Scanner Features

The scanners today exhibit many interesting feature and functionalities, which not only improve its productivity but also the overall performance. Gone are the days when the scanners only used to be scanning merely images but the scanners today not only make the best digital scans but wit features like the OCR can perform a lot many tasks. Lets learn more about the scanner features presently found in the most popular models.

Increased Optical Resolution
It plays an important role in determining the quality of scanned image. The scanners today have more than 1200 dpi of optical resolution and some of them may go well above 3600 dpi.

Increased color depths
Color depth refers to the information captured on each individual pixel while scanning. Scanners are now available with high color depths to give you the best image quality. Color depths usually start from 24bit.

Scanner Sensor
While most of the scanners are still available with the conventional CCD or charged Coupled Device arrays new technologies like the CIS or contact image sensors are fast catching up giving more flexibility in use.

Scanner Connectivity
The new sensors like the CIS allow the scanner to be connected to the USB port of a PC which requires very low power consumption.

Third Party Software
Third party software are those which are not bundled with the manufacturers software but can be additionally used. One such is the Optical Character Recognition software, which is a common third party software.

Transparency Adapter
A transparency adapter is very useful feature when you need to scan transparencies or negatives using your scanner.