Colors are well reproduced, with a pleasant hint of grain. We waited less than 20 minutes for our eight frames to be captured, even though the quality of the final slide matched our reflective source.
Scanning this at 2,400dpi (giving a scan equivalent to about eight megapixels), the 8800F failed to live up to its initial impression of a speed demon. Open the adapter, and you can insert two strips, usually scanning eight frames. The 35mm film strip adapter will be the most widely used, and Canon has gone beyond the normal one-strip-at-a-time approach from other manufacturers. Included in the box are a trio of plastic adapters: one for a 35mm film strip, one for 35mm slide mounted, and one for medium format film. This is a very competent film scanner, for example. It’s not devastating, but archivists looking for absolute color accuracy should keep this slight drawback in mind.įortunately, the 8800F has some other safety boons. Epson’s colors are richer and more accurate – lush purples look exactly like that – while the 8800F relies on adjusting curves and levels to get colors closer to the source. However, this is not the last word on quality, as the Epson Perfection V350 excels for pristine quality when scans are viewed side by side. Colors are reproduced well, and scans are generally good enough to work with without further tinkering in editing programs.
Image quality is as good as we’d expect from a device the manufacturer claims is top-notch. Text pages also appear quickly – at 150dpi, you are only limited by the mechanical speed of the scan unit, and our pages were ready to go in just eight seconds. Even a 600dpi 10 x 8in print appears in just 20 seconds. We struggled to reach Canon’s claim of seven seconds for A4 photos, but nine seconds at 300dpi is far from sluggish. With the lights already warmed up, the time drops slightly to eight seconds. The white LEDs reached peak brightness almost instantly compared to traditional cold cathode lamps, and we had a preview image in under 10 seconds. The specs are like a wish list for anyone who wants a scanner for permanent image archiving: a maximum resolution of 4,800 x 9,600 means high-quality images weigh 46 megapixels the maximum color depth the 8800F will produce is 48-bit, and Canon claims it can scan a color A4 source in seven seconds.Ĭanon’s claim of speed turns out to be quite accurate.
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