Scanning troubles... vertical white lines I've had a scansnap s300M for about a year- not really used it that much, mostly for my father in law's surprise party last year - scanned about 300 images & it worked well. I've scanned a few things here and there throughout the year with no trouble... however, I just went to scan again and am now getting white vertical lines on every scan, but they're showing up in different places.. anyone have any idea what might cause that? I'll try to contact Fuji but I found this on their site and aside from trying to replace the lamp, I can't imagine what would cause it. Scanning troubles... vertical white lines I've had a scansnap s300M for about a year- not really used it that much, mostly for my father in law's surprise party last year - scanned about... » Read More Scanning troubles... vertical white lines I've had a scansnap s300M for about a year- not really used it that much, mostly for my father in law's surprise party last year - scanned about 300 images & it worked well. I've scanned a few things here and there throughout the year with no trouble... however, I just went to scan again and am now getting white vertical lines on every scan, but they're showing up in different places.. anyone have any idea what might cause that? I'll try to contact Fuji but I found this on their site and aside from trying to replace the lamp, I can't imagine what would cause it. « Show Less
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This issue is really most noticeable with photos. I think it is frequently because of dirt, debris, cat hairs in the unit. Most times I can open it up and swipe it clean with a microfiber cloth and resolve the problem. Be careful to not scan staples and such that might scratch the inner bits.
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I know it did not scan the old studio portraits I have of my ancesters, taken years ago. The cardboard material of those is not thin enough to pass through the scanner, maybe because it is curved. It may be the same for mounted slides, though I did not try any of my mounted slides. Sorry, that's all the help I can give.
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It did not work good on any photos. I found that the ScanSnap 300 by Fujitsu works excellent on all... plus it is good for documents.
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I have this scanner and the same thing happens. It appears to be normal to me as the scanner is working fine.
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Hi, I'm using just regular ScanSnap Manager which works perfect for me. It's Free and it can meet all required settings, quick and fast enough for any user. Very simple...
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I'm not sure which scanning software you use but it sounds like a setting inside the program rather than the scanner itself. As an accountant and income tax preparer, I use the scanner with 3 different scanning software programs and haven't run into this problem with any of them.
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I just purchased one myself. I have converted several hundred old (1974-1983) 35mm colored slides into digital images. I have had no problems. The one thing I noticed is the way the slide is put into the scanner. The slide cannot always be put into the scanner in the same position it is put into the viewgraph projector. Sometimes it must be turned 90 degrees or it will cut off some of the picture. Once the slide is scanned it can then be rotated back by the computer slide viewer. Don't know if this is your problem.
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I have a Canon elph 750 and a elph 790 new. They are both producing orbs on my pics. My old Fuji finepix 700 does not. They are saying it's because the lens in located too close to the flash and is lighting up dust or mist in the air. My Fuji is long and the lense is far from the flash. They just got carried away with the "small" camera and someone needs to fix it. I'm returning both of these cameras and waiting till they do. It's too common of a problem for them not to address it. No one wants spots on their pictures. They show up on faces too. If anyone knows of a new camera that has fixed this problem please let us know.
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D. Fisher, Thanks very much for your response. I've copied your posting on batch scanning and will follow it. I'm just starting to use the V750 to scan my Hassy negs and your information is of great help. --E. Williams
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Thomas-Thanks, but that's the old 2.2 L11 ScanSnap Manager which doesn't work for the S1500/M series (only the older scanners.) I'm sure there must be someone who could provide a pointer to the kit for download?
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I am looking at the V500 compared to the 4490. Any suggestions? The reviews all rave about the V500 for slides and negatives, which I too plan to scan, but I also have many old photos.
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The scanner comes with a cleaning pad. You might have dust on the scanner. Try using that. If that don't work I'd reinstall the scanner to your computer or you would h aft to contact newsman for service assistance. But cleaning it would be your best bet to start with
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I've had that problem on occasion usually when there are folds in the paper. My solution has been to put a slight crease in the document length wise first. I think it handles paper better than the other scanners I've used but still not perfect
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I've got the problem, too. Used to scan fine....never paid attention to if there was a light..but the scan now is severely distorted. Did you ever find the answer to this?
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I have several scanners, but from what I remember about this particular one, I don't believe so. The one that I do have that says it does negatives makes the picture a very odd color. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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if there is power to the unit (check light) scanner may not be good. check your card (try a different one or format it and try again), check card to ensure it is not locked (tab on it)....card reader on your computer may be bad, check card in other devices.
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I am also having this problem with the busy light signal. I've read other posts and it quite a few people have mentioned this issue. I've check and tested some of the solutions and:1. It's not the battery2. it's not the speed of the card (tried 3 diff. ones high speed)3. it's not the iso settingsI think its time to send it back to canon and have them evaluate.