ScanSnap SV600 Overhead Book and Document Scanner, Black

Excellent scanning and images - a must have for large scale stuff you cant place in a traditonal scanner or flatbed

I am loving this device. I have set it up on a portable black table. There was no need to use the mat. I did put masking ruler tape on the table for placement of the scanner and the objects. The ruler tape cuts down on the skewness of items being scammed. I wish there was better way to secure the scanner to the table. It is top heavy. I am scanning and then doing trim, skew correction and color adjustment in Adobe Photoshop. However, I do these same steps with my flatbed scanner. I like the quickness and quietness of the scanning process. I wish it had an extended area of the scan forward. The outer edges are skewed. I hope the software ViewScan will eventually add this scanner to their supported devices.

Just got started, but a bit disappointed that I don't seem to have control over things like resolution, or even ability to turn OFF the page turn detection mode and scan a page at a time at the pace I need to.first impression very promising product, very limited software.update - I've been using the scanner a bit more, and am more convinced that it is the software that I do not like. I am having trouble getting consistent results because there seems to be some sort of automated cropping going on, which is making a hash of my scans despite meticulous placement efforts. This is COMPLETELY unnecessary. Just stop "thinking" and follow instructions. They don't even have a twain driver, which would at least allow better software to make use of the scanner. I'm taking it down to 1 star - that's what's deserved when my work efforts are being wasted. Don't buy it, get something better.Update - I actually went to the trouble of making a rigid layout plate, coped to the base of the scanner and perfectly centered. I included layout lines to ensure I had perfect placement of each page. Still, the program's "intelligence" insists on not scanning the area as I had specified, but rather choosing the layout as it would choose (decidedly off-center). Again, COMPLETELY unnecessary.Somebody at Fujitsu needs to understand the concept of consistent results. Honestly.I want to like this product, but the amount of re-scanning and wasted work involved precludes that. No matter how perfectly I place each page, I ALWAYS get a large percentage of random scan areas. I can not understand how this POS cannot simply keep its eyes in one spot and do its job.Probably the last Fujitsu product I buy. Every use makes me think less of its makers.update - they updated the software. Aaaaaaaaand...... its still a piece of trash.

ProsEasy to use and the scans look greatCons. It uses a black mat for the background. This causes it to have trouble scanning items that have lots of black in them . I have to keep rotating items with lots of black in them to see if it will scan it properly. It also doesn’t scan photos that are matted or antique cabinet cards that are glued onto cardboard with a wide border showing. It will scan the photo but not the matted or cardboard area it is attached to. If there is a solution to this I haven’t been able to figure it out.

I am using this scanner for something it was probably not targeted for, scanning graded comics and trading cards encapsulated in plastic holders. The CCD optics is the same technology as older flatbed scanners that provide a clear scan despite the reflective cases. Modern flatbed scanners provide blurry images. This is expensive but perfect for my needs to catalog my collection and list for resale. Easy to use and works with latest version of MacOS. I went with this over the no name Chinese versions being sold on Amazon. Quality build and believe it will last a long time.

I am in the process of digitizing everything that I can. I have a scan snap document scanner and it works great but obviously it would not work for books or other bulky items and was not great for photos. Since I really liked the way Scan Snap works I purchased the Scan Snap SV600. I love it. It was just as easy to set up as the document scanner and is just as easy to operate. After watching a You Tube video I did purchase a clear acrylic sheet from the hardware store to hold the books down (no more fingertips in the scan) The scans are clear, the software works great and I am very happy with the purchase.

This is great for scanning large photographs and old newspapers. Easy to make edits and the images look great.