Canon imageFORMULA P-215 portable scanner

Copy-on-the-run with the Canon's portable scanner

by Peter Yeo

 

Updated 09:07 AM May 02, 2012

 

To be honest, I was stumped to think of a reason why anyone would need a portable scanner.

But, according to Canon, its imageFORMULA P-215 portable scanner is designed for professionals in the healthcare, financial, insurance and property sectors who would need to scan on the run. But I can also imagine a lot of uses for this portable scanner for industries outside of the above mentioned. If your business require you to meet clients/vendors then chances are you may find that it comes in handy.

Full presentations can be copied quickly via a 20-sheet automatic document feeder at a speedy 15 pages-per-minute (a duplex capability captures both sides of the paper), up to A4 size. Images of up to 600dpi in black and white, grayscale and full colour can be saved in a variety of formats such as PDF, JPEG and even TIFF.

A front-facing card slot lets users insert plastic or paper-based cards for convenient scanning. Even embossed details such as those found on credit cards can be easily read by the intelligent card scanner. The bundled Presto! BizCard software can even convert and organise scanned business cards into a searchable database.

The device's CaptureOnTouch Full Auto mode automatically detects document size and corresponding scanning resolution, skips blank pages, straightens images scanned at an angle, decides if you should save images in colour and rotates images to the correct text orientation, so you can focus on your business meeting while this gadget copies in the background.

The CaptureOnTouch software suite also offers users the choice of scanning to printers, email and to bundled application software such as Presto! Pagemanager and PaperPort, Mac OS and Windows file management solutions.

At only 28.5cm by 9.5cm by 4cm height, weighing in at a mere 1kg, and powered by its own USB cable, the Canon imageFORMULA P-215 portable scanner is as portable as they get - it even comes with a padded carry case to protect the device as well as for portability.

However, at a hefty price of S$499, this nifty device may be a luxury item for new, or small businesses.

Source:  www.todayonline.com