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
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Pixel Depth |
| Black & White | Uses a data format of 1 bit/pixel to |
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| produce black and white images |
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| 16 Grays | Uses a data format of 4 bits/pixel to |
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| produce 16 shades of gray |
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| 256 Grays | Uses a data format of 8 bits/pixel to |
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| produce 256 shades of gray |
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| 8 Colors | Uses a 1 bit/pixel per color data |
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| format to produce |
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| 256 Colors | Uses an 8 bits/pixel per color data |
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| format to produce |
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| images |
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| 16 Million Colors | Uses an 8 bits/pixel per color data |
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| format to produce 16 million color |
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| images |
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