Scanning gets personal with imageFormula P-150

October 2, 2009:Canon has launched a new lightweight personal scanner that weighs just over 1kg, the imageFORMULA P-150.

The foot-long P-150 can scan a batch of up to 20 documents at its maximum scanning speed of 15 pages-per-minute (ppm) in simplex, or 30 images-per-minute (ipm) in duplex scanning, yet still fits easily into a briefcase.

Canon's "CaptureOnTouch Lite", a "Plug-and-Scan" capability, is built directly into the scanner, letting users easily and instantaneously start scanning without installing drivers of imaging applications.

The P-150 also includes ISIS and TWAIN drivers for easy hardware integration with third-party Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software. In addition, the P-150 can use electrical power via a single USB cable connected to a PC.