Does the scanner replicate the photo colors well without having to tweak the digital file?
1701813
Yes, I was very happy with the results, the only touch up I did were on photos that were not in the best condition to begin with.
1701814
The scanner does a reasonably good job capturing the colors that are present on the photograph.
1701815
I have scanned photos from old sepia, black and white, and color. All have come through with clarity and true to original print.
351740
It scans in color, but I wouldn't use it to scan photos. When I first received it, I tried scanning a business card, and it came all washed out. It scanned the card and left the rest of the image black. It didn't auto correct. One would have photo shop to get exactly the image they desire.
1116953
I have not done it yet, but the specification say that it will, and that's one of the reasons I bought it. It has settings for positives or negatives, and for color or black and white (and many other settings). So far I have scanned over 1500 color slides and I am amazed at the quality for this price. It comes with a slide holder and a negative holder.
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.
1276129
Yes, it will scan in color. It will save in either jpeg or pdf format. Don't know what you want to do with it in OCR.
173306
That has not been my experience. I shoot JPEG and the colors seem natural. I have had to adjust white balance on indoor shots in mixed light more than the Canon DSLR it replaced though. Overall a great camera!
560976
It has two buttons right on top. One for black, one for color. I scan old photos and reprint them in black and white. I also scan documents and make copies. I really like the way it operates with or without a computer.
525259
When you scan slides or negatives on this scanner, it defaults to certain pre-set sizes that you can select via configuration. It does a good job of recognizing images of pre-set size. For odd sizes where you don't have a preset, you need to turn off the thumbnail function and manually select the images. But this is not hard, and if you're editing in say photoshop, getting the selection accurate is not that important.
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.
773384
I haven't tried that with the scanner, but I would assume so. There are also plenty of freeware out there that allows you to combine multiple images into one pdf document, etc
1700528
Hi Mr Tivadar, We were photo scanner designers for more than a decade before we established piQx, and therefore know well the difficulty faced by designers with regard to color accuracy versus vividness. Color vividness works against accuracy and vice versa. In the original version 1.0 of the xcanex software, we've tuned its color reproduction more towards vividness rather than accuracy. However we later realized that the majority of xcanex customers prefer color accuracy than vividness. Hence in later versions of the software, we've re-tuned the color algorithm to produce more accurate color, and yet maintain its vibrancy. Furthermore in our latest software update v2.107, not only color accuracy is improved, but we also managed to increase photo scanning's dynamic range. An important aspect to note about color accuracy is that it not only depends on the input device (scanner) but also the output device (printer, LCD screen). Therefore if ultimate color accuracy is required, a total color calibration system is required. However for most use cases this is not required and so long as natural colors (e.g. skin tone, sky, tree leaf) appear realistic, it serves their purposes. So what we can say about xcanex's color accuracy is that natural colors appear realistic enough and do not differ significantly from those produced by well-known flatbed photo scanners. piQx Team
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Yes. There are other formats to which your can select your scanned image to as weell The set up of the scanning drivers and scanner management program did not load correctly from the disk , thus requiring technical call and assistance. Tech Assist was great, responsive, on point and quick. I was up and scanning in minutes after opening the box. The scanner is blazing fast and accurate. We are quite please thus far.
87778
Sure, no problem. I usually scan at 300 dpi but I think it can even go higher. Saves as a JPEG or whatever you want!
1756144
I have the 8600F and have scanned 14 rolls of 24 exposure film. All but one roll worked fine. One roll some pictures look over-exposed and about half of the jpg's look like negatives. I was able to use Adobe photo elements and do a negative on it and color balance to get it to look near normal. There are still a half dozen or more that the colors are all off if I try this. If anyone has figured out a cause and/or solution, please let me know as well! Thanks.
2217073
No not that I know of I out scan it into either window photo gallery or paint you could edit it there. It is a very nice and easy to use scanner
854761
I don't know. We returned this scanner after testing it with reference colors palette. It didn't meeting our quality requirements. I would not recommend this scanner for any application that require color accuracy.
2149807
If the photo is flexible, it should scan. I have not tried, for my NeatDesk puts a line on the left side of things in color mode, and I have struggled with Neat to get it replaced. So while I am in that process I only use it in black and white mode.