Canon CanoScan 9000F

1. Imaging-Resource.com

Mike Pasini gives a detailed review of the Canon CanoScan 9000F scanner including comparisons to its closest competitors, the Canon CanoScan 8800F and the Epson V600. Pasini likes all three units but says the 9000F has a slight edge, with higher resolution than both competitors. He does note, however, that the included software limits its ability to produce the highest quality color images from slides, and he recommends using a third-party scanning utility like SilverFast or VueScan.

Review: CanoScan 9000F -- Scanning at 9600 dpi, Mike Pasini, May 2010

2. PCMag.comDetails/Subscribe

Reviewer M. David Stone gives the Canon CanoScan 9000F a 3.5 out of 5 rating, writing that it is primarily sold as a photo scanner and that "it does an extremely good job with photographic prints but is less impressive for film (slides and negatives)." His insightful review compares the 9000F to its predecessor, Canon's 8800F, and to two close competitors from Epson, the V500 and V600.

Review: Canon CanoScan 9000F Film and Negative Scanner, M. David Stone, Aug. 17, 2010

3. ScanDig

The editors at ScanDig give a thorough account of hands-on testing of the CanoScan 9000F, including details about how to best use various features. This review, originally published in German, concludes that the 9000F "will not replace a good film scanner. It is rather a good all-round-device that offersÉgood image quality in this price and quality range."

Review: Test report of the Canon Scanner CanoScan 9000F, Editors of ScanDig

4. Shutterbug.com

Photo expert David B. Brooks offers a detailed review of the Canon CanoScan 9000F based on his use of it with LaserSoft's SilverFast software, version Ai 6, as opposed to the included software, Canon's ScanGear. He concludes, "the bottom line is that the CanoScan 9000F with SilverFast is a really good scanner, especially considering it does prints, medium format, and 35mm."

Review: New Canon CanoScan 9000F & SilverFast; An Ideal Flat-Bed Scanner & Software For Photo Enthusiasts, David B. Brooks, Feb. 1, 2011

5. About.com

About.com guide Peter Piazza gives a short summary of his hands-on testing of the Canon CanoScan 9000F. He gives it a rating of 3.5 out of five, saying that overall image quality is very good. One criticism he has is that "optical character recognition was spotty at lower resolutions, but seemed to improve at higher resolution; however, the end product of OCR scans comes out in Notepad, which isn't the most useful program." (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

Review: Review of the Canon CanoScan 9000F Flatbed Scanner, Peter Piazza, May 2010

6. Computer Active

ComputerActive.com awards the Canon CanoScan 9000F a "Buy It" designation. Reviewer Anthony Dhanendran says scan quality is "superb," and he likes that it can scan in film negatives and slides in batches. The short review gives results of hands-on testing.

Review: Canon CanoScan 9000F, Anthony Dhanendran, Aug. 20, 2010

7. Amazon.com

More than 230 owners post reviews of the Canon CanoScan 9000F on Amazon.com, giving it an average overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Nearly all agree that scan quality is very good to excellent. Several note problems with the included scanning software, and some are dissatisfied with the scan quality from slides. Most, however, have nothing but praise for the CanoScan 9000F.

Review: Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner, Contributors to Amazon.com

8. B&H Photo

Over 250 users contribute ratings and reviews of the CanoScan 9000F on this retail site. The overall rating is quite high -- 4.6 out of 5. We saw a couple of complaints about the included software, but other than those the comments are positive.

Review: Canon CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner, Contributors to B&H Photo