Portronics Scanny Portable Scanner

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Portronics Scanny Portable Scanner

Jayesh Limaye, Dec 10, 2010 1713 hrs IST

Now you can scan wherever you are, whenever you want

Portable, lightweight and compact, good scan quality, very easy to use, USB mass storage device capability, software bundle with OCR

Needs a steady hand to avoid skewing, needs a flat surface for best results

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Whenever you think of a scanner, the image that comes to mind is of a large glass platen scanning surface, which is part of a bulky device called the scanner. Well, how about a scanner you could carry right in your coat pocket and scan anywhere, anytime? Portronics has made this possible, thanks to their product called the Scanny.

This lightweight battery powered scanner is capable of scanning an A4 size document in less than 2 seconds by just swiping the device over the document. The scanner can accept a document that is up to 127cm in length, something that is not possible for any flatbed scanner. It can scan in full color mode in two preset resolutions of 300dpi and 600dpi, which can be toggled on the device. Let us see how well this scanner performs in real-world situations.

Bundle

Portronics Scanny Portable Scanner bundle

Portronics Scanny
USB cable
2x AA Alkaline batteries
User's manual
White balance calibration paper
Software CD
Wiping cloth
Leather carry pouch

As you can see, the Scanny comes with basically everything you would want, except the memory card, which you would need to buy separately to be able to use this scanner. The white balance calibration paper needs to be used only if you suspect that the scanner's white balance setting needs to be corrected.