Canon CanoScan LiDE 50 Color Scanner

Amazon.com Product Description
One of the slimmest scanners on the market, the Canon LiDE 50 measures less than two inches high and includes a desktop stand for nearly invisible vertical storage. This doesn't mean it can't handle your originals--thanks to the Z-lid design, the LiDE 50 can accommodate items up to an inch thick while keeping them totally flat for absolutely impeccable scans.

48-bit color and a 16-bit grayscale provide rich tones and clear contrasts; the 1,200 x 2,400 optical resolution (9,600 x 9,600 dpi interpolated) handles the rest with clean, crisp detail. USB 2.0 interface means there's a single cord that supplies both power and connection, as well as a speedy transfer of data.

Bundled with the scanner is an impressive array of software for both Windows and Macintosh OS systems that will allow you to convert, smooth, and organize your images in a variety of ways. Perfect for home use, the Canon LiDE 50 is backed by a one-year warranty with Instant Exchange service.

What's in the Box
Canon LiDE 50 scanner; stand; power/USB 2.0 cable; instructions; setup poster; warranty information; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 CD-ROM; CanoScan Setup CD-ROM with ScanGear CS (Windows/Mac), CanoScan Toolbox (Windows/Mac), Arcsoft PhotoStudio (Windows/Mac), ArcSoft PhotoBase (Windows/Mac), ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR (Windows/Mac), NewSoft Presto! PageManager (Windows) and NewSoft Presto! BizCard (30-day trial version, Windows only)

Product Description:
The CanoScan LiDE 50 is a sleek and beautifully designed machine. It is lightweight and versatile providing up to 1200 x 2400 dpi and gives 48-bit internal and external color.By introducing the one-touch experience with three dedicated buttons to Scan, Copy and E-mail, users will save time when performing these frequent tasksThis machine offers a combination of beauty, speed and quality. Canon's own LiDE (LED Indirect Exposure) technology provides scans of up to 1200 x 2400 dpi and 48-bit color with very low energy consumption. It requires no power plug, getting all the power it needs from the USB connection.It is also extremely small and saves valuable desk space. With its supplied stand it can even be used on its side. The Z-lid can handle thick books and magazines.The USB 2.0 High Speed interface is the new standard in PC connectivity, making it compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems and delivering scan speeds up to four times faster than standard USB scanners. The CanoScan LiDE 50 is further equipped with four EZ-buttons which you can configure to perform the functions you use most.With Canon's fast Multi-Photo mode you can scan up to ten separate images at once and then work on each one separately. If images are turned sideways, the computer software will straighten them automatically.The LiDE 50 also includes an advanced driver and Canon Toolbox for easy operation. These are accompanied by a variety of powerful applications including Arcsoft PhotoStudio and PhotoBase for image editing, OmniPage SE for Optical Character Recognition, NewSoft PageManager for document archiving and management and Adobe Photoshop Elements for photo image adjustment.

Canon CanoScan LiDE 50 Color Scanner

Average customer rating:

Windows XP : OK - KO on MAC OS X

Satisfied

Better than I expected. Glad I bought it.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out

If you want to scan more than one page- forget it !

Canon CanoScan LiDE 50 Color Scanner

Manufacturer: Canon Computer Systems
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Up to 1,200 x 2,400 dpi resolution, 48-bit color

Z-Lid expansion top for bulky originals

Complete software bundle, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0

USB 2.0 interface and power supply, cable included

PC and Mac compatible; 1-year warranty with Instant Exchange

ASIN: B0000A995A
Release Date: 2003-07-16

Amazon.com Product Description

One of the slimmest scanners on the market, the Canon LiDE 50 measures less than two inches high and includes a desktop stand for nearly invisible vertical storage. This doesn't mean it can't handle your originals--thanks to the Z-lid design, the LiDE 50 can accommodate items up to an inch thick while keeping them totally flat for absolutely impeccable scans.

Product Description

The Canon CanoScan LiDE 50 offers a combination of beauty, speed and quality. Canon's own LiDE (LED Indirect Exposure) technology provides scans of up to 1200 x 2400 dpi and 48-bit color with very low energy consumption. It requires no power plug, getting all the power it needs from the USB connection. It is also extremely small and saves valuable desk space. With its supplied stand it can even be used on its side. The Z-lid can handle thick books and magazines.The USB 2.0 High Speed interface is the new standard in PC connectivity, making it compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems and delivering scan speeds up to four times faster than standard USB scanners. The CanoScan LiDE 50 is further equipped with four EZ-buttons which you can configure to perform the functions you use most.With Canon's fast Multi-Photo mode you can scan up to ten separate images at once and then work on each one separately. If images are turned sideways, the computer software will straighten them automatically.The LiDE 50 also includes an advanced driver and Canon Toolbox for easy operation. These are accompanied by a variety of powerful applications including Arcsoft PhotoStudio and PhotoBase for image editing, OmniPage SE for Optical Character Recognition, NewSoft PageManager for document archiving and management and Adobe Photoshop Elements for photo image adjustment.The CanoScan LiDE 50 targets style-conscious users who want the latest technology and style but without compromising the performance.

Customer Reviews:

Windows XP : OK - KO on MAC OS X.......2007-06-02

I already used the CANON LIDE50 on my DELL Inspiron with Windows XP Pro.
It worked alright and for all the features on Windows read the other reviews, as they are quite detailed in my opinion.

The scanner works, it scans, could be a little more userfriendly on the toolbox interface, but especially the assignment of scanbuttons to certain programs or filetypes is fully functional and working, after getting used to the configuration.

However, I have virtualized my windows machines and have them running now on a MACBOOK with an intel dual core 2 GHz and 2 GB RAM, with MAC OS X ( 10.4.9 ), using vmwares' fusion beta.

Starting up the scanner even in (virtual) windows, the scanner gets found, whether on an USB hub or directly attached to one of the USB 2.0 Ports. The Toolbox finds it and I can scan just as on my real Windows machines.

Now, after installing the Canon Driver on the Macbook (b3B12enx.bin) and the toolbox (toolbox_s4103enx.bin) as described in the installation manual, I can happily find the scannerdriver in the import menue in photoshop, even the toolbox discovers the driver , but after i click SCAN, the error is "Cannot communicate with scanner. Cable may be disconnected. Check Status. Scanner Driver will be closed."
Now, this is one of the error messages I am used to see from windows , so I suspect this error comes from the unsuccessful programming of the canon driver for MAC OS.
I even suspect, Canon hasn t taken the time to INSTALL THE SCANNER ON A MAC THEMSELVES.
As I am now doing most of my work on the mac, I will sell the scanner here. anyone wants to have it, send a mail. Rob

Satisfied.......2005-09-20

The scanner I got from Raintrade works just fine. It arrived promptly and in good quality.

Better than I expected. Glad I bought it........2005-06-08

I originally bought it just for the software [Adobe Photoelements 2.0].

I have seen usb bus complaints by windows XP when I plugged in non-powered hub with my jumpdrive trio, so I didn't think XP and/or the PC itself, provided very much usb power. But this little scanner does just fine with it's only power source being the usb bus.

The software install was one of the most informative I've ever done. It lets you know where you are at in the process.

It starts out saying that there are like 8 programs left to install, and then the countdown just keeps going, automatically.

You don't have to go hunting for the install buttons for each and every single program. It's setup to auto install things one after another.
You simply say Yes or No, to each program and/or component.

Scanner operation is smooth and quiet. It's hard to get used to NOT hearing the scan head movements.

So far, so good.

Two thumbs up !

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.......2005-01-19

As usual, very impressed with Canon. Packaging is supreme: you open the box, the documentation is all neat in a plastic bag, screaming to be taken out first, then the scanner itself wants to come out second. Installation was a snap: I have Mac OSX, so I first downloaded the driver from the canon website, and after restarting my computer, the scanner appeared seamlessly in Photoshop's Import feature. The software interface was very user friendly: both basic and advanced modes were possible. The basic mode is very simple - preview and scan, pretty much. The advanced mode has color and resolution adjustment, among other things. The speed was pretty quick for a device which powers itself through the USB cord. Very quiet, too.

Scanning of black and white text was excellent at 300 dpi, but not legible at 72. However, scanning of photographs or color pictures in a book is the reason I'm returning this scanner. I scanned a dozen or so different pictures, and all were significantly off in their color balance. Some were too red, some were too dark, some were too green. And obviously so. Of course I was able to bring the levels back to normal using Photoshop, but this shouldn't be necessary. As a comparison, I never had to go through color balance adjustment with Canon's LiDE 80.

I expected more. Easy to unpack, easy to use, black and white scanning worked great. But color scanning was subpar.

If you want to scan more than one page- forget it !.......2004-08-03

This scanner is sleek and does not need a lot of space, due to its design and the wonderful single USB cable connection. The scans are of good or very good quality (compared to HP).
However the printer driver is unbelievable annoying. You have the option to use default scanning settings ( for b&w, greyscale, magazine, text) or to manually adjust the settings for each picture. The options are standard but the preview window is very small (too small). Thus you have to guess very often. But the worst feature of this driver is, that there is no way to save some of your own settings. You have to make the same adjustments all over again - for every single page of a document you are scanning ! (This affects every software you are using).
This is unacceptable - on the other hand they deliver a well working OCR program with scanner (0mnipage). What are they thinking?

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