BEST USE OF SCANNER

A scanner captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages for computer editing and display. High-resolution scanners are used for scanning for high-resolution printing, but lower resolution scanners are adequate for capturing images for computer display.

Types of Scanners:

Flatbed Scanners:

The flatbed scanners are the most used scanners and it has a large glass surface and a lid. These scanners work best with flat objects, such as photos and papers, but we can also use Flatbed scanners onto larger items such as books. Some models of Flatbed Scanners are built into all in one, which works as printers, scanners, copy machines, and fax machines. 

Production Scanners:

Production Scanners work same as Flatbed Scanners. These machines also feature a feed device for scanning multiple documents quickly. Unlike regular flatbed scanners, which are often priced at the consumer level, production scanners sell for thousands of dollars and are targeted to publishing companies and other businesses that need to scan numerous documents daily.

Hand Scanners:

Hand scanners or handheld scanners are small shaped devices. We use a hand scanner by dragging it over the entire surface area of the document to scan. Unlike flatbed scanners, hand scanners are used to scan items of any size. They often offer lower quality output than a flatbed Scanner.

Sheetfed Scanner:

Sheetfed scanners scan loose papers placed in a tray by pulling them across a static scanning lens. These devices make it easier to scan a large stack of papers than a flatbed scanner, where you would have to insert and remove each page. Due to their design, they are not usable in scanning in large items that do not fit in the tray.