How does the scanner do with color? Is it pretty accurate?
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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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I am a photographer who regularly makes scans with this machine. To my eye the colors look true and I have ben very satisfied.
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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.
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I completely disagree with the rest of these answers. I'm using an Epson DS-40 scanner (after trying and returning a Doxie) at 1200dpi for doing character recognition on thermal printed receipts. I've noticed a huge difference in the accuracy of the OCR software. No wonder, when it's getting so much more data to work with.
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I purchased an Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner. It scans slides, pictures and negatives. The scanner takes 4 slides at a time. Worked great. I had about 1500 slides from the 60s. The Kaiser Mini let me sort thru them quickly. Was a great winter project.
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I did all of my scans as jpegs so they were very accurate. If you wanted something that you could edit, I really don't know the answer. One thing to consider... I used the scanner holder that kept it steady while scanning. This made a big difference. Scanning without the holder, everything was out of proportion and not worth doing.
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Scans come out just fine for our purposes. Then again, this was not bought strictly for its scanning abilities. Ours is used in a small business office setting. Hope that helps.
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Yes it does. When you place your document on the glass, and you select SCAN on the front LCD control panel, you get the choice to select either color or black/white. Select which one you want. Another cool feature is whenever I want to make a color copy of a color magazine page, again place on the glass, select COPY, and it gives the option of making a copy in color or black/white. Choose which you want. Great Machine !
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Dear Beth, The scanner can scan document in Colour & Mono.It does compatible with Mac but the software we sent as a free gift cannot apply to Mac.The software is used to edit your scanned document.
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Yes. When you load a color or B&W negative into the scanner, you see the image as a positive. During the setup, you must indicate whether you are loading negatives or slides (which are positive images). There is a bit of a learning curve to using the scanner - but nothing too terribly confusing. The instructions that come with it will walk you through.
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I scanned a bunch of old family photos from the 40s-60s, and it did fine, it pulled them straight through using the guides. They were of different sizes so I sorted as best I could and batch scanned the groups. Somewhat difficult to navigate the setting menus to obtain the highest resolution (1200x1200), in color, and the correct size. Much faster and easier than a flat scanner.
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The last scanner I bought is horrible and I need to send it back but haven't had an opportunity. It doesn't scan in color and the documents scan horribly with all kinds of dots and spots on it. I am very dissatisfied with it. The one I had previously stopped scanning multiple pages it started scanning 3 to 4 pages and would stop in the middle of the scan.
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Yes, you can scan as JPG and in color, at variable resolutions. The quality of the scan somewhat depends on how steady your hand is, but you have unlimited do-overs if you don't like the result right away.
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Yes! I have been happy with this scanner. Has a reasonable price tag. Good luck!
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I used it for many 35mm color slides and negatives, and got OK results. If you have a Windows machine you can use the software that accompanies the scanner to get better results. I chose this one because it is also a good flatbed scanner.
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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
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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.