Review on 📸 Enhanced Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner: 4GB SD Card & USB Adapter Included with EasyStitch and StoryScans Talking Images Software by Russ Mashlan

Overall rating: 9/10 What I was looking for: I needed a quick and easy way to scan old family photos (both individual and photo albums - over 1000 in total). What I was looking for: 1) Epson Perfection 2450 Photo. This is an old legal flatbed scanner. The quality is excellent.2) Flashpoint 4x6 personal photo scanner. Inexpensive, scans directly to SDCard. However, these scanners are prone to horrible streaking issues that (to me) render the scanning useless. 3) Portable scanner (Prices range from $230 to $250). They seem ideal for high volume scanning and I haven't been able to find any reports of streaking issues like those found on cheap personal scanners. However, I chose Flip Scan because I don't need to delete old photos from photo albums and (very likely) corrupt some photos. Flip Scan Comparison: As I mentioned earlier, it's far superior to personal photo scanners. Then I compared the scans with Epson. I made several scans at 600 dpi on both scanners and then compared the photos at the pixel level. Resolution and details were the same. Flip scan adds a bit of sharpness. The Epson image looks more subdued, but after color correction comes very close to the scanned photo. The flip scans are lighter, but the colors are slightly off. Not bad at all and only a very discerning eye will tell the difference. My wife and daughter preferred Flip Scan. Another advantage is that the flip scan is not as sensitive to scratches and dust and shows significantly less of both. However, flip-scan introduces only a little "banding". These streaks are actually very subtle and can only be seen at the pixel level (remember the photos were scanned at 600dpi). Photos upscaled to full screen on my 46-inch 1080p TV showed a very negligible amount of "noise" due to this banding. Most people, myself included, would attribute this to flip-scan sharpening (unless you've seen it at the pixel level). Here are some photos for comparison (copy and paste into your browser's URL): [.] Overall, the scans are very, very good and more than adequate for archiving your photos! Scanning time: Scanning at 600 dpi takes about 15 seconds. I found I could scan around 100-120 photos per hour (including switching photos). Other notes: The software on the SD card was not the latest version. In any case, I don't plan to use it often - scans aren't automatically cropped or rotated. However, if you have multiple photos of the same size, you can easily batch process them (shameless plugin: IrfanView is free and the best image viewer I know.) - The scanner is pretty motion-resistant when scanning. / Shaking the scanner while scanning a photo did not distort the scan. However, this is not the case when scanning a photo larger than the stage size. Overall: I like the fact that I can scan straight to the SD card. This provides an easy and convenient workflow. I can easily sit on the couch in front of the TV and scan! The scanning is more than acceptable and the scanner is fast enough. I spend about as much time modifying photos as I do scanning them.