Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 Sheet-fed Scanner by Fujitsu Imaging
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Digital camera reviews of Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 Sheet-fed Scanner
Digital camera Review: Didn't sink in...
Summary: 5 Stars
So I read all the reviews on this product and I inadvertently developed some pretty intense expectations. This product blows all of those away. Sure it's a pretty penny to spend on something that only serves one purpose. I'll probably really use this hardcore for the first few months that I own it (while I scan the last 6 years of paperwork I've accumulated so I can go paperless) but I think this is going to turn out to be well worth it.
I picked up the scanner just over an hour ago. I got it all setup, configured, and I've already scanned close to 500 pages (of varying size, color and thickness). This scanner can really tear it up. 5 stars!
Digital camera Review: Good - but you may want to get newer model ** Revised comments **
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading all of the glowing reviews, I purchased this product at the end of February 2009 with the intent of using it primarily to scan in documents. However, I was in a pinch to digitalize photos for a digital frame that was being given as a gift, so I used it to scan in a few hundred photos. It did "OK" - as there was some loss of detail, and a lot of the edges of the scanned images were discolored - (perhaps the unit had gotten too hot). So, I'm still in the market for a photo scanner.
After the digital picture frame project, I moved on to my original plan - the scanning of documents. I have revised this review from my original - as I played around with the scanner some more and got it to work better. My revised recommendation is just to NOT use the "Auto Color Detection" option. Documents scanned in color turn out beautifully. Documents that contain just black & white suffer a tremendous loss of clarity under the "Auto Color Detection" mode, even at the highest quality setting. So, I recommend using the "Color" setting instead for all scanning, even if you know a lot of it will be just in black and white. Perhaps this means that the PDFs will be larger, but I'd prefer that to the bad quality I was seeing with the B&W mode. I have read that the newer model - the S1500 - does "gray-scale" (whereas the S510 does not). I am assuming that the gray-scale capability may address the poor quality seen in scanned black & white documents.
One more thing: Contrary to what others have said, I could not get "find" to work in Adobe Reader if I scanned in a document without enabling the OCR setting. When I re-scanned a document with that option on, then it worked. But, be advised that using that option slows down the scanning process quite a bit.
But all in all, I do (now) think that this is a terrific scanner for documents. I wanted to revised my rating from 4 to 5 stars, but that apparently is not permitted when a reviewer revises a review. REGARDLESS, check out the new model because it may be cheaper. Also check the Fujica website for a rebate form.
Also be advised that it cannot scan anything longer than 14 inches.
Digital camera Review: Easy to Use
Summary: 4 Stars
I am very pleased with this product. It is compact enough to sit on my desk and not take up a lot of space. Very easy to use. Glad I purchased this.Digital camera Review: Awesome scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this scanner for work and am very pleased with it. I work with people's taxes and income documents and use this to keep my office as paperless as possible. It's fast, accurate, stable, compact, and has great quality. If you're in the market for a desktop scanner, you will not find a better deal for your money.Digital camera Review: Fastest scanner ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Just upgraded to this scanner from a xerox brand...the speed is amazing. No waiting for a lamp to warm up. Auto recognition of the size of the document. Included software is truely usable!