Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document Scanner, Black
$89.99
Price: $89.99
(as of Mar 14, 2025 22:59:59 UTC – Details)
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Advanced Z-Lid accepts books and other thick media for scanning.
Entire unit runs off USB power.
Documents can be immediately uploaded to cloud services like OneDrive or Dropbox.
Compatible with Windows 10/8.1/7 SP1, Mac OS X 10.10.5 – 10.13, and Linux with ScanGear MP driver installed.
10 reviews for Canon CanoScan LiDE400 Document Scanner, Black
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Spock –
Good scanner, difficult installation
I’ve found this scanner works well for my admittedly non-cutting edge uses. I mostly image documents, forms, clippings, receipts, and the like. So I can’t really judge its performance in very demanding uses like art or photos. But for what I use it for, it works well. It wasn’t easy to install and it was a headache to find the right driver and get it to install on my computer. I needed help from our IT department. But once it got working, it’s worked well since. My only reservation is that I’m not sure the average user would be able to get it installed easily. But other than that, its recommended.
Stu Heinecke –
A deeply degraded product
I’ve been a long-time, happy user of Canon scanners. They’ve always provided crisp, simple scans, with a useful, simple interface that never interfered with my work. My go-to scanner for years had been the CanoScan LIDE220, coupled to a Mac Pro. A recent upgrade to a Mac Studio required that I “upgrade” to the CanoScan LIDE400.What a disappointment.Canon has replaced their dependable driver interface with a dumbed down version that, for example, no longer has an option to scan in bitmap mode. So no more black-ink line art, a requirement for my work. Instead, I’m left to manipulate a grayscale image into semi-workable bitmap mode.Gone are the options to simply scan in color, grayscale and bitmap, now replaced with “Auto,” “Document,” “Photo,” “Custom,” and “Driver.” These are meaningless distinctions when you’re actually trying to generate a specific kind of image.And with this new version, I find I have to restart the computer each time I want to use it. It’s otherwise offline when I want to use it.Making matters worse, Canon seems to offer zero support for an active product. It’s too late to return it, so I’ll probably just dump it and find a more reliable unit and manufacturer.Very disappointed with this purchase.
Actual User –
Not All Scanners are Warranted by Canon. Buyer Beware.
Received and set up all good and easy. Went to register and spent hours eventually finding out that this scanner was packaged by Canon for sale in South America. Canon support would not talk to me until I registered and it would not allow me to register (as I am located in North American). Problem is they do not tell you why they will not register it. Went round and round with Canon until I finally found someone to talk to me who took a nano second to tell me the problem. Canon refused to register for warranty purposes and instructed me to return the scanner to the Seller. I contacted the Seller who promptly responded and advised that they would honor the typical Canon warranty. Since my last Canon scanner lasted over ten years (still works today but not with Windows 11) I decided not to go through the hassle of returning the scanner to Seller and finding a Seller who actually would sell me one that I could register with Canon. I took the practical route. Time will tell if I will need to test the Sellers commitment to honor the warranty. I would have rated the product with 5 stars but dinged the review for one start berceuse of the registration/warranty issue. BTW, the Seller did subsequently reached out to me to see if I was satisfied with the scanner, which I am. That was appreciated.
ScottABQ –
Works with Linux
The CanoScan400 was plug-n-play on OpenMandriva Linux 25.03 (ROME) Rolling with KDE kernel 6.13.5 desktop. The Skanlite package recognized it right away. The scans are usable, but there is no front button functionality (which is ok for me now).I will try the Canon-provided package “scangearmp2-3.70-1.x86_64.rpm” to see if other features of the scanner are available.Note: As others indicated, the LiDE400 from this vendor is for Canada so the warranty can’t be registers @ Cannon. However, I bought the Asurion insurance when I bought the scanner. I hope I don’t need it.
Jason M –
A good solution if you have a lot of old family photos to scan.
Recently I needed to scan crates of old family photographs before I put them in storage or sent them on to relatives. I already had a scanner but it wasn’t good for the job. The Canon LiDE 400 was the solution I needed.QUALITY OF THE PHOTOSThe LiDE 400 gives me good-quality scans of my photographs. It is good enough for family photos that I will pass on to other relatives and probably never touch again. The maximum resolution is 1200×1200 dots per inch. I can scan tiny pictures at that resolution and enlarge them to see details I would have missed otherwise. (Although this depends on the quality of the original pictures.)AUTOMATIONThe LiDE 400 has an auto-scan feature, which makes it easier to get through a lot of pictures. You can put a photograph on the scan bed and press a single button. The scanner will automatically scan the picture at 300 dpi, crop and rotate the picture, and place it in a folder on your computer.Sometimes the auto-scan feature doesn’t do exactly what I expect. Sometimes it crops off the white boarders in a weird way. Occasionally it decides to make my photos into PDF files instead of JPEGs. If this becomes a problem, you can use the ScanGear software that comes with the scanner, which gives more control over the process. or you can use your own software, like Photoshop.The scanner is also good for creating PDFs of old documents. You can scan multiple pages into one PDF file.OTHER NOTESThe scanner was easy to set up and use. It has a single USB-C cable. There is not separate power cord. When I plugged the scanner into my computer for the first time, Windows downloaded the driver automatically and the scanner was ready to go.If you are in a similar situation, I think this scanner will work well for you too.
garlapati chandrasekhar –
as promised it is delivered and it is working good
bbmstang –
I have scanned color photos and it does a nice job. Easy to set up. On low res scan unit is a bit noisy but that does not bother me. Down loaded software from their website ( no cd drive on my machine) and all works well.
JALEEL KADER –
Good
Manjuprasad –
Good
ARK –
I received this LiDE 400 scanner about a week ago and finally hooked it up to try it out. Setup on Windows was super quick with the included CD. The stand that holds the scanner vertical while not in use is handy, but is a bit of a pain to click into place without picking everything up. The mechanism makes sense, so I assume I’ll get used to it and be able to click it into the stand easier the more I use it.Image quality it quite good for a $100 scanner. I’m not using it for professional photo scanning, so I’m not super concerned about 100% image quality. I scanned a couple 4×6 photos at various DPI settings, and a couple documents. Other than the typical sensitivity to invisible dust on the scanner bed or photo, the scans looked really good. I recommend keeping a lint-free cloth nearby if you’ll be using this all the time. I definitely can’t complain with the first few scans this thing produced.My only concern came after I looked through the papers that came in the box. The Canon warranty card states in the terms and conditions, “Canon USA Inc. guarantees that it will repair each new CanoScan LiDE Series product manufactured or supplied by the Latin America Group of Canon USA Inc. and sold by Canon USA Inc.’s authorized distributor, which is intended for the markets of Latin America and the Caribbean only and is defective in materials or workmanship under normal conditions of use and service…etc etc etc (the terms included other devices and extra words, but I figured this gets the point across).I don’t recall ever seeing a write-up like this in other electronics I’ve bought. Maybe this just comes in every Canon LiDE scanner regardless of where you buy it from. I’m not too concerned because even if it broke I’m sure the return shipping would be more than the used unit is worth. Still, the specificity of the terms mentioning Latin America makes me think Amazon is selling possibly unwarrantied devices meant for another region. Maybe this regional requirement isn’t actually a big deal, I’m not sure. I just figured I would mention this in case it is possibly an actual issue for Amazon buyers looking for warranty claims.