How well does it scan documents?
1365933
It does scan well, although any new combination printer would do better, just not portable like the GiiNii.
1969253
I used a HP scanner before and was not happy. This scanner works very quickly. The quality of the scans are excellent. I hope this helps. I just finished scanning over 30 yrs. worth of pictures.
1064184
Yes, I love this scanner. It detaches from the base to do books, and is very good with pics when attached to the base. High quality.
1646227
I own this scanner and it works great even for thick stock. The key is in the paper path. Many Multi-Function/AIO devices feed the document through a 180 degree path with a small radius, requiring excessive bending such that the rollers may not be able to drive the document through the bend.The S510's paper path is practically straight through the machine and is thus very gentle and reliable.
621816
It will scan photographic paper, but the results do not compare with a good quality flatbed scanner. Adequate if you are in a pinch....
1297525
I read reviews and virtually all of them are concerned on photo scanning. I want to buy the scanner because I want to scan multi-page documents and books. My main concern is how this scanner copes with shadows in the middle of the thick books. My HP scanner and Epson all-in-one machine leave big shadows when scanning thick documents. ave tried document scanning as well?
79767
Very, very well. The largest document I have scanned is approximately 20 pages. The scanner scans doublesided through the ADF which is a huge win for me as most of my work is double sided. This scanner is a workhorse and I am very pleased with it for the price.
276271
It is portable and easy to carry with you. I have a copier scanner and the Scansnap does a far better job. You can desiginate searchable words in your document so you can locate it later. It will scan both sides in one pass. It does an excellent job of scanning photos to jpeg format. Lots of bang for you buck.
1527104
Yes. That has been my experience. Quality is not superior but decent. This is an affordable scanner for the masses. I recommend this highly IF you intend to use this for scanning large documents and books. I use my older Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500M if I want to scan regular size documents, receipts, business cards since the quality is superior. Hope this helps.
2243202
I have scanned a few photos with this scanner, although I usually use an Epson v600. The quality was good. I did have a couple of older photos get damaged by the feed wheel on the ScanSnap.
2050583
I've scanned every type of document with this scanner and it performed top notch. I believe there's a micro switch in the feeder area to detect and pull documents through, so it really depends on how the user aligns each document when scanning. I haven't had a problem with receipts being scanned straight.
1256323
Yes. It works beautifully! We have had it for several weeks now and already find it indispensable. It scans quickly and the output is high quality!
1309586
This is a good casual scanner, I've tried often to do multi-page documents and find it to be more trouble than it is worth - I then go to my multifunction printer which has a scanner. If you anticipate a lot of multipage documents, I would not suggest this unit, though it can do it, it is just a painful process to get it to work adequately.
1905941
It scans anything of paper thickness that is not wider than the scanner. Once scanned in you can save to any program in your computer to manage documents or photos. The feed works well, so no skewing or blurring that is likely with the "wand" types. I have scanned some of everything - photos, artwork, receipts, ID cards and etc. No problems. This is great. Has little protective case. Just plug into USB port and start scanning. I have had no problems at all with this scanner. And very portable. Fits into my soft laptop case. Highly recommend this little scanner.
1196105
I've scanned a few photos and it did ok but I wouldn't buy it just for photos, I would buy a scanner that is made for photos. I purchased and use this for documents. I think you will get better quality with an actual photo scanner.
1046458
The scanning quality is good, depending on your setting. Scanning for "professional printing" is a little vague because you didn't mention size or the type of artwork. I have not been unhappy with any of the functions.
2201350
It will scan 8 1/2" x 11" documents, but not larger. I guess I would divide the larger document to scan it.