Canon also provides MP Navigator EX, a scanning application that is linked to the seven EZ buttons, to control the CanoScan 9000F. It goes the CanoScan 8800F, which is nearly identical, by hiding the bulking data cable in the lid.Īnother nice feature you don't see by looking at the CanoScan 9000F is ScanGear, Canon's TWAIN driver, which is what you use when scanning from your image editing software. The hardware feature you'll most appreciate is the compact size of the CanoScan 9000F. Three film holders are included with the unit for scanning two strips of 35mm negatives, four mounted slides and four 120mm frames. Canon doesn't divulge the density range of its scanners. More importantly, the CanoScan 9000F scans 48-bit color and 16-bit grayscale with an option to save those raw scans. For routine image scanning they really don't come into play. When, that is, you have to repeatedly feed material to the scanner and run back and forth to the keyboard. The attraction of simply pressing a button is undeniable but it's only really helpful when you really need a document feeder. It also includes seven EZ buttons on the lid dedicated to common tasks. CanoScan 9000F (top) CanoScan 8800F, Epson V600 and Microtek M1 They just aren't as sophisticated as SilverFast or VueScan when it comes to color negative scanning.
#IT8 TARGET FOR SCANNING SOFTWARE#
Where the software is most likely to fail is with color negatives (which, unfortunately, is likely to be the most common storage medium). The LED lamps in these things are pretty consistent so the default profiles supplied by the manufacturer's work pretty well. We've been disappointed that none of them provide a way, out of the box, to build a scanner profile, although SilverFast and VueScan can do that if you don't mind an additional purchase (plus the IT8 targets).īut in a sense, we've missed the boat. And we've been suspicious of the dynamic range they can capture, particularly an issue with slides. We've been skeptical that this class of device can handle the demands of faded originals and difficult emulsions (like Kodachrome). It also includes our recommendation for reasonably digitizing your photo collection. Our V600 review, being the first for this class of device, includes a Short Course on Scanning. The scanning process is just too slow for that. It is least likely to be digitizing your entire lifetime of memories. So we always feel obliged to warn readers that, in practice, a flatbed scanner is most likely to be used to squeeze every bit you can out of an important image. While all three of these scanners are impressive little boxes delivering more value per dollar than we've ever seen in a flatbed, the process of scanning your film and print archives is no less arduous than it's ever been. But only the white box gave away the pre-production nature of this unit. Retail units had not started shipping when we wrapped up this review. We've been using a review unit for a few weeks now.
#IT8 TARGET FOR SCANNING UPGRADE#
And at just $50 more than the CanoScan 8800F, the upgrade won't make you wince. With 9600x9600 dpi optical resolution, you can just about paint your house with a 35mm slide.
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