Settings in the Scanner window
Image Type
Select the image type of output from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting.
The default settings are:
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Photo | Select for scanning photo images. | 300 x 300 dpi | |
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Web | Select for attaching the scanned | 100 x 100 dpi | |
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Text | Select for scanning text | 200 x 200 dpi | Black & White |
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Resolution
You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but can achieve a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolution you can choose and the available colors.
Resolution | Black & White / | 256 color | True Gray / |
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100 ⋅ 100 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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150 ⋅ 150 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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200 ⋅ 200 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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300 ⋅ 300 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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400 ⋅ 400 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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600 ⋅ 600 dpi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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1200 ⋅ 1200 dpi | Yes | No | Yes |
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2400 ⋅ 2400 dpi | Yes | No | Yes |
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4800 ⋅ 4800 dpi | Yes | No | Yes |
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9600 ⋅ 9600 dpi | Yes | No | Yes |
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13 - 6 HOW TO SCAN USING WINDOWS®