Looking for an inexpensive scanner that shows a good depth of field, I came only on the Epson V33, V330 alternatively with incident-light unit for negatives and slides. A good depth of field is for those indispensable, the copy often individual pages from textbooks or magazines or want to save it as a PDF. Pages appear on the copy located on the bond side with the scanner with CIS technology often blurred because the book opened not completely flush with the glass plate. This shortcoming of all CIS scanner has the Epson thanks to its CCD sensor, which is otherwise installed only in higher-quality scanners, not. The for me but unacceptable downer is the infinitely long time it takes for the scanner and the appropriate software, to a print job is sent to the printer and printing begins. Here, the scanner makes in successive copies every time until a trial scan before it actually scans. This second scan takes incredibly long. No wonder: If you look in the printer menu is clear why. Since copy 22,4MB be black and white processed at each! What for? Opt save as PDF, the same file is only 100KB small. So even if directly successive or multiple copies of the same original, it takes with each copy, as much as 90 seconds for the printer or the printer software prompts the printer finally spit out a copy. So then you need for example five copies 7.5 minutes plus the time for changing the copy template. Setting can be because the copy mode by the way nothing. An operator error is excluded. The techn. Support, which is easily reached by phone by the way, was able to get there and not help. The recommendation to make to reinstall the scanner software in off antivirus software, brought no change.
Another shortcoming, which must not be and also another reviewer criticized: Each copy strips are at three edges to see. This A4 even when only a DIN blade as a template and easily by hand down pressed scanner lid.
Conclusion: The Epson V33 I returned to Amazon and for the LIDE bought 210 with CIS technology from Canon. Since I have now, although no longer as clean copies of book originals, but he is in the use as a copier downright fast. Absolutely no comparison to Epson.
Yes, these two competing scanners are somehow crutches, each interested party must weigh exactly which function it is especially important when scanning: quick copies or good depth of focus book templates.
