picture without even moving it and it comes back fine on the rescan. Bit of a mystery here.
The included software. The box says it is Windows 7 capable so I am guessing this is a current model of the scanner, not one from 3 years ago. I normally check for a trademark date, but there isn't one on the box. Well the included default editor is ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5 and after the scan it tries to open it. First thing it says is 'compatibility issues with your version of Windows'. Great. Don't know if its Windows 7 or 64 bit. Went to the ArcSoft site and there it says PhotoStudio is now Windows 7 compatible. Unfortunately that is in version 6. Well if you ignore the warning the application does launch and you can use it. But I am cautious when it says it is not compatible. Who knows what may happen or if it crashes after spending an hour fixing a picture. You can change the default photo editor easily so it isn't a big deal but something included that isn't useful for me.
Adobe PhotoShop Elements is also included. It doesn't seem to have any issues, but it is version 5. The current release is version 8. I don't mind being a version or two behind, but 3 versions old? I saw a review of the v500 that said they are shipping with version 7. Maybe Canon couldn't work out as good a deal with Adobe. I use Microsoft's Digital Image Suite for 90% of my photo editing, it's simple and does what I need. I also have the full version of Adobe PhotoShop so it isn't an issue. But another useless software that I won't use. Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Macintosh is also included for you Apple users out there.
The only other software that may be useful is ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR. But I already have and use Readiris Pro 12 so I haven't tried the included OCR. I guess there are other programs included but I'm not real familiar with them and probably won't use them.
I went back to re-read the reviews on the scanner. It was then I noticed most of the reviews for both the 8800F and the V500 seem to be more focused on scanning negatives and slides. I may have been mistaken in selecting this scanner for just scanning old pictures. I tried scanning color negatives and it does a great job there. But be aware, it is very, very slow compared to regular photo scans. The scanning window said it would take 7 minutes to do 4 pictures. It did take a while, I don't think 7 minutes, but a very noticeable amount of time. The white pad on the lid must also be removed and the negative holder (35mm) looks like it will only hold 4 strips. My main purpose is for photos and maybe the occasional negative so this isn't an issue.
Overall I guess I am pleased with the scanner. It is fast for picture scanning and the scans appear fine. It works for what I got it for, picture scanning and speed. The scans are a bit softer than the prints and the color and exposure are a bit off, but I'm sure these can be corrected with software settings and definitely with a photo editor. I will keep it rather than return it to try the Epson. But I cannot in good conscience recommend it as highly as others. The short comings in the software alone need to be noted. I'm sure the Epson is just as accurate in the scans and has its own issues. I sought a perfect solution to all my scanning needs and got a little less than that. Maybe my expectations are too high.
Description of Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Image Scanner (2168B002)
The Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner features high-luminance white LED lamps, which means it, can scan immediately without warming up. It?s simple, streamlined design includes seven simple buttons you use to scan, copy, create emails and multi-page PDFs, and automatically scan with an incredible color resolution-up to 4800 by 9600 dpi. With the CanoScan's sophisticated retouching technology, you can improve old and precious photos by digitally removing dust and scratches from antique, faded, or otherwise aging prints. The CanoScan 8800F is able to simultaneously scan up to four slides or twelve 35-millimeter frames, using either positives or negatives. In addition, a USB 2.0 interface makes scanning and image transfers faster than ever. Sleek and fast, this powerful scanner will impress you the very first time you push power. You'll quickly produce spectacular results, with max color dpi resolution of 4800 x 9600. Seven easy buttons automate the scanning process, so it's simple to scan, copy and create e-mails and multi-page PDFs. Built-in FARE 3.0 retouching technology helps to enhance your final images. And to save time, you can batch-scan up to twelve 35mm frames or up to four slides-either positives or negatives.The Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner features high-luminance white LED lamps, which means it can scan immediately without warming up. Its simple, streamlined design includes seven simple buttons you use to scan, copy, create emails and multi-page PDFs, and automatically scan with an incredible color resolution--up to 4800 by 9600 dpi. With the CanoScan's sophisticated retouching technology, you can improve old and precious photos by digitally removing dust and scratches from antique, faded, or otherwise aging prints. The CanoScan 8800F is able to simultaneously scan up to four slides or twelve 35-millimeter frames, using either positives or negatives. In addition, a USB 2.0 interface makes scanning and image transfers faster than ever.
The CanoScan 8800F includes a compact 10.7-by-18.9-by-4-inch design and weighs 9.2 pounds. This flatbed, color, and monochrome scanner is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OSX 10.2.8 through 10.4.x. It includes a CD-ROM with printer driver, setup software, and user's guide, Adobe Photoshop Elements, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, MP Navigator EX, NewSoft Presto! PageManager (Windows only), and ScanSoft OmniPage SE. In addition, the manufacturer offers a 1-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
CanoScan 8800F color scanner, AC adapter, Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM, cross sell sheet, quick start guide, setup software and user's guide CD-ROM, warranty card, film guides (35-millimeter negative/positive, 35-millimeter negative/positive mounted slides, 120 roll film strip), power cord, and USB cable.
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