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Canon Lide30 Flat Bed Scanner
From the Manufacturer
Note: The Canon LiDE 30 is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Canon LiDE 35 instead.
Looking for an easy-to-use scanner that offers high-resolution scanning and all the latest features? The CanoScan LiDE 30 USB flatbed scanner has it covered. Just over an inch high, it has all the features you need to scan images, copy documents, and e-mail your favorite photos. The LiDE 30's scan quality is outstanding, with up to 1,200 x 2,400 dpi resolution and up to 48-bit depth that delivers stunning color reproduction with 281 trillion possible colors.
To scan, place the photo on the platen and push the Scan button--that's it. Copy and e-mail functions are just as simple. The LiDE 30 uses one cable for both power and USB data, making setup and operation easy; it needs no extra AC adapter.
The scanner can digitally remove much of the minute dust and scratches on photos automatically with built-in QARE 2.0 (Quality Automatic Retouching and Enhancement) technology, and it can adjust slightly misaligned photos. Scanning multi-pages into a PDF file is just as easy: innovative software even lets you save your images directly to CDs as easily as scan, click, and burn (in Windows only).
The LiDE 30 scanner may be small, but it can tackle big jobs. The exclusive Z-Lid expansion top lifts high and stays flat for scanning books and magazines. Most other scanner covers lift at an angle, often resulting in poor scans.
What's in the Box
Scanner; USB cable; stand; CD-ROM with Quick Start Guide, CanoScan Setup Utility, ScanGear CS scanner driver, CanoScan Toolbox scanning utility program, ArcSoft PhotoStudio image editing program, ArcSoft PhotoBase photo album program, ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and electronic manuals for these programs
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2011
I'm sure the product is fine. But I'd never know. They neglect to tell you that Canon stopped making drivers for this thing. latest you can get is windows XP support. Don't waste your time trying to save some money like I did. Find a newer scanner that will actually work on your machine. If you use Vista 32 bit or earlier then by all means grab it. I'm sure it works fine. But Most people buy PCs right off the shelf from best buy and they come with Windows 7. So this thing wont work.
al1432
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2004
This scanner has a couple of pro's to its credit, but several serious flaws. On the pro side is its small form factor and its ability to obtain its power from the computer's USB port. Both of these were very nice inded. Unfortunately, the down side by far outweighed these factors. Running an XP system, I found (in fact, was told in the documentation) that I could either install the standard driver, which would give me access to operation from the front panel buttons as well as the enclosed software, or I could use the driver for XP and lose all of this functionality. I wasn't told I was getting a compromised item if using XP, so this seemed like an unfair trade off to me. In any case, having installed the "standard" driver first, while it's true that I had access to the buttons and the software, the pictures were skewed to the red end of the spectrum. Not a little, but a lot. They were aweful renditions, not realistic looking at all. I uninstalled the standard driver, and installed the XP driver. As promised, neither the buttons nor the software now worked, and I had to rely on my own third party application to acquire images. Happily, the skewing of color to red was no longer a problem. However, in the case of BOTH drivers, many of the scans had unwanted artifacts, mostly in the form of small white dots scattered throughout the image. On one scan, there was a large white artifact that looked like a scar on the face of the picture's subject. Although I might have been able to live with the lack of software using the XP software, I couldn't accept scans filled with artifacts...back it went to Amazon. I was surprised at the lack of quality here...I had come to expect quality from the Canon name. I was also disappointed to lose the two good features, size and power from USB, but I will not make archival scans of old pictures I want to keep "forever" that are filled with artifacts. I plan to look for a different scanner.
mcginkleschmidt
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2004
I purchased the CanoScan Lide 30 scanner from Amazon about six months ago so I have enough usage history to have an opinion and I find it to be an adequate scanner for the price. The features I like best are the USB connectivity and the size. The USB cable also powers the scanner and reduces clutter by not having a separate 12volt transformer. The scanner is quite thin (a little more an inch) and compact and can be easily carried in a briefbag for those, as myself, that require portability. I have never used the small stand that allows the scanner to be positioned sideways. The optical resolution of 1200 dpi is generally adequate for me and I would guess would be the same for the average consumer user.The color rendition is passable. The scanner speed is slow but I knew that when I purchased the unit. The most objectionable feature I have found is the scanner produces longitudinal alternating streaks of light and dark that are visible when a photo is zoomed to close range that gives an appearance that could be compared to corduroy fabric. Prior to using the CanoScan Lide 30, I used a HP v40xi, 4 in 1, printer, scanner, copier and fax and the streaks are not seen in these photos. I believe the streaks are probably caused by the LED light source and the LED technology is what allows the scanner to be so diminutive.Since buying the scanner, I have become active in the restoration of old photographs with PhotoShop 7.0 and at times I wish for a higher end scanner and will probably buy another scanner down the road. Even if I owned a second, higher end scanner, I could still find times that I would use the CanoScan Lide 30 for it size and portability and I rate it as a good value for the price.
WoodWorker
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2003
I bought this scanner knowing full well that it was not the fastest on the market. However, the price, ease of operation,and picture quality make it a very desirable scanner for the money. I've owned a Canoscan N650U for about 2 years now and have had no problems. I have upgraded operating systems many times and they all seem to handle this series scanners without incident. I'm now running WinXP Pro with a XP2600+ processor and I must say I'm impressed. If you are looking for a compact scanner with good looks and great resolution at a affordable price then this is a great buy. The included software makes it easy for anyone to get quality scans with little practice and is very user friendly. Nice job Canon!
tommyr
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2003
I was a bit hesitant to buy this scanner given its low cost, but I find myself very happy that I did. It is very easy to install (just remember to follow instructions and install the software before connecting the scanner to your PC).I've scanned about 50 photos and a dozen documents the past week, with very good results. Documents come out clean and crisp, and photos scan very accurately. What more can you ask for?The only complaint is that it is slower than other scanners I've used. And more DPI scans are very slow. Given that I am only scanning a limited number of documents, that is not a big deal for me. I find the 3 buttons upfront very useful and easy to setup. The first button I use for scanning documents, the second for copying documents, and the third for copying photos.Re: copying photos, I've had inconsistent results scanning multiple photos at once. In multi-scan mode, the software is supposed to automatically recognize and seperate multiple photos, yet I experienced inconsistent results. Not a biggie for me, and I remain very pleased.This scanner is a great value for the money.
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