The device is used for scanning color slides me - I've scanned the scanner for 3 months in use and now about 7000 slides. Previously, I had a Plustek 7200 i in use. The Canon scanner is worlds better than the Plustek 7200 i, I suppose that here made the development of the scanner progress, at least for devices in addition Dias everything else can scan - after the scanner from Canon is much cheaper than the Plustek 7200 i and offers more possibilities. For the included software I can say that this is quite enough for me, for me the forth known from Plustek SilverFast software is too expensive and too complicated, also had been able to reach an adequate for my needs quality ones in the rarest cases, the Plustek. When I scan today comparisons as different as day and night - I scan the slides now with 2400 DPI and full Kratzenfernung (really vital), this provides the Canon scanner as opposed to Plustek 7200 i namely too. To view the slides on the tablet are 2400 DPI sufficient. I would again buy this device at any time. Only the holder (carrier) for the slides is designed really cheaply on the scanning surface and simply unworthy of a premium Creates as Canon.