Canon CanoScan D660U USB Flatbed Scanner
by Canon Computer Systems

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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• Built-in 35mm film adapter for negatives and slide
• 600 x 1200 dpi for print
• 35mm film scanning at 1200 x 1200 dpi
• 42-bit for over 4 trillion possible colors
• USB connection to Mac and PC

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Digital camera reviews of Canon CanoScan D660U USB Flatbed Scanner

Digital camera Review: A great scanner!
Summary: 5 Stars

This scanner on the other hand had a step by step guide that had me up and running in only two minutes, no joke, didn't even have to reboot.

The quality is great. The color balance is excellant, incredibly sharp, and no artifacts or saw edges of any kind. The saturation seemed a little low at defualt so I tinkered with the settings some to get it where wanted.

Another big bonus is the film scanner. I've seen other scanners that seem to have rough "quick and dirty" adapters and so forth but this scanner is truly optimized for the purpose. It has a light built into the lid, instead of a mirror system, to ensure balanced light. The image from negative scans is a little soft, I assume that this is cuased by the slight bends in the film. Its not hardly noticable unless studied side by side with a print. The startling aspect is the color. It is extremly vivid. I was rather shocked when I looked at some picures of a past vacation. The perfect color brought back realism that was lacking from the print which was color balanced by a lab technician.

I'm looking forward to using the film scanning function for professional purposes but I would also like to point out that is is a very handy feature even for just home use. I'm sure that some of you are like me, with boxes of negatives in the closet and prints scattered to the far ends of the earth. Instead of paying expessive lab fees for all 10,000 of them to processed, I can just browse through them, scanning the ones that look ineteresting and emailing some to buddies.

Summary of Canon CanoScan D660U USB Flatbed Scanner

With a built-in backlight and using VAROS technology, the D66OU produces film scans at an incredible 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. A 42-bit resolution makes available over 4 trillion possible colors. This assures that your images will not only be rich but vibrant too.

But that's not all. A second scanner button makes it convenient to photo-print or document-scan for Web sites--all at a high-quality 600 x 1,200 dpi. Use it for graphic-design projects, duplicating, whatever. You can also scan text and integrate it into word processing documents.

Simply plug in the USB cable to your PC or Mac and you are ready to fly. Easy software comes with step-by-step instructions. The many tools available on the software will help you create better-looking results, whether you want to enhance or manipulate a photo.

The D66OU weighs 5.7 pounds and measures 10.2 by 17.3 by 3.9 inches. It comes with a one-year limited warranty and the Canon Extended Service Plan. --Linda Anderson

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