Modifying an Image Type

To modify an Image Type setting, choose the Image Type button. You see the following screen:

Not all options on this screen are available with all scanners, Image Types, or Pixel Depth settings. The Image Type options are described in the following table.

Image Type options

Setting

 

Option

Function

 

Pixel Depth

 

Black & White

Uses a data format of 1 bit/pixel to

 

 

 

 

produce black and white images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Grays

Uses a data format of 4 bits/pixel to

 

 

 

 

produce 16 shades of gray

 

 

 

256 Grays

Uses a data format of 8 bits/pixel to

 

 

 

 

produce 256 shades of gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 Colors

Uses a 1 bit/pixel per color data

 

 

 

 

format to produce B-color images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

256 Colors

Uses an 8 bits/pixel per color data

 

 

 

 

format to produce 256-color

 

 

 

 

images

 

 

 

16 Million Colors

Uses an 8 bits/pixel per color data

 

 

 

 

format to produce 16 million color

 

 

 

 

images

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-6 Capturing Images From Within Applications