Review on 📸 Plustek ephoto Z300 Photo Scanner - Ultra Fast 4x6 Scan in 2 Seconds, Auto Crop and Deskew for Mac and PC by Jim Kriegshauser

Incredibly fast scan at 300, and in my visual comparison of scans of new prints on a 24" HD computer screen, the results at 300 look as good, if not better, than results at much slower (but still acceptably fast) Resolution 600. This is the first scanner that my wife found so easy that she could handle it on her own when she first sat down. A few tips: 1. Before turning on the scanner for the first time, make sure you have removed the tape and foam under the front bezel. Gently pull the bar away from the machine, it will swing down and out of the way. Then put it back in. Do this before attempting calibration2. before you start the scan. Before proper calibration, I saw closely spaced colored vertical lines across the entire scanned output image. The calibration function is hidden behind a question mark icon in the top right corner of the software screen. Keep this white calibration sheet safe for future use. you may need it.3. Use the JPEG setting "Maximum Quality" (100%) for the best scanning results. The resulting file sizes are modest by my modern standards, even at 600.4 resolution. Settings (gear icon) allows you to choose between a resolution of 300 and 600 and to pre-select a folder to automatically save each scan. But you still have to select "Save" (the disk icon) for each scan. Scans are not automatically saved when scanned; The "Auto" part automatically selects the correct folder to save each scan before starting the scan. So far the auto crop/auto align feature has worked very well. This scanner is excellent for digitizing many old photos. It works very quickly, easily and gives high quality results at 300 resolution. No, the proprietary software required is not equivalent to Photoshop's editing capabilities. But what you lose in flexibility and quality of digital editing, you gain back in the form of huge dividends in speed and ease of use.