I read elsewhere that some are not happy with the scanning. Are you satisfied with the scanning capabilities ?
1406500
I've used it for extensive scanning and it does extremely well -- it's also very fast. Some people that complain about scans being too light apparently fail to realize they need to adjust the scan sensitivity, called the threshold level; this is accomplished using the provided scanning software called MF Toolbox. That level can be adjusted from 0 to 256, with higher numbers resulting in darker scans. It defaults to 128 (mid-range), which can result in a scan that is too light.
1406501
I am satisfied with the scanning, although I do not scan a great deal. The quality, color and clarity seem fine to me. I have not been able to scan over the network, I have to be direct connect (USB) to get it to work. I am sure there is a fix for this but I have a small network and it is not an issue, otherwise I would have figured it out by now. Hope this helps.
1406502
I mainly use this for scanning and I love it. I use the scanning software provided mainly for pdf files. It scans large 50 page documents and I love the fact it scans 2-sided documents with ease.
1406503
i had the machine in my office for a year never problem. i print about 100 pages a day wo a hitch
1406504
I donated this hunka junk to computer corps. It was not user friendly from day one and needed a new drum after just a few months.
1406505
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.
1406506
The scanning worked initially, but there has been some kind of communication breakdown between the printer and the computer. Haven't figured it out yet. Otherwise the scanning, when it worked was acceptable. I am not computer savvy and could only do one page at a time. It is not user friendly, but it probably just needs someone with a knowledge of these kinds of tools.
1064305
Have you used this scanner for a mounted 35mm slide? What is the ease of use and the quality of the scan? I am looking for a scanner to scan many, many slides from my father and need ease of use as well as scan quality.Many thanks,Helen
1972719
thats why i bought it. you can do it. it is not as fast as some other scanners. took me a while to figure out how to make a multiple page pdf.the quality of the scan is good. it is not as quick as it could be. also you have to perform all operations through the computer. it is not wireless. i would look for a scanner that has a single button to scan and s wireless. my next scanner will have that.
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It scans photographs pretty well. I don't think it's quite as good as my Epson v500, but it's "good enough" unless you're doing archival work and want the absolute best result you can get. The software does little to no post-processing, and your only choice of output for photographs is JPG (which is always a "lossy" format, as opposed to TIF or other "lossless" format). I don't know if it's the particular JPG compression or the scanner itself, but there is a [very] slight "tiling" effect to the scanned photographs. I suppose overall, I would give it a 7.5/10 for photos. Additionally, since it is a sheetfed scanner, if there is any dust on the scanner "lens", you will end up with a line, as opposed to the V500, so you need to keep that clean. On the plus side, you can scan multiple photos (of approximately the same size) automatically from the document feeder tray, and you can scan the back of the photos at the same time to keep context (many people write notes on the back of photos, which takes twice as much time to scan if you are using a photo scanner). I will upload an example of this scanner vs my V500 in the "customer images" and you can judge for yourself. (edit: never mind...Amazon won't allow me to add customer images for this product) The image is at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg9fxsfvvdmutlj/S1300i_vs_V500_comparison.png
110210
I think the scanning software has some error correction capabilities It seems to work okay for me.If not maybe a third-party scanning software such as something by nuisance
2283131
Very good question.. I just tried it and it scanned my license flawlessly! Hope that helps.
794973
Yes, this scanner makes it easy to scan such things from books. However, remember the highest resolution you get is 600DPI. If that's adequate then you'd love the portability of this device.
180081
It could be done, but there are far better scanners for scanning books. It's great for small things like business cards or a small image on a page, but not whole pages. As l said it could be done, but you would go insane.
1912802
It does scan mounted slides beautifully. I just got this scanner yesterday and have been busy scanning years old family slides. All of mine are mounted in cardboard frames. A very slight learning curve to scan slides (or else I had my stupid hat on yesterday) but I'm happy with my results so far.
621817
Yes. We scanned a number of photo's for my father-in-law's memorial, both old and new and it did a great job. Very fast and efficient in handing the scan and the file save.
842786
Scanning is poor. For instance, it does not scan the whole sentence or scans the sentence above. It does not work well when working in a hurry.
1586055
I don't know if you received the answer - but yes and color scans are great.
2123493
It works very well with no distortion. You can scan in either direction, top to bottom, middle to outer or reverse with no problem. Simply choose the direction where you will get the most coverage.
858143
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.
1999178
Never had to try it, but you would still have to hold down the scan button...there is a way to automatic scan, but we don't use it for our purposes.
307567
yes, it was fine. No problems other than it won't scan both front and back of a document when you feed it through. That's just the way the model is built apparently.
1521754
I have only scanned less than a hundred and it has done a good job. It is a slow process so good luck scanning thousands of pictures.