Scanner speed

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I need to scan a thousand photos, do the more expensive ones scan
40-50% faster than a cheaper one. I have a Epson 1650 which I'm very
happy with. If the more expesive scanner don't scan 2x as fast then
why would I want to get one? If they do which one would be better to
get for blazing speed? Thanks.
 
herman said:
I need to scan a thousand photos, do the more expensive ones scan
40-50% faster than a cheaper one. I have a Epson 1650 which I'm very
happy with. If the more expesive scanner don't scan 2x as fast then
why would I want to get one? If they do which one would be better to
get for blazing speed? Thanks.
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The current crop of fast consumer scanners take about 30 seconds to make a
full page scan at 300 DPI in color. That is a Letter size sheet of paper 8.5
x 11 inches. The 30 seconds does not include the preview. .

My scanner is a Canon CanoScan 8400F. Cost around $130. It has a USB 2.0
interface.
Preview is around 5 to 8 seconds. Full color 300 DPI, 8.5 X 11 inches scan
takes average of 16 seconds. That is timed from the click of the scan button
in the Twain interface to when the image appears in the photo editor
(Irfanview 3.97 used for test).

So you know how fast your scanner is, you decide.
 
I need to scan a thousand photos, do the more expensive ones scan
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You mean prints?
40-50% faster than a cheaper one. I have a Epson 1650 which I'm very
happy with. If the more expesive scanner don't scan 2x as fast then
why would I want to get one? If they do which one would be better to
get for blazing speed? Thanks.
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When you say faster unless you give specific times it doesn't mean
much.

I have a Nikon LS-5000 ED for slides and film. Its base speed (No
ICE, or other manipulation) is about 20 seconds per image. However I
figure about a minute when using ICE and other manipulation during
scan. OTOH I could push that all the way to at least several minutes
with elaborate scan processing.

I use an HP 5470 (which is not an expensive scanner) for prints and
documents. Even large prints take less than 20 seconds, BUT you do a
pre scan to select the desired area. Even then I can do a large photo
at the maximum color in less than 30 seconds.

Scan speed and price are not directly tied together. Look at the
models that interest you and copy the specs down. Then do a
comparison. Scan times should be there, if not check out the reviews.

Good Luck,

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
 
I need to scan a thousand photos, do the more expensive ones scan
40-50% faster than a cheaper one. I have a Epson 1650 which I'm very
happy with. If the more expesive scanner don't scan 2x as fast then
why would I want to get one? If they do which one would be better to
get for blazing speed? Thanks.
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I doubt that you'll find any scanner 50% faster than an inexpensive
one, unless it's a very old inexpensive one. If you need really fast
images for "thousands" of photograqphs, then consider setting up a
digital camera and copy stand. Quality might suffer some, but if set
up well, the image quality may be good enough for your purpose. (If
quality were the most important criteria, you wouldn't care about 50%
longer scan time, as the pure scan time is a small part of the entire
process.)
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
 
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