YOU CAN SEE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCANNERS

1. By Manmeet IX C

2. A scanner is a input device that
scans images, printed text, or
an object and converts it into a
digital image. Instead of
making a duplicate copy on a
paper, the scanner stores the
digital image in the computer
memory

3. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
 It can produce an image
with a very high resolution
as compared to a digital
camera
 It can convert any paper
document into digital
format
 An image can occupy a lot
of memory space
 The quality of the scanned
image totally depends upon
the quality of the original
document

4.  Hand-held scanner
 Flatbed scanner
 Drum scanner

5. It is a small hand held
scanning device that is
used to convert text or
images available on a
page into the digital
format.
FEATURES
*less expensive
*more handy
*requires more pass per
scan
HAND HELD SCANNER

6. It is a flat surface scanner
on which you can put
documents to be scanned.
This type of scanner is
particularly useful for
bound documents
FEATURES
*produces high quality
image
*more expensive
*has a flat surface
*requires a single pass
per scan
FLATBED SCANNER

7. It is a medium-sized
scanner on which has a
rolling drum to scan your
documents. You feed the
document in the scanner
and the drum rolls over
the entire document to
scan it.
FEATURES
*medium size
*while scanning drum
rolls over the image
DRUM SCANNER