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May 14th, 2014 | Tech News

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Canon updates its successful scanning portfolio to make document digitisation easier

LONDON, 14th May, 2014 – Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, today enhances its scanning portfolio with user-focused updates to four of its popular mobile and desktop devices. The new imageFORMULA P-215II, DR-C225, DR-C225W and DR-M160II enable organisations to digitise their documents more efficiently thanks to enhanced paper handling, image processing, cloud connectivity and a more simplified scanning experience.

  • imageFORMULA P-215II mobile scanner:

Replacing the P-215, The P-215II offers travelling executives, small offices and home users class-leading scanning productivity. With fast USB-powered speeds of up to 30ipm and a 20-page ADF, users can scan efficiently, in the office, at home or on the move. The new P-215II includes the new versions of CaptureOnTouch and CaptureOnTouch Lite, and updated versions of BizCard (Windows & Mac), PaperPort (Windows) and PageManager (Mac). New and enhanced image processing features such as shadow cropping, photo mode and angle/content deskew help users to achieve better scan results.

  • imageFORMULA DR-C225 and DR-C225W desktop workgroup scanners:

Replacing the DR-C125 and DR-C125W, the DR-C225 and DR-C225W help organisations save valuable desktop space thanks to their unique vertical J-path feeding design, allowing them to position the scanners on even the smallest desks. This is especially useful for industries with direct customer interaction such as retail and banking, or in reception areas. The WiFi-enabled DR-C225W now offers improved wireless scanning speeds to mobile devices and computers of up to 50ipm, ensuring productivity levels can be kept high in any scanning mode. The DR-C225 and DR-C225W support both Windows and Mac and come with the latest versions of CaptureOnTouch, BizCard, OmniPage, PaperPort and PageManager eCopyPDF Pro.

  • imageFORMULA DR-M160II departmental scanner:

Replacing the DR-M160, the DR-M160II offers increased productivity thanks to its improved 300dpi colour scan speeds of up to 100ipm. The DR-M160II incorporates the same robust feeding mechanism as its predecessor, allowing organisations to scan up to 7,000 documents per day. The DR-M160II comes with a range of new image processing features improving the scan experience, including blank page batch separation, deskew by content and character emphasis, while an optional barcode module is also now available. In addition, the device is now fully Mac compatible, providing Mac users with an effective and reliable high speed scanning performance.

  • CaptureOnTouch (Version 3):

The latest version of CaptureOnTouch, which comes with the new imageFORMULA P-215II, DR-C225, and DR-C225W, has been completely redesigned to make scanning even more intuitive and efficient. The new icon-based interface makes it convenient for users to complete a simple three-step scanning process for ad hoc tasks or scan more advanced routine jobs accurately and more easily. Users can also apply image processing changes directly after scanning, eliminating the need for re-scans. In addition, Version 3 offers a wider selection of scan-to-cloud connectivity with plug-ins to DropBox, SugarSync, and OneDrive. It also allows users to simultaneous scan to multiple destinations.

  • CaptureOnTouch Lite (Version 3):

The latest version of CaptureOnTouch Lite software is embedded on the new imageFORMULA P-215II mobile scanners and will automatically open when the devices connect to a computer via USB – without the need to install additional software or drivers. CaptureOnTouch Light has a similar user friendly icon-based interface as the full version and also offers the simple three-step scanning process for ad hoc tasks. It includes optical character recognition (OCR) processing and connectivity to various cloud-based applications. Sean Suematsu, European Document Scanning Solutions Director, Canon Europe, comments: “Imaging innovation is in our DNA and we continuously strive to create compelling products and solutions through distinctive technologies to help our customers do their jobs better. Our new imageFORMULA devices and software are the latest step in this effort. They enhance Canon’s mobile and desktop scanner line-up, helping end-users and organisations to digitise, store and communicate information more effectively – in the office, on the go, or at home.”

The new imageFORMULA scanners will be available through all Canon sales offices and selected distributor partners across Europe from June 2014.