Photo Scanners
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Photo scanners are a great way to take old photos, film and negatives and convert them into digital images. Digital images can then be shared online, via e-mail, manipulated to improve them, printed, or stored for safe keeping. What a great device!
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Contents at a Glance
- Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: What Do You Want to Scan?
- Epson - Perfection V500 Photo - Photo Scanner
- Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Is It the Right Size?
Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: What Do You Want to Scan?
The type of scanner you buy will be based on the type of work you want to do with it.Epson - Perfection V500 Photo - Photo Scanner
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Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Is It the Right Size?
If a flatbed scanner is chosen then the bed size has to accomodate the items to be scanned. If the user will scan 12"x 17" documents, then the bedsize should be at least this large. Epson Perfection V200 Flatbed Photo Scanner
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Other capabilities include:
Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Image Quality
The quality of the images a scanner can produced is determined primarily by color depth/bit depth and resolution. In general, 36 to 48 bit depth is more than enough for most purposes.A minimum resolution of 300dpi or 300spi is sufficient for text documents but 1200 dpi/spi is needed for photo reproduction. Film/negatives require at minmum of at least 2400dpi.
Looking for a "dynamic range" of at least 3.2 is also advised for the best quality.
Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Speed
If you have only an occasional need to scan and scan in small volumes, speed isn't so critical. However, if you have much to do speed becomes quite important.A good generally rule is that an average speed of 10-20 seconds to scan an 8 x10" image is sufficient for most uses.
HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner

Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Other Functions
Photo scanners like other home electronics are cabable of multi-tasking.Can the scanner scan to print, scan to file, fax, or e-mail? Does it come with software to allow it to scan, edit and even take text to a word processing file.
Flatbed scanners are also available that can scan film or slides if shoppers check for such features.
HP Scanjet G4010 Photo Scanner

Choosing the Right Photo Scanner: Compatibility
Obviously any photo scanner should have compatible connections to existing devices. USB 2.0 or Firewire are recommended for faster transfer. HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner
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Learn More about the HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner
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More About the HP G Series Scanners
Hp Scanjet G Series Photo Scanners
Scan even more slides, negatives and photos with superior color accuracy. Capture the most realistic color with HP-exclusive 6-color, 96-bit scanning and high-definition detail at 4800 x 9600 dpi.1 Get built-in dust and scratch removal, too. Interested in this product? click on links below to be directly connected to our product pages. HP Scanjet G4050 Photo Scanner http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2835752&CatId=294 HP Scanjet G4010 Photo Scanner http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2929633&CatId=294 HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2835751&CatId=294
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Canon Photo Scanners
Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner (2168B002)
Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 10/08/2008)
Canon CanoScan 4400F Color Image Scanner (1306B002)
Amazon Price: $85.71 (as of 10/08/2008)
Canon CanoScan LiDE 25 Color Image Scanner (0307B001)
Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 10/08/2008)
Canon CanoScan LiDE 600F scanner (0302B002)
Amazon Price: $132.99 (as of 10/08/2008)
Canon CanoScan LiDE90 Color Image Scanner (2167B002)
Amazon Price: $79.00 (as of 10/08/2008)
More Helpful Information About Photo Scanners
- Care for a Photo Scanner
- Useful information about caring for a photo scanner and how to avoid damage.
- Choosing the Right Resolution
- Find out more about choosing the right resolution when scanning images.
- How Stuff Works
- Learn more about how a photo scanner works.
- Pop Photo
- The latest product reviews and tests.
Photo Scanners in the News
- Epson Perfection Photo Scanner 10/7/2008 7:29:52 PM
- Paul [leveille.paul@sympatico.ca]
- Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner for $249.99
- ... Ice technology removes dust particles and scratches from images Energy-efficient LED light eliminates warm-up time while allowing faster scans 1-year limited manufacturer's warrantyClick here for Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner.
- Epson - Expression 10000XL Photo - Flatbed 48-Bit Photo Scanner ...
- Epson - Expression 10000XL Photo - Flatbed 48-Bit Photo Scanner With 2400 x 4800 Resolution With 2400 dpi resolution - higher than any other B-size flatbed scanner available today - plus a 3.8 Dmax and 48-bit color, ...
- Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner Realize Your Wishes At Cheap Price
- Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner - This flatbed scanner features Digital ICE technology, which gives you built-in dust & scratch removal for film, and Epson Easy Photo Fix, that provides one-touch color restoration. ...
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Lisa_Jo
This is a wonderful lens:) Posted August 02, 2008 |
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bdkz
Great lens! I love my scanner. Posted March 20, 2008 |



