Best way to scanner pictures
Margie, if you only have to scan real pictures, almost every scanner will do. If their size is big enough, then there is no need to buy an expensive scanner. If you still have the negatives of the same pictures and you want real quality, it is a complete different story. Even from old negatives you often get a lot more detail and contrast as from the pictures. But having pictures, say 3 x 4 inch. 7,5 x 10 cm.
If you scan at 1200 Dpi, and every modern scanner can, you get pictures sized 3600x4800 pixels that is 17 Mega pixels. A size most modern cameras can't produce.
The only reason to buy a scanner and not an all in one could be, you have more possibilities with a real scanner. But you need a computer.
The not so expensive Epson V370 could scan to 4800 dpi, giving you a 16 times bigger picture. Don't use that for real photos, because you end with 280 Mega pixel pictures. No computer could handle that. It has this resolution, because it also can scan negatives and slides. But it can get the maximum out of you pictures.
If you only once need to scan 100 pictures and after that never use a scanner. I'm not sure the "better" result on a real scanner is really important. And if you also need a new printer to print the pictures you could be better of with a all in one. It is cheaper, and you could use the printer later for everything else you need to print. Most all in ones, cost the same or even less than a V370. I'm sure Canon and HP do have good scanners to. I use an Epson V700 for years, and it is still supported for the new operating systems. I often use it for pictures, negatives and slides and I'm pleased with the results. I digitised hundreds and hundreds slides and negative and lots of pictures of which I don't have the negatives. (I also have a Canon all in one, but only use it to make a one to one copy on A4 plain paper, without the use of a computer. )
i hope op ei did not complicate this matter.
Success
×