Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 Review
The Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 ($795) is an unusual scanner. Built with an overhead scan unit. It literally offers a different perspective than a flatbed, looking down at a scan area instead of up through a glass platen. Although one of the best reasons to consider it is for scanning books, it's just as much a document scanner with additional capabilities. For anyone who needs this extras, it's worth checking out.
Design Measuring 15.1 by 8.3 by 6.1 inches (HWD) overall, and weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces, the SV600 resembles a desktop lamp, with a wide base and a narrow vertical arm that supports an overhead scan unit instead of a light bulb. The scan area is the 17-by-11.8 inch flat space directly in front of the unit, which you cover with an included black mat to serve as a scan bed. Its most direct competition would arguably be a flatbed book scanner like the Plustek OpticBook A300 ($1,442.99 at B&H Photo Video) . However, the overhead scan design makes book scanning easier than wit...
The Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 is best understood as a document scanner, but it's also suitable for 3D objects, and it offers some features designed specifically for book scanning.
Uses an overhead scanner, rather than the camera typically found in other similar models; Suitable for scanning documents, books, business cards, photos, 3D objects, and more
When automatic cropping for book pages doesn't work well; adjusting the crop lines can get tedious