Scanning Documents and Photos. Save your photos and turn your documents into PDF files

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1 Scanning Documents and Photos Save your photos and turn your documents into PDF files

2 What is this picture from?

3 Scanning Photos and Documents Index Selection of a scanner for travel Scanning Photos While visiting relatives you can scan their photos and collect notes/information about them as you travel. Scanning documents to PDF Remove all your paper documents (owners manuals) from your RV and load them on you laptop/smart phone/tablet for easy access.

4 My selection criteria Scanner Light Weight Powered by USB Connection No extra power block to carry High Resolution 4800x4800 dpi Scan documents to PDF Turn your owners Manuals into PDF and keep on your devices leave paper home Price

5 Portable Scanner CanoScan LiDE 220 CanoScan LiDE 220 Launch Assets Color Image Scanner Versatile Scanner with Upright Scanning and Send to Cloud Function The CanoScan LiDE220 Color Image Scanner offers advanced features, easy operation and Send to Cloud functionality. The LiDE220 lets you upload images to the Cloud with remarkable ease. Providing a maximum optical resolution of 4800 x 4800 dpi its vivid 48-bit color depth is capable of producing over 281 trillion possible colors. An Auto Document Fix feature automatically produces beautiful scans with advanced image analysis and area-by-area data correction, while Auto Scan Mode automatically evaluates the item being scanned and saves it with the appropriate settings. The LiDE220 scanner also helps you work efficiently with five EZ Buttons that enable you to scan, copy, Send to Cloud1, or create a single or multipage PDF in a snap. It scans fast too, creating a lettersized color scan in approximately 10 seconds. Plus, it comes with a stand to enable vertical scanning accommodating workspaces of just about any size. And the Advanced Z-LidTM Expansion Top extends up approximately one-inch and over the platen to let you scan large items, such as textbooks or other thick documents. The LiDE220 scanner uses one USB cable for both data and power, so plugging in is easy. The LiDE 220 includes My Image Garden, a convenient software package that makes organizing your photos fun and easy.

6 Canon LiDE 220 Specifications Scan Type Scanner Element Light Source Maximum Resolution Scanning Mode Scanner Buttons (EZ Buttons) Maximum Document Size Power Requirements Maximum Power Consumption Flatbed Contact Image Sensor (CIS) Three-color (RGB) LED Optical: 4800 x 4800 dpi Interpolated: 19,200 x 19,200 dpi Color: 48-bit internal/48 bit or 24-bit external Grayscale: 16-bit internal/8-bit external Auto Scan, Copy, PDF (x2), Send 8.5 inches x 11.7 inches Hi-Speed USB 2.5W (1.4 W Standby)

7 Scanning Resolution and photos Scanned the same document at 600, 300, 150 & 75 the resulting files sized below show the storage required. The question is why would I need to store more data for the same picture?

8 Details based on scan dpi resolution 75 dpi 300 dpi 150 dpi 600 dpi

9 These recommendations came from Canon Manual

10 Scanning Photos

11 Manuals, Instructions to PDF Files We all carry all the manuals, instructions for the various parts, systems on our units With space at a premium we have moved the paper off and found or created PDF files for all those documents. Most of us carry a computer, tablet or cell phone. These documents can be saved on those devices and recalled as needed. If you use Cloud storage they can all be stored there. My recommendations is that prior to scanning documents one should go to the internet and search for them. You can start by putting manufacture name, model and the PDF Manual in your search. I was able to find 90% this way and only had to scan a few. For Roadtrek Manuals

12 Scanning to PDF Example

13 Contact Information Dan Martin Download documents at

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