Photo scanners can be faster than other options, such as flatbed scanners, and you don't need to use a computer to scan—while you're sitting in the living room watching a movie, you can convert ...

PhotoScan by Google Photos is a hidden gem of an application - here's how I use it to digitize my old, developed photo albums ...

Most nonprofessional photographers can't afford a dedicated photo scanner. That's why the flatbed Epson Perfection V39 II doubles nicely at scanning document pages and turning them into editable ...

What if you need to do it on the cheap? A flatbed scanner would be perfect, but the lip on the edge of most flatbed scanners keeps the document from touching the platen properly. [Matthew] decided ...

A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold a sheet of paper, book or other object for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass. Flatbed scanners often come with sheet feeders ...

Most flatbed and sheetfed scanners today are geared toward everyday office tasks or photo image capture, but they come in various types and sizes, some fine-tuned for different kinds of scanning.