Photo Scanner

Pandigital has a new scanner that scans photos up to 8 ½ x 11-inches, the Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter. Easy to use and portable at only 13.79 ounces, the Personal Photo Scanner/Converter features one-touch scanning and requires no PC or special software. Simply plug it in, insert your photo, and scan photos onto the included SD card. Then, just upload the images to your computer or insert the card into a digital photo frame to view the images.

Images are scanned at up to 600 optical dpi with 3800x7200 24-bit color depth resolution, and the device uses a new twin-roller feeding system so that photos are scanned evenly each time. In addition to the SD memory card, the scanner also accepts MS, MS Pro, MMS, and XD memory cards. It connects to a Mac or PC via its mini-USB port. Read more

Epson has two new all-purpose scanners hitting the marketplace in June, the Epson Perfection V33 and Epson Perfection V330 Photo. Both models feature 4800 x 9600 dpi optical resolution and have a 180-degree lid for oversized objects. The V330 adds a built-in transparency unit to scan slides, negatives, 3D objects and film.

ArcSoft Scan-n-Stitch Deluxe software is also included with both scanners, allowing you to scan multiple images such as panoramas, oversized artwork, documents, and scrapbook pages (to name a few) which it stitches together automatically.

Additional features include:

• ReadyScan LED Technology – enables fast scan speeds, eliminates warm-up time and decreases power consumption; ReadyScan LED technology is also mercury-free.
• Epson's Easy Photo Fix Technology – allows users to restore color from old/faded prints, remove dust from scanned film or slides, and reduce grain.
• Four customizable buttons – allow for convenient one-touch scanning, copying, scan-to-email, and creating PDFs.

Great for preserving family photos, the new CanoScan 9000F Color Image Scanner features a resolution of 9600 x 9600 dpi, the highest-resolution Canon scanner to date. This high-speed CCD scanner also has an Auto Scan Mode, Auto Document Fix, and can scan up to four 35mm slides or 12 35mm filmstrips at one time.

The CanoScan 9000F features seven "EZ Buttons" to quickly Auto Scan, copy, e-mail or create a PDF file. The scanner also uses a white LED which eliminates warm-up time and decreases power consumption. It also includes FARE Level 3 technology for automatic dust and scratch removal, as well as providing fading, grain and backlight correction.Read more

Pandigital just added two new portable photo scanners to their PhotoLink line, the PhotoLink One-Touch 5x7 Scanner and PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner.

Ready to go right out of the box is the new PhotoLink One-Touch 5x7 Scanner (PANSCN04). You can easily scan 5x7-inch (or smaller) prints onto a memory card or PC, with no software to install. The scanner supports SD, MS, MS Pro, MMS, and XD memory cards. A 512MB SD card is included. To use, just insert a photo into the feed area and push the button to start. The result is a digital image at 1800x1200 pixels and 600 dpi.Read more

Epson just added a new mid-range photo scanner to its line-up – the Epson Perfection V600 Photo. Packed with features such as photo restoration tools and the ability to create enlargements up to 17" x 22", this flatbed scanner is priced at under $250.

The Perfection V600 scanner features 6400 x 9600 dpi resolution and can scan everything from receipts to photos and 3D objects. You can easily scan, copy, scan-to-e-mail and create PDFs using four push customizable buttons. The scanner also has ReadyScan LED technology for faster scan speeds with no warm-up time needed. This technology consumes less energy than traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps and contains no mercury. Read more

For as long as the camera has been a household item, matriarchs and custodians of family memories have sought to preserve their precious family pictures for posterity, often through the scrapbook. Many homes throughout America likely have entire shelves dedicated to these photo albums, and, as fun as they may be to examine on a rainy day, are probably not an efficient use of space. Furthermore, a picture can only survive so much air exposure and so many handlings before it begins to deteriorate.

This is where Pandigital’s PhotoLink Photo Scanner becomes invaluable. Handheld and portable, this small scanner can take regular size (4”x6”) pictures and scan them directly onto a convenient flash media card. This card is compatible with digital photo frames, which allows a simple two step process for getting old family pictures out of scrapbooks and onto digital frames. If you want to be able to view and arrange your pictures in a more familiar way, the scanner also allows you to get those pictures onto a PC at a very high 1800x1200 resolution. This, of course, allows for online uploading and sharing of pictures without regards to geographic limitations through the wonders of the Internet.

At $100, the Pandigital Portable Scanner won’t break the bank, and is sure to make a good gift for the scrapbooker in your family.