Question by Graham K: whats the best photo scanner?

I am a photographer and i use film a lot. and i want my picture on my computer. i have a scanner now but it is a piece of crap. I dont want to spend a ton of money on it. so what is the best scanner for the price?

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Answer by june cleaver
CANON

IT BEHOOVES YOU

CANON IS SUPERIOR I SAY!

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Question by Mookie: What’s the best way to digitize old photo prints, regular scanner or scanner just for photos?

Brookstone offers device for simply scanning photos already printed…no faxing, printing, etc.

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Answer by anjulhans
Well.. i would say buy a good quality scanner(regular) unless u don’t require it for any other use than pics in ur whole life!

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Question by star: Does anyone know the best photo scanner to buy??

i need one that is under $ 80.00 and is a scanner only, i don’t need a photo printer with it, i already have one.

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Answer by Eddie Lee H.
I bought a Canon LIDE 70 last year for something like $ 70, and I really like it.

I got this one because it scans multiple photos at one time, I could get 3 or 4 photos on the flatbed, and it created 3 or 4 separate jpg images of each photo. Wow! that saved me time. You have to put the photos about 1/4 inch apart on the flatbed and install the
ScanGear software that comes with the scanner.

Also, it gets all of its power from the USB port so no extra power supply needed like most scanners.

I wish the flatbed was just a bit larger, so maybe I could get 4 or 5 photos on the flatbed. Check around and see if they have a different model now that might be larger than the LIDE 70.

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Question by Dawn Run: What is the best photo scanner?

And not too expensive.

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Answer by T-Bar
Check out the HP Photosmart A536 Compact Photo Printer which is inexpensive and with a very good rating.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/Photosmart/1/storefronts/Q8624A%2523B1H

Also the HP C5580 all-oin-one also has good rating

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/Photosmart/1/storefronts/Q8341A%2523ABA

and C4599

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/Photosmart/1/storefronts/Q8408A%2523ABA

Hope this helps

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Question by B-More G: What is the best photo printer that comes with a scanner???

I need to get a photo printer that can print near lab quality if not better that also comes with a scanner and maybe a copier tho its not needed. I would like it to be under $ 225. Also what is the best photo printer under $ 150.00? Your help is greatly appriciated:)

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Answer by ihayter13
I personally like Canon printers. I have a Canon printer-scanner-copier for normal printing and if I want to print a photo off I use photo quality paper and go into settings and change from “normal” to “high quality” using standard ink and cannot fault the photo quality.

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Question by Amy B: I am looking to buy an photo printer, scanner copier and was wondering which brand is the best?

I’m looking at cost, how much ink the printer uses, features, and quality?

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Answer by mizzalabbady
HP is a great brand that has all in one printers and also at a great price! I have one and it works great, and their warranty is great too.

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Question by erica_a_quintero: Best photo scanner? Need to scan pictures but want a good portable scanner.?

We are having a family reunion and are going to be going from house to house and put all family photos on a dvd. We’re going to go to each family members house so we don’t have any issues where people don’t get their photos back. We want a GOOD portable scanner that we can carry with us. We wouldn’t be doing any editing then it would all be done at a later time once we’ve gather photos. Ideally we would want to name then right away.

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Answer by Fraud
Since you will be shooting in a digicam, why do you require a scanner. And if you shooting on a film, why not think in terms of shooting on a digicam, where all you have to do is transfer the file onto the hard disk. There is no reasonably priced portable scanner – don’t invest in it. Instead, if you have to, buy a good digi cam instead. You will get good results in available light and ready made portraits.

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Question by Foamy is God: What Photo scanner is best?

Hello!
I want to take grandma’s old 5×7′s and scan them in to print out Large Gallery Sized photo’s?
What scanner should I buy that is of great quality that is less than $ 300?
Thanks!
Does it come with software?

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Answer by lensmen2
Look at the Epson V-500 scanner..

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3280352&sku=E17-V500&SRCCODE=WEBGOOCOMP&cm_mmc_o=7BBTkwCjC-p8ByplCjCabTwyKbywgfCjCmH4

And -

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?oid=63070478

The term – best – is relative.. However, if you look for the highest OPTICAL resolution and the highest D-MAX, these 2 features will assure good scans. There are other factors as well. Speed. Hook up ability to your computer and so forth.

I use a Epson V750 and it’s mighty awesome.

Bob – Tucson

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Question by M: Best photo scanner for storing pictures?

I am looking to purchase an affordable photo converter to save home family 4×6 pictures. Suggestions would be appreciated.

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Answer by Albert W
Hi There,
There are many choices for flatbed scanners these days. Most likely any name brand scanner would work for you.

I would suggest the Canon LIDE 110 for $ 60- (from the Canon site…link below).

It works with Windows 7,Windows Vista, Windows XP , Windows Vista , Windows XP and Mac OS X v10.4.11 to v10.6

There is only one cable to plug in (USB cable for data and power) and this scanner is very small but can scan9.9″ (W) x 14.6″ (D) documents. The scanner is only 1.6 inches high.
The Canoscan software is easy to use and setup is very easy.

Hope this helps,
Al

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Question by JR: Best Photo scanner (quality of scan & ease of software) for XP?

I am looking to purchase a photo scanner and am somewhat tech savvy. Want a scanner that easily hooks up to my Dell Desktop with Windows XP 2002, offers easy to use, compatible software to my system and produces good quality scans of photo that can then be sent to make reprints, cards, calendars etc. Around the $ 150 or less range (especially with all the deals this time of the year.
Thanks!

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Answer by Amber Intellectual
I speak highly of the Canon MP470 Photo All-in-One.

It offers modern design and enhanced performance, the PIXMA MP470 gives you printing, copying, and scanning in one compact machine.

The ink almost never runs out and the prints come out looking beautiful, I highly recommend it.

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