ScanSnap SV600 Overhead Book and Document Scanner, BlackEPEAT

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 a great scanner for the price. It does a good job smoothing pages. It seems like its a workhorse. I've only had it for a month or so but I have already scanned over a hundred documents and books. So far so good.

Works great. Just what we ordered.

I agree 100% with William Roberts, the software for this product is trash. If you're only going to scan a few pages then it won't be too much of a problem, whoever if you want to scan and edit an entire book of 300 pages then you're in for a miserable time.I originally bought this because I thought it would be fast and easy to copy my books but holys***. I only managed to do a book of about 300 pages and that was only because I did about 100 pages at a time. I wasn't able to do 300 pages all at once, while possible it is frustrating. You'd probably have to pay me to do another book. It is a daunting task. If all you had to do was scan the book then it wouldn't be bad at all, but then you have to edit because the software is very bad. Out of 300 pages only about 5 pages looked good. All the remaining pages had to be edited.And everything William said is accurate, you can't save your work and turn off your computer. I learned this the hard way. If you're in the middle of editing a 300 page book you better make sure your computer doesn't decide to turn off and update and it better not run out of battery and turn off, otherwise all your work is gone and you'll need to scan the entire book again and edit it. So those 6 hours you just spent scanning and editing are gone. You now to spend an entire day doing the work again. For someone that works 8-10 hours a day and then gets home to try and digitize a book a process that takes so much time and is very boring that ultimately ends in futility is deeply agonizing, makes you start to question why we're living.I later found out that there are additional softwares that can be added, one of them has a save option which allows you to edit the pages you scan: BUT WAIT! While there is the image of adjusting the page just like in the original software it is a lie. You cannot adjust the page, you can only take away things like fingers and other imperfections, but if the page is not like you want then you won't be able to fix it. So you spent 3 or so hours scanning a book because you thought you could save and work on it later, but all was for naught, LMAO. The creator of the software is no sociopath he is the devil himself.I'll be giving this 1 star until the makers of this expensive machine actually make a competent software.

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

I bought this for scanning genealogy materials, but my first use of it was to scan the yearbook for my flight school class of 1966, 66G from Craig AFB. Several members had lost theirs including one by fire. They were glad to get the straight pages this produces. I also scanned a memorial booklet for one of our class members. Very easy to use, senses when I flip the page making it easy to copy a book. Not being Chinese eases my mind about the software.

some problems in books, no reliable