If you line up photos along the edge (like notmal) do you miss any of the photo in the scan? The CanoScans are notorious for that.
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I did a test with my scanner and yes there is some edge problems on my unit: 1/16" on top, 1/4" on the bottom and 1/8" on the sides are missing if you scan all the way to the edge. So to be safe, leave about 1/4" from the edge to be sure to get the whole photo or print. It's really a nice scanner other than that!
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you would be better off using a regular photo scanner. the epson takes 20 min to do a photo scan. it is great for negs. and slides.
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Yes. Scan's color and both side simultaneously. There is a limit on how stiff and thick the material. I've done both (for my own copy, not for official use). Thicker material might need some help navigating the slight bend on entry.
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I have this scanner and I have scanned photos as small as 1 1/2 x 2 (small school pictures). Thick ones on cardboard scan also. Only issue I had was several photos on a single sheet of paper can get stuck on the edges, but that is expected. Great little scanner, scanned 1000's of photos.
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Scanning it vertically from top to bottom or horizontally from left to right and vice versa would sacrifice an inch on the four sides of the page depending where you are scanning. So if your scrapbook has a margin lines of more than 1 inches on the 4 sides it is safe to assume the scanner would be able to cove all the contents. It would be great if your scrapbook can be removed because no portion of the page would be sacrifice. everything would be covered.
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I don't know. Haven't tried that. But I really doubt it. I have scanned almost 9000 pics so far and still scanning. Love it.
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Robert, I have scanned pictures from magazines but not photographs. These pics from the magazines are pixalated slightly but adequate. Poor quality pic to start with when scanning a magaizine pic. I use the scanner constantly and am more than happy with it since I'm always on the road. It travels nice and scans without any issues. If you're looking for top of the line scanned pics I think you'll be slightly disappointed. More than adequate for my needs though. Your question sparked my interest. I changed my settings to JPG @ 600dpi, just adequate not superb!
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thanks for the input .....I had gone ahead and ordered the Scan-Snap but had decided to return it before it even arrived. Your response just made me know that I made the right decision. My plan now is to sort through all those photos and send the best of the lot to a company such as Best Photo Scanning and let them preserve them on discs for me.
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It can happen if the scan settings are not correct. Recheck the scan settings.
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I had to turn my off and back on again and made sure there wasn't a jam.....after that it worked great. It is kind of touchy about what you try to scan. Old photos like the instant camera photos are to thick and will cause a jam.........
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yes, its a antenna range problem. the scan pic is bigger and needs better reception. if you place the monitor closer to camera, it shows scan mode very good.
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I have copied many old photos with my Doxie. I cut the holes side out of a clear page protector to make a cover to hold fragile or torn photos when scanning them. Then I crop out the non-photo parts before saving. That little trick makes it possible to scan very old delicate photos.
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No, the photo cell could be pointed the wrong direction or too close to a building, other object. Could be dirty, try cleaning it off.
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Yes but with or without it causes a line to appear on the scan so I had to stop using it. Very disappointing. I would not recommend.
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Actually it can. If you have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate, you can use Windows XP mode and scan away. I'm doing it right now! I've had mine for years, never had to call for support, so I can't vouch for that, but I've scanned hundreds of photos and I'm very happy with it.
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If you can get the scanner flat on the surface of each picture you should be ok. If the picture is wedged close to the spine of the book you won't be able to get the scanner to see all of it.
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The flatter you can get the book, the better the scan. Otherwise, you will get a curvy scan, but one which is readable.
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For me this unit has scanned photos very well, better than the lager Fujitsu scanners. I have found no white lines. If there are any lines you might have to wipe down the scanner head. I have scanned may hundreds of old photos.