The use of Scanman 2.0 was my first venture into scanning and I am impressed with its capabilities and features. A hand held scanner should be a “must have” peripheral for any computer enthusiast with desk publishing designs on something less than a commercial scale. At the same time the user must reconcile his requirements with the scanner’s main limitation, a maximum 4.2" scanning width. This often voiced criticism is misplaced as this scanner was not designed to compete with the full page scanners (doesn’t compete in price, either).
In other aspects the Scanman measures up well. It now supports color monitors with up to 32 grays and has editing tools which allow for "fine tuning" of brightness & contrast in images scanned in the Gray mode. The "tear off" tool menu provides editing tools for touching up scanned images, including a paint tool that can also use up to 32 grays.A zoom in & out feature lets you focus your work.Scanned images can be rotated in 90 degree increments or inverted; they can be resized as well and some selections can be made transparent to enhance the final presentation. A print feature allows you to control the size of the image that is output.Settings on the scanner head allow for variations in brightness as well as the size of dithering grains which create the resolution desired.
Version 2.0 interfaces more easily with a broader range of
applications than its predecessor, Scanman 1.0. These include: