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Canon ImageFORMULA P-208
From
£107
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Slide scanner
Canon ImageFORMULA CR 190i
From
£2,303
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Professional image scanner
- Max Grey depth: 4-bit (16 grey levels)
Canon imageFORMULA DR-6010C
From
£1,839
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Canon ImageFORMULA DR M160II
From
£665
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: USB 2.0
Canon DR-5010C
From
£107
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Canon DR G1130
From
£4,408
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: USB 2.0
Canon Flatbed Scanner Unit
From
£731
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Canon ScanFront 330
From
£1,674
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: Ethernet, USB
Canon DR-M1060
From
£1,630
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Canon CanoScan LiDE 220
From
£65
- Style: Stationary
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit
Brother DS820
From
£136
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600
From
£559
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: USB 1.1, USB 2.0
IRIS Card Anywhere 5
From
£115
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner, Business card scanner
- Interface type: USB
Plustek OpticBook A300
From
£1,464
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Lindy 20772
From
£78
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
Fujitsu Siemens S1100
From
£151
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
- Interface type: USB
Fujitsu Siemens S1300
From
£203
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
- Interface type: USB 2.0, USB
Epson Perfection V600
From
£252
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner, Slide scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Epson Perfection V370
From
£124
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Zebra LS2208
From
£68
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: Keyboard wedge, USB, RS-232, IBM 468x/9x
Wizcom Quicktionary TS Premium
From
£261
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Pen scanner
- Interface type: USB 2.0
Datalogic QuickScan LD2330
From
£98
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB 2.0
Symbol DS9808
From
£336
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Max Grey depth: 8-bit (256 grey levels)
Plustek OpticBook 3800
From
£159
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Xerox 4790
From
£3,326
- Style: Desktop
- Interface type: USB
Plustek OpticFilm 8200
From
£294
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Film scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Visioneer XDM47605
From
£1,931
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
Epson WorkForce DS- 70000
From
£3,249
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 16-bit (64k colours)
Epson WorkForce DS 60000
From
£2,773
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 16-bit (64k colours)
Epson WorkForce DS 50000
From
£1,403
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 16-bit (64k colours)
Epson DS- 6500
From
£820
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Network scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Epson DS 7500
From
£1,167
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Epson WorkForce DS 5500
From
£572
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Flatbed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Motorola LI4278
From
£285
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: Bluetooth, USB, RS-232
Epson WorkForce DS 860
From
£628
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit
Intermec SG20T
From
£193
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: Keyboard wedge, USB, RS-232
Zebra LS1203
From
£95
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB, RS-232
Datalogic GM4100
From
£22
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: Keyboard wedge, USB
Epson GT-S85
From
£833
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Sheetfed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Honeywell 3200
From
£38
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB
Honeywell Xenon 1902
From
£25
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB
Plustek Ps506U
From
£589
- Style: Portable
- Functionality: Color scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit
IRIS IRISCan Book 3 Executive
From
£85
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Document scanner, Book Scanner
- Interface type: USB, Wifi
Brother PDS 6000
From
£1,252
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Epson WorkForce DS 770
From
£558
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24 Bits Colour
- Interface type: USB 3.0
Plustek SmartOffice PS 456
From
£483
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit
Honeywell Orbit MS7120
From
£83
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Business card scanner
- Max Grey depth: 8-bit (256 grey levels)
Kodak ALARIS S2050
From
£582
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Wasp WLR8950
From
£121
Wasp WCS 3905
From
£66
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB 1.1
Canon DR F120
From
£278
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner, Image Scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Plustek SmartOffice PL7500
From
£961
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Roll fed scanner
- Max Colour depth: 48-bit colour
Panasonic KV S5076H
From
£2,719
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Grey depth: 8-bit (256 grey levels)
Epson WorkForce DS 1660 w
From
£281
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: Wifi, USB 3.0
Panasonic KV S1037C
From
£276
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Interface type: USB 3.1
Datalogic Quickscan Lite QW2100
From
£72
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
Mustek MCS 510 A 3 Pro
From
£164
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Datalogic PowerScan PD7100
From
£254
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB, Serial
Epson WorkForce DS 530
From
£467
- Style: Desktop
- Functionality: Document scanner
- Max Colour depth: 30-bit colour
Datalogic CO5330
From
£153
- Style: Handheld
- Functionality: Barcode scanner
- Interface type: USB
Buying Guide - Scanners
Types
Most scanners on the market today are flatbed scanners, usually for scanning documents of A4 though A3 paper sizes. There are two of types of flatbed scanner types available: reflective scanners and transparent scanners.When you place an item such as a book or piece of paper on the glass plate of a flatbed scanner, the document is illuminated from underneath, and the scanner users mirrors to copy an image of the document on the plate to a digital file. This is known as reflective scanning.
Transparent scanning is used for items that are see-through, for example slides, and these need to be placed in a special box that clips onto the glass of a flatbed scanner. A special light then illuminates these items inside the lid, and the item can be slowly scanned.
These transparency adapters can either be built into the top of a flatbed scanner or come as separate attachment. This is not a standard feature on flatbed scanner models though, so if scanning transparent items is important to you, make sure you verify that your chosen scanner can accommodate this.
Flatbed scanner models will use either CCD (charge-coupled device) or CIS (contact image sensor) sensor technology. The former is slightly older technology, and CIS is becoming more prevalent. Even though CIS tends to produce a slightly lower quality scanned image, it allows for smaller devices and uses less power than a CCD scanner, and so CIS scanner models can be powered via a USB cable and do not need an additional power source.
There are other types of scanner available. Handheld scanner models can be useful if you travel and need to scan documents frequently, as these are portable and save images to a memory card rather than needing to be attached to a PC. These are often used by students, or professionals who frequently need to take many notes, as they can be used to scan books or periodicals easily.
Sheetfed scanner models, which used to be very popular, are still available. These require users to feed an item individually through a narrow feeder slot, and are thus are only suitable for flat documents.
Film scanner models are primarily designed for professional use; these are specifically designed to scan film negatives, slides, or APS film. Most will focus on one type of film, so if this is what you need, take care that the scanner you choose can cope with the film you are using.
You can also buy multi-feature or 'all-in-one' machines that combine a printer, scanner, and fax machine, which often appeals to small business owners, as they are a more efficient use of office space than a number of separate items.
Quality
The quality of an image produced by a scanner will be affected by the resolution of the scanner. The resolution of a scanner is normally expressed in dpi, or dots per inch. Generally, the higher the dpi, the clearer and crisper the final scanned image will be. Sometimes you will see manufacturers quoting both the actual and ‘interpolated’ dpi; the former is the more interesting, as the latter effectively illustrates what can be achieved using image-editing software. 'Interpolation' refers to a method of improving photos by using software to fill in more pixels in a photo by guessing what that pixel should look like based on the pixels around it.)Scanner models suitable for the home may have maximum optical resolutions of up to around 4800 dpi (dots per inch), with the option for reducing this if you wish. For most home purposes, a resolution of 1200 dpi is usually fine.
For scanning photos for uploading to the web, you will not need anything close to 4800 dpi resolution, but it is good to have the capability in case you wish to do something that requires a better resolution, such as enlarging a small section of a picture or scanning 4" x 6" pictures to print as 7" x 10" prints. Prints from a scanner of this resolution would be largely indistinguishable from something you could have printed at a high street photography studio - as long as your printer is capable of producing prints of the same dpi as your scanner, of course.
Generally, the higher the resolution of the scan, the more memory the saved image will take up on your computer; scanning a photos at a few hundred dpi should result in a file of around 1Mb. Scanning at the higher resolutions will also take longer and increase the file size.
You will also normally see a measure called bit depth on most scanner models. This indicates the colour depth; the amount of information that the scanner can capture about each individual pixel of colour when scanning. The higher the bit rate, the better the scanner will be at producing nuanced colour. For most simple home use, a scanner with a bit rate of 24 should be fine, though if you plan to scan numerous slides, you may want to look for something more in the 48-bit range.
On the specifications of higher end scanner models, you may see a specification for Dmax, or dynamic range. The measures how well the scanner will reproduce the lights, darks and shades of a document or image. The higher the Dmax number, the better the scanner will perform on this scale. This is not of huge importance for a personal home scanner, but if you are looking for a business scanner to produce high-resolution documents or images, it is worth bearing in mind.
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