Scanners: flatbed scanners, digital camera scanners...

In computing, a scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. The most common kind found in offices are variations of the desktop or flatbed scanners, where the document is placed on a glass window for scanning.

A more recent category of scanner is digital camera scanners, which are based on the concept of reprographic cameras. Due to increasing resolution and new features such as anti-shake, digital cameras have become an attractive alternative to regular scanners. While still having disadvantages compared to traditional scanners (such as distortion, reflections, shadows, low contrast), digital cameras offer advantages such as speed, portability, gentle digitizing of thick documents without damaging the book spine. New scanning technologies are combining 3D scanners with digital cameras to create full-color, photo-realistic 3D models of objects.

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Other related terms:

• Photo scanning
• Flatbed scanners and other scanning devices
• Creating a document management workflow using scanners and OCR software
• Scan to PDF
• Edit scanned documents