Ion iV12 Copy Cat Portable Wand Scanner

Title : Ion iV12 Copy Cat Portable Wand Scanner
ASIN : B003XN9SLI
Description : ION Handheld Document Scanner COPYCAT Gadgets Gadgets
Features :

• Portable, handheld A4 wand scanner
• Scans any document, photos and more direct to SD card
• Full colour high resolution scanning up to 600dpi
• Edit text with included software (Windows compatible)
• Full-page scans as fast as 2 seconds

List Price : £79.99
Price : £79.99

category: Document Scanners
brand: ION Audio
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 3.4
Review : Scans journals and magazines well, books need more thought
Simple and intuitive to use, I am really happy with it on A4 sheets and journals. This is a tool requiring skill and advice to make sure the scan is effective when you want to scan a bound volume.

Have a look at the amazon.com reviews for VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner, an identical product. There is plenty of good advice there.

For paperbacks use a white card that is placed underneath the page to be scanned. The scanner glides across the card, and most important the roller is in contact with the card so that the edge of the book is scanned. Normally the roller drop off the edge of the book and any print such as page numbers at the edge will be lost. The white card also helps the scanner when the paper is thin and print from other pages bleeds through.

Scan the pages taking the scanner from the spine outward, and scan all odd pages before turning the book around to do the evens. Put a heavy object abutting the book so that the scanner...