imageCLASS MF665Cdw 600dpi scan resolution absent from eSCL scanner capabilities

[kmarkley86]

I've just finished setting up a new Color imageCLASS MF665Cdw that I purchased in part because it had a 600dpi scanner.  And indeed, I see that resolution in the Canon MF Scan Utility.  But that resolution is absent from the device's eSCL scanner capabilities, so I can't seem to get 600dpi resolution from other scanning software.

Here's how I retrieve the capabilities, and a few excerpts showing the resolution is capped to 300:

curl -s http:// 192 . 168 . 50 . 49 : 80/eSCL/ScannerCapabilities 

<scan:PlatenInputCaps>
<scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>
<scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>

<scan:AdfSimplexInputCaps>
<scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>
<scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>

<scan:AdfDuplexInputCaps>
<scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalXResolution>
<scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>300</scan:MaxOpticalYResolution>

How can I get 600dpi in eSCL?

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[kmarkley86]

I called Canon and learned that this is just the way it is, it's not considered a bug.  Scanning in the (standard!) eSCL way is limited to 300dpi.  This seems consumer-hostile to me.  I feel that I should be getting the full scanner capabilities when using standards-based tools, not having the best dpi locked behind Canon's own software.

[goodgrief]

Agree completely! Just purchased the same model, and ran into the same issue. Shame on Canon, but I'm not surprised at all.