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Scanner features
i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures.
what should i look for to buy a scanner? |
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See: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/scanners_page.htm
Read the reviews carefully and you will be able to see what best suites your needs. If you are only going to scan photos then supper high optical resolution and color depth is not required. However if you plan to scan negatives or color slides then high optical resolution (DPI) and depth (DMAX) are factors. Also be aware that scanning the photo is only half the job as photo restoration, editing and touch up work is just as important. Have a lot of photos, then consider large drive just for the storage of what you have scanned. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Farhan" wrote in message ... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? |
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See: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/scanners_page.htm
Read the reviews carefully and you will be able to see what best suites your needs. If you are only going to scan photos then supper high optical resolution and color depth is not required. However if you plan to scan negatives or color slides then high optical resolution (DPI) and depth (DMAX) are factors. Also be aware that scanning the photo is only half the job as photo restoration, editing and touch up work is just as important. Have a lot of photos, then consider large drive just for the storage of what you have scanned. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Farhan" wrote in message ... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? |
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I use a cannon mp470 it is a printer, scanner, copier and it works with xp
and vista not to expensive. You may have to get a newer mode but should be under a hundred. "Farhan" wrote in message ... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? |
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I use a cannon mp470 it is a printer, scanner, copier and it works with xp and vista not to expensive. You may have to get a newer mode but should be under a hundred. "Farhan" wrote in message ... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? |
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"Farhan" wrote in message
... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? This range of Canon scanners have been very good and these are the two latest models.. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=119 -- Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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"Farhan" wrote in message ... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? This range of Canon scanners have been very good and these are the two latest models.. http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=119 -- Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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"Farhan" wrote in message
... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? Take a sample photo to the computer store and make a sample scan. Tips: 1. Scans are calibrated in dpi = dots per inch. and high dpi scans (600 dpi) occupy much more space than low dpi scans (144 dpi). This may be important for how you want to pass on pictures to kinsmen (by broadband, on CD etc.) 2. If you plan to touch up defects in the source photos, you should scan at 600 dpi or 1200 dpi, and then work on a duplicate copy of the scan (preserving the original in case of errors.) 3. Single-purpose scanners offer higher quality (per $10 of price) than multifunction scanner/printers. You can buy adequate flatbed scanners for $100 or lless. See also http://www.scantips.com/ -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"Farhan" wrote in message
... i want to buy a scanner to scan old family pictures. what should i look for to buy a scanner? Take a sample photo to the computer store and make a sample scan. Tips: 1. Scans are calibrated in dpi = dots per inch. and high dpi scans (600 dpi) occupy much more space than low dpi scans (144 dpi). This may be important for how you want to pass on pictures to kinsmen (by broadband, on CD etc.) 2. If you plan to touch up defects in the source photos, you should scan at 600 dpi or 1200 dpi, and then work on a duplicate copy of the scan (preserving the original in case of errors.) 3. Single-purpose scanners offer higher quality (per $10 of price) than multifunction scanner/printers. You can buy adequate flatbed scanners for $100 or lless. See also http://www.scantips.com/ -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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