Canon CanoScan LiDE 80 Color Scanner by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon CanoScan LiDE 80 Color Scanner
Digital camera Review: Lack of information about scanner
Summary: 3 Stars
I have a Dell with only two USB ports. Using one for ethernet and the other for a Belkin 4 port USB hub for printer and digital camera. I was disappointed when I got the message that the LiDE 80 wouldn't work with a hub but had to be plugged directly into a USB port on the tower. I did not see any information about this in the product information I reviewed before I purchased the scanner. Now I must unplug the hub from the back of the tower and plug in the LiDE 80 before I can use it. A major inconvenience since the Dell tower is in a computer desk and has to be pulled out to reach the USB port.Digital camera Review: Lide80 with a Mac
Summary: 3 Stars
I have an iMac with OS 10.3.3 operating system. The scanner works well with the machine once you get through some start up difficulties. If you have programs that run in the classic mode, OS 9.2, then you must turn off the 9.2 system or the scanner will not work. Canon spells this out in the installation directions, but it is a bit of a chore as you have to open System Preferences click on OS 9 and stop OS 9. Then you can scan. As they point out, just hitting quit on the active program isn't enough. If you don't use any old programs, then there is no problem, but most of us do have them. As soon as you use one, OS 9 starts up automatically, and then you have to go through the stop procedure again if you wish to scan. Also, When I first try to print what I have scanned, I am told the printer is off line and I have to stop it, and then restart it to get the print. As you can see, Canon has a few program bugs they need to address. I emailed Canon to see if they have any fixes, but in two weeks they haven't bothered to answer.Digital camera Review: NOT FOR MAC
Summary: 1 Stars
Never had a product that claimed to be compatible with Mac that is SO incompatible that it's a joke. Don't waste your money on this if you're using OSX. It's a truly lousy piece of equipment, and the software is terrible. I'm giving mine away.Digital camera Review: Nice for amateur photographer
Summary: 5 Stars
Slick CanoScan LiDE 80 works well with documents and pictures where 600 dpi resolution is more then enough. Hi-quality full color slide scan with minimum 2400 dpi resolution - this is a real challenge for newly introduced CIS technology. IMHO Canon made it satisfactory with new LiDE 80 model. I don't want to go digital with my Canon Rebel Ti camera, but for inexpensive photo enlargements, graphic works and WEB design projects I need a good scanner, otherwise digital dark-room with powerful Adobe Photoshop post-processing will be unavailable for me. I do my photofinishing in Fuji minilab, "Frontier" can dump my digital images on CD-R in bulk (1840x1232 JPEG with 300 dpi resolution, price ~6$ per roll) - that's all you can get from advanced minilabs today :-(. As alternative, you can buy professional Nikon Super Coolscan with 4000 dpi - it will cost you 10 times more than SOHO flatbed scanner and you'll never be able to capitalize this investment in our "digital" future.Today with CanoScan LiDE 80 I am in control of my pictures!
Software bundle is adequate and Elements 2.0 is a real bargain for Adobe Photoshop novice.
Digital camera Review: Not for Windows Vista
Summary: 1 Stars
It worked fine with XP.
It worked fine with Vista, after three hours troubleshooting.
It stopped working with Vista.
It still works with XP.
So if you have Vista and love a challenge, buy this one!