Canon Photo Scanner

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It is always a good idea to keep a photo scanner handy at home. You will never know when you would need to scan an old photo or important personal documents that you simply have to keep a soft copy of. This could include diplomas, certificates, or grade cards. It does not matter what it is, someday you would need a digital copy of it and it would be great to have a good scanner around.

Canon has some good offerings for photo scanners. To top it off, they have the CanoScan LiDE200 Color Image Scanner. It’s a flatbed color image scanner with a nice compact design that uses a Contact Image Sensor (CIS) that is capable of having 4800 x 4800 dpi optical resolutions or 19,200 x 19200 dpi of interpolated resolution. Take note that the optical resolution is the real capability for hardware sampling while the interpolated resolution is software or firmware enabled or software enhanced but is not the true resolution being provided by the hardware. Its scanning modes are 48bit color internal and 16bit grayscale internal. The maximum document size allowable is 8.5” x 11.7” which translates to letter and A4, which most documents come in. The package includes the scanner itself, a USB cable, and the installation CD and different manuals and a warranty card. The good thing about this scanner is that it has a fast scan speed (a letter sized color scan may take up to 14 seconds to scan) and it automatically detects the type of original with the Auto Scan Mode which it uses the optimized settings for that type of original. It also features a z-lid which allows you to scan thick originals like books and notebooks.

The other offering of Canon is the Cano Scan LiDE100 which is the lower end version of the LiDE200. It still has that sleek and compact design that looks easy on the eyes and has a very small footprint. However, since it is the lower version, it features a lower resolution, with the optical resolution being 2400 x 4800 dpi but still retains the 19200 x 19200 dpi software enhanced resolution. This means that the output of this scanner compared to its more expensive brother is slightly less detailed although it is being enhanced in the same way, which is because the hardware resolution capability is slightly smaller. It features most of the bells and whistles of its bigger brother but only with lower resolutions. So if you are not copying photos and are sticking to documents for maybe your home office, you can get this baby for lesser greens.

Unlike a PC or a camera, you will not be using your scanner a lot so it is best to find the scanner that fits your actual needs and not needlessly buy the more expensive one just because it’s got more features. Take note that you probably will never use these “extra” features and is therefore just adding unnecessary cost. The best item you can get for your money is always the one that fits your needs perfectly.