On top of what everyone else said, if you’re scanning something like a book, holding it upside-down on a scanner bed and pressing it flat will give you a much better scan than holding it open with your hand right-side up so you can get a phone photo of it.
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RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Who the hell still scans documents with a multifunction printer. There are multiple apps on your phone that do that a lot better!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
Those are okay until you need to scan a stack of papers… then you’ll wish you had a scanner with a feed tray
Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
How the hell do you know what apps are on my phone?
letsgo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
People with essential tremor perhaps? There is ZERO point me trying to scan something with a handheld scanner because it’s a blurred mess every time. Flatbed all the way. Or perhaps a tripod mount for the handheld scanner.
randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 10 months ago
A phone app may be convenient but it’s nowhere near the quality of a true scanner