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The Mercurian

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What is the best app for using iPad as a document scanner I.e. using camera to photo documents straight into PDF files?

Found a review recommending Scanner pro but review is 2 years old wondering what's the current champion
 

ravenvii

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I'm wondering the same.

From my research, DocScan, Scanner Pro and TurboScan seems to be the best.

But there's no obvious winner. Maybe someone can help here.
 

Ugg

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I have Scanner Pro. I haven't used any others so I can't really compare. However, I've used Scanner Pro both on my iPod Touch and on my new iPad. I do a lot of genealogy research and scan old documents, handwritten ones as well as typed documents and photos, both B&W and color. I've even used it to scan images on microfilm readers.

It does everything I need it to do. The color photo scans aren't perfect, but I have been able to make acceptable prints from the scans. With the iPod Touch, it's much easier to hold it steady while taking a photo. The heavier iPad is not so easy to keep steady but the image stabilization seems to do a good job.

The higher quality camera in the new iPad makes for much better quality scans, so I'll finally be able to get rid of my CanoScan scanner and the 7 year old PowerBook G4. I've kept both until now because Canon didn't offer drivers for Intel Macs.
 

Ashwood11

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The HP printers that work with the iOS software also drive the scanners in the All-In-One printers from HP. No worry about holding the camera steady or keeping it in focus or having the right amount of light. I purchased mine for $69.
 

arklissa27

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Hi everyone I am Lissa Ark......I am also use this apps.… a new portable scanner that docks with your iPad and scans or documents up to letter size @ 300 dpi right on to the iPad with their free app… it will give us a really elegant way to scan on the go. FWIW I take my iPhone to archives and photograph documents. The archivists don't mind as there is no flash. Now I have my iPad I'll probably use it. No extra expense required. I have a nifty little app, image to text, that turns my photographed info into text which makes for easy transferral to Reunion. If u want to know about i pad Family Tree ,Family History ,Surname Origins ,Family Crest...than click.......
 
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