SCANNERS

Types of scanners :

1. Flatbed Scanners :
Flatbed scanners are some of the most commonly used scanners as it has both
home and office functions. The way they scan documents is that a mechanism
rolls under the document to obtain the image. For businesses that have a need
for high processing abilities, the flatbed scanner can scan any number of
documents with a click of a button.

2. Sheet-Fed Scanners :
Sheet-fed scanners cost between $300 and $800. This type of scanner works
like a flatbed scanner except that the image is fed through the scanner and
moves along the beam to be read rather than the beam moving. This type is
not useful for books, but only single sheets.
The aforementioned scanner types are the most common types of scanners
used in homes and small offices.

3. Integrated Scanners :
Integrated scanners are becoming one of the most modern types of scanners
when it comes to obtaining images. ATMs feature this type of built-in scanner
for check-processing and approval.

4. Drum Scanners :
These types of scanners are used mainly for capturing a picture and producing
at a very high resolution rate. There are only a few companies that make these
scanners, considering the high cost of producing a scanner such as this. It is
considered as a tremendous upgrade to a regular flatbed scanner.
 5. Portable Scanners :
Portable scanner are designed to capture text and other data while you are on
the go. The scanner is powered by batteries and once you scan the text, the
content is stored on the portable scanner. Once you get home, you can
transfer the content to a computer. Transferring to your computer is done by
using a cable or a wireless connection.

Flatbed Scanners :

A flatbed scanner is an optical scanner which makes use of a flat surface for
scanning documents. The scanner is capable of capturing all elements on the
document and does not require movement of the document. Flatbed scanners
are effective scanners for delicate materials such as vintage photographs,
papers and other documents which are fragile.

A flatbed scanner is also known simply as a flatbed.

The first flatbed scanner was developed by Ray Kurzweil in the early 1970s for
the purpose of turning printed material into digitized text. This scanner only
worked on a horizontal strip a little more than an inch high and had no more
than 64 kilobytes of memory. Eventually, engineers improved scanner
resolution and memory capacity, allowing these devices to record images as
large as 9600 dpi. By the 2000s, flatbed scanners were inexpensive and
reliable, with entry-level devices costing as little as $60.
Common terms used in scanners

DPI :

DPI stands for Dots Per Inch which technically means printer dots per inch.
Today it is a term often misused, usually to mean PPI, which stands for Pixels Per
Inch. So when someone says they want a photo that is 300 dpi they really mean
that they want 300 ppi.

PPI is simple arithmetic, it is the digital photo's pixels dimensions divided into the
paper size to be printed. A digital photo itself has no PPI, the PPI only occurs when it
is printed (more explanation later).

The resolution of a digital photo is its pixels, generally expressed

as Megapixels or Mp - also simple arithmetic, the horizonal pixel dimension of a
photo multiplied by its vertical pixel dimension. There is tons of detail on this
website about what DPI, PPI and Megapixels all mean, this page will present the
condensed version.

Okay, back to DPI/PPI. A digital photo is made up simply of pixels - that's all a
digital photo, or any other type of bitmapped image, is. See the What is a Digital
Photo page for all those details. To get a PPI number for any digital photo you need
to know the intended print size. A request for a 300 ppi (or dpi) image is absolutely
meaningless in itself - the request has to be accompanied by an intended print size.
A meaningful request is for a digital image that will be 300 ppi when printed to 8" x
10" (or any other physical dimension). With that information you can now calculate
the PPI of your digital image when printed to that size of paper.

In our specific example of 300 ppi for an 8" x 10" print, if you had a digital photo
that was say 8 Mp in size it might have pixel dimensions of 3264 x 2448 pixels
(those exact numbers will depend on the camera manufacturer). Divide those
dimensions by your print size and you'll get 326.4 ppi for the long dimension and
306 ppi for the short dimension. They are different because the aspect ratio (length
to width) is different (a common problem) - so the smaller number applies, your
digital photo will print to 306 ppi on 8" x 10" paper (with a bit of cropping). It would
meet the request for 300 ppi at 8" x 10" (more pixels are okay).

We could also look at it the other way - if the request is for a photo that will print to
300 ppi on 8" x 10" paper, we can multiply 300 ppi by those dimensions and we'll
get 3000 x 2400 pixels or 7.2 Mp. So, to meet the request, you'll need a digital
photo that is at least 7.2 Mp in digital size (again, more pixels are okay).

In fact the simplest and best request for a digital photo would be a high quality
photo (see the What is a High Resolution Photo section below for a definition of high
quality), at X Megapixels, in a specified file type. That's it.

Colour depth

Color depth or colour depth (see spelling differences), also known as bit
depth, is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel,
in a bitmapped image or video framebuffer, or the number of bits used for
each color component of a single pixel. For consumer video standards, such
as High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265), the bit depth specifies the number of
bits used for each color component. When referring to a pixel, the concept can
be defined as bits per pixel (bpp), which specifies the number of bits used.
When referring to a color component, the concept can be defined as bits per
component, bits per channel, bits per color (all three abbreviated bpc), and
also bits per pixel component, bits per color channel or bits per
sample (bps). Color depth is only one aspect of color representation,
expressing the precision with which colors can be expressed; the other aspect
is how broad a range of colors can be expressed (the gamut). The definition of
both color precision and gamut is accomplished with a color encoding
specification which assigns a digital code value to a location in a color space.

COMPARISION BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODELS OF SCANNERS :

Canon CanoScan LiDE120 Color Epson Perfection V19

Scanner Scanner

Maximum dpi Resolution

2400 dpi 4800 dpi
Simplex Speed
4 ppm (Color) 6 ppm (Color)
Maximum Document Width
8.5" / 21.6 cm 8.5" / 21.6 cm

Maximum Document Length

11.7" / 29.7 cm 11.7" / 29.7 cm
Color Depth
24-Bit (External) 48-Bit (Internal)
24-Bit (External) 48-Bit (Internal)

Grayscale Bit-Depth
8-Bit (External) 16-Bit (Internal)
8-Bit (External) 16-Bit (Internal)
Document Feeding
Flatbed Flatbed
Connectivity
USB 2.0 USB 2.0
File Formats
JPEG, PDF, PNG, TIFF Not Applicable
Operating System Compatibility
macOS/OS X, Windows macOS/OS X, Windows
Preview Speed
14 Sec Not Applicable
Light Source
LED LED
Control Panel
4 Buttons 4 Buttons

Duty Cycle

Not Applicable 10000 Scans

Environmental Compliance

ENERGY STAR, WEEE, RoHS RoHS

Operating Humidity

10 to 90% 20 to 80%

Operating Temperature

41 to 95°F / 5 to 35°C 50 to 95°F / 10 to 35°C

Maximum Power Consumption

2.5 W 2.5 W
DC Input Power

Not Applicable 5 VDC

Power Source
USB Not Applicable
Dimensions
9.9 x 14.6 x 1.6" / 25.1 x 37.1 x 4.1 cm 9.9 x 14.4 x 1.5" / 25.1 x
36.6 x 3.8 cm
Weight
3.4 lb / 1.5 kg 3.4 lb / 1.5 kg

Canon imageFORMULA DR-M160II Office HP Scanjet Pro 3000 s3

Sheet-Feed Scanner

Maximum dpi Resolution

600 dpi 600 dpi

Optical Resolution

Not Applicable 600 dpi

Duplex Speed

120 ipm (Color) 120 ipm (Grayscale)

70 ipm (Color)

Simplex Speed

60 ppm (Color) 60 ppm (Grayscale)

35 ppm (Color)

Maximum Document Width

8.5" / 21.6 cm 8.5" / 21.6 cm

Maximum Document Length

14" / 35.6 cm 122" / 309.9 cm

Color Depth
24-Bit (External) 24-Bit (External)
48-Bit (Internal)

Grayscale Bit-Depth

8-Bit (Internal) 8-Bit (External)

Duplex Scanning

Not Applicable Yes

Single Pass Duplex

Not Applicable Yes

Multi-Feed Detection

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Scan Modes

Not Applicable Color, Grayscale,

Monochrome

Document Feeding

ADF ADF

Life Expectancy

Not Applicable 3500 Sheets per Day

Connectivity

USB 2.0 USB 2.0, USB 3.0

Wireless Connectivity

Not Applicable None

File Formats

PDF BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, RTF,

TIFF, TXT
Media Types

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Paper Weight

7 to 56 lb 11 to 110 lb

Maximum Paper Thickness

11.8 mil / 0.30 mm Not Applicable

Operating System Compatibility

macOS/OS X, Windows macOS/OS X, Windows

Light Source

LED Not Applicable

Image Sensor

Not Applicable 1 x Contact Image Sensor

(CIS)

Control Panel

Not Applicable 3 Buttons

Drivers

Not Applicable TWAIN, WIA, ISIS

Processor Speed

Not Applicable 550 MHz

Memory

Not Applicable 512 MB

Maximum Sheet Capacity

60 50
Automatic Image Corrections

Not Applicable Yes

Environmental Compliance

ENERGY STAR, WEEE, RoHS ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver

Operating Acoustic Noise

63.5 dB Not Applicable

Operating Humidity

Not Applicable 15 to 80%

Operating Temperature

Not Applicable 50 to 95°F / 10 to 35°C

Storage Humidity

Not Applicable 0 to 90%

Storage Temperature

Not Applicable -40 to 140°F / -40 to 60°C

Maximum Power Consumption

27 W Not Applicable

AC Input Power

100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz 90 to 264 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz

Power Source

Not Applicable AC Adapter

Dimensions

11.0 x 9.8 x 9.1" / 28.0 x 25.0 x 23.0 cm 13.5 x 12.2 x 12.6" / 34.3 x
31.0 x 32.0 cm

Weight
7.1 lb / 3.2 kg 7.5 lb / 3.40 kg

HP Scanjet Pro 3000 s3 Sheet-Feed Scanner Epson WorkForce ES-400

Duplex Document

Maximum dpi Resolution

600 dpi 1200 dpi

Optical Resolution

600 dpi 300 dpi

Duplex Speed

70 ipm (Color) 70 ipm (Color)

70 ipm (Grayscale)

Simplex Speed

35 ppm (Color) 35 ppm (Color)

35 ppm (Grayscale)

Maximum Document Width

8.5" / 21.6 cm 8.5" / 21.6 cm

Maximum Document Length

122" / 309.9 cm 240" / 609.6 cm

Color Depth

24-Bit (External) 48-Bit (Internal)

24-Bit (External) 30-Bit (Internal)

Grayscale Bit-Depth

8-Bit (External) Not Applicable

Duplex Scanning
Yes Yes

Single Pass Duplex

Yes Yes

Multi-Feed Detection

Not Applicable Yes

Scan Modes

Color, Grayscale, Monochrome Color, Grayscale,

Monochrome

Document Feeding

ADF ADF

Life Expectancy

3500 Sheets per Day Not Applicable

Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB 3.0 Not Applicable

Wireless Connectivity

None Not Applicable

File Formats

BMP, JPEG, PDF, PNG, RTF, TIFF, TXT Not Applicable

Media Types

Not Applicable Business Card, ID Card, Plain

Paper

Paper Weight

11 to 110 lb Not Applicable

Operating System Compatibility

macOS/OS X, Windows macOS/OS X, Windows

Light Source
Not Applicable LED

Image Sensor

1 x Contact Image Sensor (CIS) Not Applicable

Control Panel

3 Buttons 4 Buttons

Drivers

TWAIN, WIA, ISIS TWAIN

Processor Speed

550 MHz Not Applicable

Memory

512 MB Not Applicable

Duty Cycle

Not Applicable 4000 Scans

Maximum Sheet Capacity

50 50

Automatic Image Corrections

Yes Yes

Environmental Compliance

ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver ENERGY STAR, RoHS

Operating Humidity

15 to 80% 15 to 80%

Operating Temperature

50 to 95°F / 10 to 35°C 41 to 95°F / 5 to 35°C

Storage Humidity

0 to 90% Not Applicable

Storage Temperature

-40 to 140°F / -40 to 60°C -13 to 140°F / -25 to 60°C

Maximum Power Consumption

Not Applicable 17 W

AC Input Power

90 to 264 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz Not Applicable

DC Input Power

Not Applicable

24 VDC

Power Source

AC Adapter AC Adapter

Dimensions

13.5 x 12.2 x 12.6" / 34.3 x 31.0 x 32.0 cm 6.6 x 11.6 x 6.9" / 16.8
x 29.5 x 17.5 cm

Weight

7.5 lb / 3.40 kg 8.1 lb / 3.7 kg