Is this scanner suitable for scanning photos as well as documents?
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The resolution for Color and Grayscale is only 300 dpi (on the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500). For photos you may want a better scanner that provides 1200 dpi color resolution.
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The bundled Scan Snap Manager software lets you directly scan to a jpeg file.
1751825
Yes. This scanner will handle a stack of varying-sized pages well, including business cards. This scanner handles individual pages, not bound or stapled documents. Folded documents require the use of a special carrier that feeds a single scan at a time.
518969
Yes. I believe it is. I set it up several years ago. This is an incredibly fast scanner. I have had two of them for about 6 years with no issues.
1952470
No. This is strictly a printer. As a rule I advise people to avoid multi-function equipment. They are notoriously unreliable compared to single function equipment. If you need both scanning and printing functions it's much easier to replace/repair/upgrade one without effecting the other.
1346155
It does a fine job. I have scanned several photos and have been very happy with results. You can set the quality to various levels to meet your demands.
1218646
Yes, you can feed photos for scanning up to 600dpi. Quality's in the eyes of the beholder. Perfectly satisfactory for my purposes, which are principally archival. Not a scanner for high-quality professional image capture.
76589
It doesn't do well with glossy paper/photos. I tried to scan about 50 photos and it would start to skip and make some interesting images. IMHO, you'd want a flatbed scanner for best results.
1789219
Yes. A bit difficult with scanning. I have a Mac and I use IPhoto. Not compatible I guess.
749643
I have used it for black and white, gray toned, and colored documents. I liked it far better for the colored documents (actually for all documents) than using a flat bed scanner, which I used extensively before I bought the Scanjet.
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You can set the DPI between 150 and 600. It can handle photo's but remember this scanner is all about speed. If your looking to do some photo's that is really high quality I would look at a flat bed scanner.
1527104
Yes. That has been my experience. Quality is not superior but decent. This is an affordable scanner for the masses. I recommend this highly IF you intend to use this for scanning large documents and books. I use my older Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M if I want to scan regular size documents, receipts, business cards since the quality is superior. Hope this helps.
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I've scanned several hundred photos with the S300M and find them fine for viewing on the computer. You can put 10 photos in the Auto Doc Feeder and they go through without a hitch. Not as high quality scans as you would get with a flatbed scanner but the images look fine.
15495
I don't use it so much for photos -- mostly for scanning documents. But when I do on occasion, the photos are fine.
34267
Yes, of course. It scans anything in pdf format which you can then convert to a jpeg in the Scansnap program.
2007152
I bought it specifically to scan a collection of Kodak color slides taken in the 60s - 70s along with old prints and it has done an excellent job. I would recommend it. Here's a review from PC Magazine written in November 2009: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355184,00.asp
2085707
I have used mine primarily to scan slides into my photo editing program on my computer so unable to answer that question.
175969
Yes you can. In color and black and white. Good quality. Allows you to set up different folders and remembers most frequently used but also allows you to search the history. You can also name the files anything you want. One thing you need to watch is that when you scan, the roller area is narrow. If you are scanning something from photo paper, you should make sure the print doesn't get stuck. I just guide it from behind and give a gentle push if needed. Otherwise, this scanner scans most anything you want that is up to 9 1/2 inches in width.
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At an estimated 200 dpi and up (it doesn't actually let you know how high it goes, another limitation as far as I'm concerned), it actually scans at a moderate rate, not too fast and not too slow. Trouble is, I've relied on it for for crisp scans at 200 dpi and up, and it just doesn't do it very well. It wouldn't bother me if the sources were not the greatest resolution to start with, but they are, and the scanner just doesn't do them justice even at the highest resolution.