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Started by foofightr Jan 29, 2003 at 5:35 PM 8 replies 150+ views

Original Post

Jan 29, 2003 at 5:35 PM

For casual use (like scanning in photographs to show to people on the net), what''s the type of scanner I should buy? Are the hand-held ones really that cheap or do they scan alright? I guess it depends on the price of the flatbed ones (photocopier style) but I have no idea on any of that..

KalvinB

Jan 29, 2003 at 6:10 PM

Umbongo

Jan 29, 2003 at 6:15 PM

Cannon

or if you can pick one up the cannon 670, (older model). Big advantage is no ac adaptor, works from USB.

firahs

Jan 29, 2003 at 9:24 PM

I have a canon n650u, it does a beautiful job, however, i doubt they sell it anymore...canon imo makes the best entry-level scanners.

foofightr

Jan 30, 2003 at 12:56 AM

quote:
Original post by Umbongo
Cannon

or if you can pick one up the cannon 670, (older model). Big advantage is no ac adaptor, works from USB.

I got one step up from the one you linked (LiDE 30 instead of 20), and it scans great! A standard photograph scans @ 2000x1200, now that''s resolution!

skjinedmjeet

Jan 30, 2003 at 12:59 AM

I bought a Mustek scanner; POS.

I accidently made it explode on my desk, too!

-=skjin=-

Bossk

Jan 30, 2003 at 1:07 AM

quote:
Original post by skjinedmjeet
I accidently made it explode on my desk, too!

I think this is a story that needs telling.

"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

[edited by - Bossk on January 30, 2003 2:08:41 AM]

skjinedmjeet

Jan 31, 2003 at 1:19 AM

The story goes as follows: I had gotten this scanner and my printer (Lexmark Z11... don''t buy one. ever.) at close too the same time, and they both had identical looking power transformers. Because they were very cheap, they had no identification on them (I''m not even sure if this is up to standard, but...)

One was much more powerful than the other. I plugged the wrong one into the the scanner. It blew up, ( as in POP! with a bright light flash under the scanner lid) and started smoking.

The room stank like ammonia for a couple hours after.

-=skjin=-

DerekSaw

Jan 31, 2003 at 1:36 AM

quote:
Original post by foofightr
A standard photograph scans @ 2000x1200, now that''s resolution!

Sometimes claiming such ''high resolution'' are the result of software interpolation.

bishop_pass

Jan 31, 2003 at 2:19 AM

Always scan at the minimum of the following two:
1) highest optical resolution
2) a resolution at least three times what your final image output is going to be.

The reason is because of the grainy artifacts the scanner introduces during scanning.

Always scan at a higher resolution and downsample from there to get your final image.

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