Can I use it a a good low priced police scanner? Is there a better choice?
1479003
If you only want to scan 5 - 10 channels, too slow to scan a lot of channels, I use mine all the time as a scanner. works good. But if you want to scan a lot of channels fast, this is not a good choice.
1227870
I use it for both it works good. You have to use a computer to program. Look into the uniden home patrol 1 if you want a scanner its great for road trips when hooked to a garmen
276271
It is portable and easy to carry with you. I have a copier scanner and the Scansnap does a far better job. You can desiginate searchable words in your document so you can locate it later. It will scan both sides in one pass. It does an excellent job of scanning photos to jpeg format. Lots of bang for you buck.
1905942
You can certainly scan receipts with it but I do not believe that it will take the information off of the receipts and categorize it or anything. It is a very good scanner for basic light-weight purposes.
450219
The scanner is powered over USB, so for a vehicle you would first need a laptop, then scan it over USB to the laptop, but for that you would need a direct power line in your vehicle, or a 12V to 120V power converter to keep the computer charged. I also do not believe the scanner has local storage if you have a standard usb charger for a car that you could use
471406
Not a thing. Have not been able to control anything. It pretty much a basic scanner with some live data. I was hoping for a little more and got a lot less. I'm afraid the only option is to spend a lot more and get something like a otc genisis. If your looking for a basic scanner this is just a little better.
269547
It scans any thing you put in the frame, Mounted or un mounted. only down side is, quality may not be to your acceptance.I think It is well worth the cost. Better quality will cost more $$.
2178615
yes, yes, very easy to use, just put in your zip code and tell it how far you want to listen, then tell it what you want to listen to ex. police, fire etc, and then it downloads your database to the scanner and you start to listen, neat thing is you can replay the last 2 mins of any transmission,,,hope this helps, doug
858143
I have used it to scan in some photos and they turned out well. I think it would depend upon the type whether you wanted to run them through or not, such as old family photos, etc.
1064181
Yes, I recommend it. I've had four different scanners. This is by far the best, light, multiple resolution settings, color or b/w. I love this one.
2182736
I use mine for a police scanner that comes with a CD-ROM that formats the micro SD card and downloads available channels. You might have to get a micro SD card writer/reader in order to format the SD card.
2007153
Certainly, short of going for high-end drum scans, for the price and quality, this scanner is hard to beat. Once set up, scans are just about spot on. Use this scanner in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop to restore or retouch old photos. Note: be sure that your monitor is properly color calibrated for accurately viewing what you have scanned and for doing proper color correction and retouching.
1709841
Many police signals/broadcasts are now digital, so the analog scanners will do no good for that type signal. Some local PDs still might run some broadcasting on analog, bit most state police, atf, etc are digital. Google "radio reference", get to their different forums for the state you live in.I'm thinking about getting the 750 myself. Did you wind up keeping it? It seems to be good for Ham radio listening.
158012
Yes I think so. I bought it for my 74 year old mother to use as a police scanner. She loves listening to what's going on. It works perfect and she loves it.
940313
It will scan anything...decoding it is another matter. I can't confirm whether it will support those standards but $14 you can. :)
1638367
I'd say yes. Keep in mind the quality of the copy won't be as good as with a regular scanner, but it's very decent. I carry my scanner in my murse (male purse) and scan all mail and important documents. I use it sometimes to scan book pages as well and the copies are pretty good.
249155
No. The scanner doesn't have its own storage and needs to be connected to a computer via USB to work. If you want more portable scanning, try the Doxie Go, for example.