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Flatbed (or Desktop) scanners for home or office use. A flatbed scanner allows you to place the document on a glass window for scanning. Flatbed scanners are multipurpose machines that can be used to scan photos and images, documents, some can also scan slides and negatives. They can suit a variety of applications including design, photo restoration, X-ray (Teleradiology, CT) scanning, film and technical graphics.
Flatbed scanners are recommended for photos, books etc. A few models can also handle film but you'd want the top of the line to compete with dedicated film scanners.. There are two main types of sensors CIS & CCD. There are two lighting methods LED & Cold cathode now LEDs are starting to take over.Epson V700, Microtek A3 1600XL, Microtek A3 9800 are CCD (Charged Coupled Device) & Cold Cathode the Canon CS9000F (Review CS9000 vs. V700) uses very bright LEDs.