How long does it take to scan a simple 5x7 color photo?
1467807
I'm sorry but I have only used my scanner for slides and am very satisfied with the results
1467808
See other comments for initial answer.You can scan as many photos as you can fit on the screen at once. If there is no space between them on the vertical bias, it will do them all in one scan just as fast. Of course, then you have to crop and tag each one to separate them. If you leave space between them on the vertical bias, it will scan them separately, but of course it takes a little longer. You can easily do two 5x7 photos at a time. It will do 2 passes and give you 2 separate images if done as I described above.
1467809
At 1200 ppi, about 45 seconds. At 300, less than 10 seconds. This is after preview scan has been completed, etc. From power up, add a couple of minutes.
1467810
Bless your heart for asking using the word, "simple." The guide sheet out of the box and its pictographs are cryptic until one masters the skills and then they are superfluous. The equipment is stubborn and stoic in its refusal to perform unless the operator does everything "right." Thus the learning curve is at first lonely and frustrating, but once one stumbles upon how to do the task, then it takes merely 15 seconds from start to finish. The appearance of an editable image on screen takes a few more seconds, depending on your computer -- but that is not the problem of the scanner. It is WORTH the effort and I could not be more happy with my purchase. This is a very good product. Bless your heart for asking using the word, "simple." The guide sheet out of the box and its pictographs are cryptic until one masters the skills and then they are superfluous. The equipment is stubborn and stoic in its refusal to perform unless the operator does everything "right." Thus the learning curve is at first lonely and frustrating, but once one stumbles upon how to do the task, then it takes merely 15 seconds from start to finish. The appearance of an editable image on screen takes a few more seconds, depending on your computer -- but that is not the problem of... » Read More Bless your heart for asking using the word, "simple." The guide sheet out of the box and its pictographs are cryptic until one masters the skills and then they are superfluous. The equipment is stubborn and stoic in its refusal to perform unless the operator does everything "right." Thus the learning curve is at first lonely and frustrating, but once one stumbles upon how to do the task, then it takes merely 15 seconds from start to finish. The appearance of an editable image on screen takes a few more seconds, depending on your computer -- but that is not the problem of the scanner. It is WORTH the effort and I could not be more happy with my purchase. This is a very good product. « Show Less
642893
I agree to about 20 pictures per minute. Very good scanner..I actually have 2 of them. I have the one that does up to 5x7 and one that does up to 8x11. Great buy..
79574
You can only scan to an SD cardIt's super easy. I did 1000 slides in 2 dayYou can edit in any photo program like Picasa
32281
I scanned a bunch of old family photos from the 40s-60s, and it did fine, it pulled them straight through using the guides. They were of different sizes so I sorted as best I could and batch scanned the groups. Somewhat difficult to navigate the setting menus to obtain the highest resolution (1200x1200), in color, and the correct size. Much faster and easier than a flat scanner.
2153824
The scan is adequate for my purposes at 300 dpi. It is not photo scanner quality. The print quality is excellent and scanning is quick via automatic document feeder, either one -sided or 2-sided.Ray
974220
I timed it with a stopwatch. Once it warmed up, it took 10 seconds to scan a grayscale document at 300dpi using the flatbed scanner (not the document feeder). I scanned it directly into Adobe Acrobat Pro X. It took 26 seconds to scan a color page at 300dpi. Every 12-15 or so scans, it stops to warm up, which only takes a few seconds.
1474700
I would use it for that. The machine is super fast, and it's pretty impressive how accurate it is in sizing and framing whatever it is you're scanning. I haven't used it for scanning pictures, but I wouldn't hesitate to start.
1933271
I have been very satisfied with the quality of the scan of photo's both color and b&w.; Speed of the scanner is great, comparing it to an earlier CanoScan I had. I have had some difficulty bringing up the advanced tools to scan negatives, but need to read the manual for detailed directions. I would recommend this scanner.
390825
Hello, I have not yet had the chance to scan any color pieces - I've scanned only bw so far - and I had to make color corrections in photoshop. I've had epson scanners in the past (not this expensive though), and I've always had to make color adjustments.
1302711
I don't quite understand the question -- do you mean what scan speed for a photo? I have an iMac and I don't know exact speed of scanning, but it seems to scan photos in under 3 minutes. I don't know if this helps at all.
2257581
Quickly--you just run the page through the scanner and it copies-- a matter of seconds.
1556913
Do all size sheets have to be the same. What sizes does it take. I want to scan 50 years of family photos. They are all different sizes and textures. Then I plan to burn them to disk. Does anyone know a relative quick way of doing this. I will have a new computer shortly (Vista). Right now the scanner from my cannon printer all in 1 takes a few minutes to scan each...this would take me the rest of my life. Plus I want to scan one photo at a time. Save and then I can burn to disk. HELP!! Thanks.
701182
JR, You should not have any problems with doing as you asked. However I would caution you that you may only be able to make corrections to the photo 4 at a time. You should be able to scan all four pictures to save time, however you should then separate them as you put them in folders allowing you to correct and print one picture at at time rather having to print all four.
2185287
I have never timed the unit, but it is fairly quick. Obviously printing color print documents is faster than a large detailed bmp or jpeg file. I do lots of genealogy work which i print old pictures. Prints these pictures with no problems on two sided sheets. Hope this helps.
646941
If you could find some way to stick them to an 8" X 11" sheet of paper, either with scotch tape other other means, you should be able to scan them. You could put several on a sheet of paper and scan them all at one time. I have never tried to scan a 4 X 6 but I can see it would be a problem because the photo would move unless you hold it in place until the scanner starts over the photo.
1925929
I have a unit but I have never yet used it do to a bust schedule. I assume it would scan in less than 30 seconds . . . . as most scans that size are about the same.
787670
I just scanned 28 pages in about 2 minutes (I say about because I didn't use a timer with seconds) - my settings were Black & White, 400 DPI, Searchable OCR, single sided. I regularly scan documents ranging from a couple pages to 60 - 80 pages and almost never have a skip or miss. I mostly scan directly to Adobe Acrobat X Standard rather than the Brother software but I don't think that affects the speed. I like Adobe Acrobat Standard since it is easier to work with the documents afterwards (and it does a better job of auto sensing portrait vs landscape as I often have a mix of documents).