Photo Restoration Scanning Hints Hint Nine

I have owned a LOT of scanners over the years.  They last a certain amount of time and then they quit.

I used to spend lots of money in the beginning making sure I got 2400 dpi capability...in the past 10-15 years technology has gotten cheaper and better.  I spend a lot less now and I am not locked into any particular brands.

However...if I have lots of snapshots to do and don't want to scan and crop each one individually, I still use my older Canon CanoScanner9000F and Canon MP Navigator EX software on automatic.  I won't tell you that their software is easy to use.  It is really confusing because it takes a while to find out where they saved your scans--not just the ones in their lightbox.  Once you figure out where the heck your files are, all is fine.  However, the part that makes it worth the trouble to figure out is the fact that the software that comes with it will scan multiple small snapshots, crop them nicely and number them.  I find that the scanner has a little problem once you exceed 100 shots...but you can still number each one individually without screaming too much.

Oh yes, this is also a negative and color positive film scanner with a little plastic device you fit into the slot (and take off the white plate that holds photos down)  It has a light in the top along with the light at the bottom and does a great job of scanning film as long as you use the right holder and settings.  Automatic works fine.


The other reason I like it is because it comes with an automatic pdf scanning and collating software for copying large amounts of information such as a customer's loose leaf book into one document that automatically saves page information into a document that doesn't take up too much space.

Amazon.com is the go to place for scanners.  Like I said, I have owned at least 10 and none of them have stood out....except for the cool HP one that you could move around and put in a upright holder.  It also lasted for a while and then died as they all do.  One must go on...scanners come and go.

And so must I for now...see you next time.