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Scanner: - Flatbed Scanner - Sheet Fed Scanner - Handheld Scanner

A scanner is a device that optically scans images, text, or objects and converts them into digital images. There are three main types of scanners: flatbed scanners which are the most versatile and commonly used, with documents placed on a glass plate; sheet-fed scanners where the document is moved past an immobile scan head; and handheld scanners which have similar technology but rely on the user to move them, resulting in lower image quality.

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Scanner: - Flatbed Scanner - Sheet Fed Scanner - Handheld Scanner

A scanner is a device that optically scans images, text, or objects and converts them into digital images. There are three main types of scanners: flatbed scanners which are the most versatile and commonly used, with documents placed on a glass plate; sheet-fed scanners where the document is moved past an immobile scan head; and handheld scanners which have similar technology but rely on the user to move them, resulting in lower image quality.

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Scanner

In computing, an image scanner often abbreviated to just scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image.

Flatbed Scanner Sheet Fed Scanner Handheld Scanner

Flatbed scanner
called desktop scanners, are the most versatile and commonly used scanners

How a Scanner Works


The document is placed on the glass plate and the cover is closed A lamp is used to illuminate the document. The scan head is moved slowly across the document by a belt that is attached to a stepper motor. The image of the document is reflected by an angled mirror to another mirror The last mirror reflects the image onto a lens. The lens focuses the image through a filter on the CCD array.

Sheet-fed scanner
similar to flatbed scanners except the document is moved and the scan head is immobile. A sheet-fed scanner looks a lot like a small portable printer.

Handheld scanner
the same basic technology as a flatbed scanner, but rely on the user to move them instead of a motorized belt. This type of scanner typically does not provide good image quality.

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