Review on 🖼️ Pandigital PANSCN06 Personal Photo Scanner/Converter - Easily Digitize and Preserve Your Memories by Christopher Scales

The first thing that struck us about the PANSCN06 scanner was its small size. The scanner is about the size of a cardboard tube used for a paper towel roll. The device is surprisingly powerful and versatile considering its small size. We scanned a family album containing 50 photos of various sizes from the 1950s and 1960s by placing the scanner in front of a keyboard that was connected to the computer with a USB cable. Then we got to work, inserting photo after photo into the scanner slot, the scanner's dual rollers doing the job of pulling each photo through the front and back. It took less than half an hour to scan 50 photos. Most of the time was spent deleting the photos and adding them back to the family album after the scan was complete. Because we chose to scan directly to a computer rather than an SD card, we received immediate feedback as we viewed each scan on the monitor screen. almost in real time. This allowed us to determine if the photo scanned to our satisfaction, or if it needed to be rescanned due to skew or some other reason. We just used a lower resolution but no complaints. Scanned images on a computer screen are at least four times larger than the original photos, with enough detail to amaze us. There is an issue with pandigital scanners where lines appear in the scanned image. We haven't had this problem after 50 scans. Reviewers on other websites have suggested opening the scanner's case to clean the scanning glass of any caked dirt or debris that's causing the lines. We are willing to test this tool if necessary, but only after the warranty has expired. There is one important issue with scanning old photos that needs to be addressed here. This scanner is able to bring out details, some great and some not, that are not obvious in the original photos. So that hairy mole on Aunt Matilda's face from 1956 will once again be centered on your computer screen, although it wasn't as obvious on your little 2 x 3 print from the Eisenhower Administration. In our case we have grown. with a large active family who abused the photos. So after scanning, we used an eyedropper and brush in Photoshop to restore the images. We removed the crease on the print caused by the puppy's teething. We digitally removed the stain from my sister Susan's nose with red raspberry jam. We bleached the image to remove the yellowed aging effect. Etc. Conclusion: Great value, a quick way to archive precious family moments from days gone by.