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Setting a Resolution That Suits the Scanning Purpose

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User's Guide Basic Scanning Setting a Resolution Advantages and Disadvantages of Increasing the Resolution Resolution indicates the number of pixels (smallest area of an image) for each inch (25.4 mm), and is measured in dpi (dots per inch). The advantage of increasing the resolution is that the details in the image become fine. The disadvantage is that the file size becomes large. ❏ File size becomes large (When you double the resolution, the file size becomes about four times larger.) ❏ Scanning, saving, and reading the image takes a long time ❏ Sending and receiving emails or faxes takes a long time ❏ The image becomes too large to fit the display or print on the paper List of Recommended Resolutions See the table and set the appropriate resolution for the purpose of your scanned image. Purpose Displaying on a screen Sending by email Film Archiving Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Creating a text searchable PDF Printing using a printer Sending by fax Resolution (Reference) Up to 200 dpi 1,200 to 2,400 dpi 200 to 300 dpi 200 to 300 dpi 25

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Setting a Resolution
Advantages and Disadvantages of Increasing the Resolution
Resolution indicates the number of pixels (smallest area of an image) for each inch (25.4 mm), and is measured in
dpi (dots per inch). °e advantage of increasing the resolution is that the details in the image become fine. °e
disadvantage is that the file size becomes large.
❏
File size becomes large
(When you double the resolution, the file size becomes about four times larger.)
❏
Scanning, saving, and reading the image takes a long time
❏
Sending and receiving emails or faxes takes a long time
❏
°e image becomes too large to fit the display or print on the paper
List of Recommended Resolutions
See the table and set the appropriate resolution for the purpose of your scanned image.
Purpose
Resolution (Reference)
Displaying on a screen
Sending by email
Up to 200 dpi
Film Archiving
1,200 to 2,400 dpi
Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Creating a text searchable PDF
200 to 300 dpi
Printing using a printer
Sending by fax
200 to 300 dpi
User's Guide
Basic Scanning
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