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Recommend a Photo Scanner to me?

morgansacre View Member Profile	03/01/2013, 08:44 PM Post #1
Posts: 11,868 Joined: 1-January 02
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I have borrowed hundreds of photos from my parents, and I want to copy them into JPEG format and put them on CDs for my sister and brothers and myself. I am worried that they might be divided up or given to one member after they pass...this way we all have a copy. I have a slide scanner to do all the hundreds of slides, which I will do next. I have a flat bed scanner, which I can't work out how to use...as the instructions are hard to follow, so I want a specific one for photos. I have seen an ad for a photo scanner through Digiframe, it's $199. It looks really easy to use. Has anyone got one of these? What do you use? Any other recommendations? Lynn This post has been edited by morgansacre: 03/01/2013, 08:45 PM

aratiaw View Member Profile	03/01/2013, 11:45 PM Post #2
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I'm in a similar situation - a moving box full of prints that need to be scanned. I'm seriously considering paying for a bulk scanning service rather than doing it myself. It's not feasible with my flatbed scanner so I'd need to spend money on a photo scanner anyway.

Last Goodbye View Member Profile	04/01/2013, 12:42 AM Post #3
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I bought one off crazysales.com for Christmas for my hubby, parents and in laws. I think the brand is Otek and was about $120 delivered. It works a great and is really quick. You can scan straight onto a micro sd or hook it up to your pc and scan straight to pc.

morgansacre View Member Profile	05/01/2013, 09:43 AM Post #4
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Thanks for the replies, Aratiaw - I think it would cost more to get it professionally done than buying a photo scanner and doing it yourself. Last Goodbye - I checked out that one, is it easy to set up? Anyone else? Lynn

~elle~ View Member Profile	05/01/2013, 11:10 AM Post #5
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Anyone used the pixma copy / scan / print machines -- just quickly hijacking / suggesting??? I wanted a multipurpose one.

FloralArrangemen... FloralArrangement View Member Profile	05/01/2013, 11:16 AM Post #6
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I have the digiframe one and have found it fine and easy to use.

.Jerry. View Member Profile	05/01/2013, 11:20 AM Post #7
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I have a QPix wand scanner. http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/produ...canners/BCDS01B It is so easy and quick to scan photos. It takes literally seconds for a photo to go through. The dock pulls the photo through automatically and it autocrops it (as long as you have the settings right). I did a few hundred photos yesterday. It saves it on to micro sd card or hooks up to computer via usb. Can do up to A4 photos. Also can scan to pdf.

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