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Canon CANOSCAN LIDE 50 SCANNER 12000X2400DPI 48BIT (Canon-7876A002)
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More…| Scan quality (color/monochrome) | Very good/Very good |
| Performance | Very good |
| Average 1200-dpi color scan speed | 44 seconds per document |
| Average 300-dpi BW scan speed | 21 seconds per document |
| Features | Good |
| Max optical resolution | 1200 by 2400 |
| Scan area (inches) | 8.5 by 11.7 |
| Color depth | 48 bits internal; 48 bits external |
| Connection interface(s) | USB 2.0 port |
| Removable lid | Yes |
| Transparency adapter | None offered |
| Automatic document feeder | None offered |
| Bundled software | ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Adobe Photoshop Elements, ArcSoft PhotoBase, NewSoft Presto! PageManager, ScanGear CS, CanoScan Toolbox |
| Overall ease of use | Very good |
| Installation | Outstanding |
| Design | Very good |
| Documentation | Very good |
| Support quality score | Very good |
| Support policies | One-year parts and labor warranty; 16-hour toll-free support weekdays and Saturdays |
Bottom Line
The compact Canon CanoScan Lide 50 is an excellent choice for home users who want an easy-to-use scanner capable of delivering fine images at a low price. But people who need very quick scans may prefer a faster model.
Canon CanoScan Lide 50
CANOSCAN LIDE 50 SCANNER 12000X2400DPI 48BIT (Canon-7876A002) Review, by Richard Jantz August 27, 2003
WHAT'S HOT: Canon's CanoScan Lide 50 has a number of characteristics that should appeal to home scanner users, including a low price ($100), a compact design, and the ability to produce high-quality scanned images. At only 10.1 inches wide by 14.7 inches deep by 1.5 inches high and weighing just 4 pounds, the Lide 50 is easy to set up and will fit in tight quarters. Furthermore, the included plastic stand lets you use the scanner while it's perched vertically, so it takes up even less space. In informal tests, the Lide 50 was fairly easy to use in its vertical position; however, you can scan only one photo or document at a time in this orientation, whereas you can put multiple items on the scanning bed when it's lying flat on your desk.
In our standard image-quality tests, the Lide 50 performed well overall. Color and monochrome scans looked crisp, due in part to the unit's use of an Unsharp Mask filter, a common default setting that Canon automatically applies on most of its scanners. The Lide 50 scored highest for a color photo scanned at 100 dpi and viewed on-screen, and for a printout of line art (scanned at its maximum 1200-dpi resolution) that includes fine lines, geometric patterns, and small type. On our other tests, including gray-scale scans and color photo printouts, the Lide 50's scores were closer to average.
WHAT'S NOT: The Lide 50 come without a transparency adapter or automatic document feeder, and neither is available for purchase separately. Unlike the lids on most scanners, the Lide 50's is not removable (though it does expand up to 1 inch in height), which may prevent you from scanning portions of oversize books. Because its optical resolution maxes out at 1200 dpi--and because it can't scan slides--the Lide 50 is not ideal for making scans that you intend to blow up very large. But for less-demanding scanning tasks, its resolution is perfectly adequate. Our test scans at 1200 dpi seem to bear this out: A scan of line art at 1200 dpi that was viewed at full size on-screen earned average scores, and a 2-by-2 inch photo that we scanned at 1200 dpi and blew up to 8 by 12 inches to view as a print earned slightly above-average scores.
WHAT ELSE: The Lide 50 draws power through its USB 2.0 connection, so a separate AC adapter is not required. The lack of direct electrical power, however, makes this scanner somewhat slower than some other USB 2.0 units. Whereas the Lide 50 took 44 seconds to complete a color scan, most of the units took 35 to 40 seconds, and the HP Scanjet 5550c finished the test in just 21 seconds.
Four handy push buttons--for copying, scanning, e-mailing, and scanning to a file--provide easy access to common scanning tasks. For example, you can use the file button to scan multipage documents directly into a single PDF file. ScanGear CS, Canon's TWAIN driver, offers both simple and advanced modes, and also has a proficient Multi-Scan mode for automatically scanning, cropping, and saving a batch of images. For users who want to scan and save as much raw color information as possible, the scanner driver also supports 48-bit images both internally and externally.
The generous software bundle includes two image editors (ArcSoft PhotoStudio, which supports 48-bit color images, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2), file managers for both documents (Presto PageManager 6.0) and images (ArcSoft PhotoBase), and an optical character recognition application (ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR) for efficiently turning scanned documents into editable text.
UPSHOT: The compact Canon CanoScan Lide 50 is an excellent choice for home users who want an easy-to-use scanner capable of delivering fine images at a low price. But people who need very quick scans may prefer a faster model.
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Reviewed by: MBNYC Deals
Strengths: Powered thru USB port, portable & slim design, good scan speed
Weaknesses: Mediocre scan quality
Overall: For anyone that is looking for a relatively portable scanner look no further than the Canon LiDE 50. It's extremely compact and doesn't require a AC adapter like most scanners in the market...it uses power directly from the USB port on your computer. The scan speed is very acceptable for basic scanning needs.I find the scan quality to be somewhat below average for scanners nowadays. I just hope Canon improves upon this in their upcoming models.Overall I do consider this unit a very good buy for the fact that it is portable and it doesn't require an AC adapter which means you can use this virtually anywhere.
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Reviewed by: joysmahal
Strengths: slim design, no power adapter needed, comes with Photoshop Elements 2.0
Weaknesses: none
Overall: I've used this scanner to scan about 100 old pictures. A nice feature this scanner does is that you can set up to 3 pics (depending on the size), scan them at one time and the Canon software will recognize that they are 3 different pictures and it will crop each image and save each picture to their own file with just one scan. The scanner meets my needs which are: getting good scans at a good price.
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Reviewed by: TheHobbit
Strengths: The software that comes with the scanner is actually stuff you want to keep and use (for a change). Unless you're looking to go pro, Photoshop Elements will be everything you're likely to need (I'm comparing it to features in PaintshopPro 7.0, but Elem
Weaknesses: Haven't seen one... Maybe, the no On/Off switch if you're accustomed to having a scanner with it's own power cord.
Overall: If you are in the market for a simple, easy to use scanner for use at home or for light office work, this will suit you very well. Relative to its slim size, light weight, and USB power supply, the speed of this device is excellent. Quick and easy setup, takes up little desk space, scans beautifully and comes with a sweet software package. The ScanGear is very simple to use. You can scan multiple photos at the same time and have it on separate windows in Photoshop (not included). Best of all, it's compatible with WinXP and is USB2.0 certified.
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Reviewed by: Svoyles
Strengths: Small and Compact
Weaknesses: None that I am aware of
Overall: So far the scanner worrks good and is fullfilling the intended purpose. The software that came with it is a little difficult to understaND AT FIRST BUT CAN BE MASTERED WITH USE
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Reviewed by: ssafran
Strengths: Very easy to set-up. Out of the box and running in less than 15-minutes.
Weaknesses: Set-up instructions a little confusing.
Overall: Terrific. Does a wonderful job for a novice user. This is a small, compact unit which is not intrusive. Excellent value: price/quality relationship is great. Depending on ability to withstand moderate use, this should remain a basic piece of hardware on my desk-top.
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