A good-quality desktop scanner that’s
reasonably priced and includes a big software bundle
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Price: $505.5
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Suppluer: www.canon.com
Canon’s ImageFormula DR-C130 is designed
for workgroups that want fast and affordable desktop scanning, with the ability
to save documents directly to the cloud.
The
50-page flip-up document feeder is a major boon
Installation time depends on the software
you choose there are seven bundled applications. CaptureOnTouch links the
scanner’s start button to predefined actions, which include email or any of the
bundled applications. We opted to scan direct as PDFs to Google Drive, and this
worked seamlessly, with scans sent directly to Google’s cloud service from
where they could be accessed remotely.
Presto’s BizCard Reader makes a stab at
business card scanning. Its flaky OCR abilities mean that some manual editing
is required, but it’s better than Plustek’s Hotcard BizCard. PaperPort 11
provides extensive document and image management features, plus a floating
toolbar for scanning directly to any app on the host PC. OmniPage SE 4.2 is old
but its OCR is good and, finally, there’s PDF Pro Office, which turns documents
into searchable PDFs.
Scan speeds are as promised, with a 20 page
sheaf scanned at 30ppm at 200dpi with 24-bit colour and duplex modes selected.
Increasing the resolution to 300dpi saw the same test average 18ppm. The
scanner ably handled embossed plastic cards, although stacking the ADF beyond
30 pages occasionally caused a jam.
Output quality is perfectly acceptable for
a document archiving system. Scanned colour photos revealed good levels of
detail, and although contrast was initially dark, we remedied this in the
advanced scan settings.
The DR-C130 delivers both speed and
quality, making it a fine choice as a small-office scanner. It’s good value for
money as well and includes a very generous software bundle.
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Rating
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Overall: 10/10
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Performance: 8/10
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Features & Design: 10/10
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Value for money: 10/10
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