[sane-devel] Flatbed scanner that can scan to the edge?

[Jens Gulden]

Hallo Felix,

there's a device by Plustek called OpticBook3600:
http://www.plustek.de/Home/Produkte/Buchscanner_und_Vorlesegerat/OpticBook_3600/body_opticbook_3600.htm

- it's not a good-quality device (cheap production, lamp doesn't always work)
- it's more expensive than other flatbed-scanners
- it used to be unsupported by SANE (but you can have a look if this changed)

- BUT: it scans right to one edge. Plustek claims to even have patented this "invention"...

best,
Jens


Felix E. Klee schrieb:
> I'm looking for a simple flatbed with the following features:
> 
> * Supported by SANE (of course)
> 
> * Scan size: >= A4
> 
> * It can scan to the edge!
> 
> * Sufficient depth of field to be able to scan pages from a book once in
>   a while.  Too my knowledge, this excludes scanners with only LED
>   illumination.
> 
> I currently own an EPSON Perfection 3490 Photo, and it has all the
> features that I want, except it cannot scan to the edge:
> 
>   +--------+
>   | +----+ |
>   | |scan| |
>   | |area| |
>   | |    | |
>   | +----+ |
>   +--------+
>   glass plate
> 
> Thus one has to position pages in the middle of the glass plate which
> 1. is not very precise, and 2. is time consuming.  I'd like to know why
> EPSON made such a stupid design decision.  It's very very inconvenient
> when scanning documents.  If you don't believe me, then have a look at
> the documentation from EPSON ("Placing Documents or Photos", section 3):
> 
> http://support.epson-europe.com/onlineguides/en/perf3490/html/set2_1.htm
>