Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner With 4GB SD Card And USB Adapter. Easystitch And Storyscans Talking Images Software

Does a great job - seems to have a bit more depth of field than most portable scanners, which may related to fact that it incorporates some CCD-like elements to the CIS sensors. It scans pretty well through glass with good resolution, although everything is a bit better directly against the glass. A few times, I was worried that I might have shifted the scanner a little while scanning a photo album, but the image looked fine. Stitching using the software is very easy and comes out well. The software is also pretty convenient for rotation, although the rotated image is a bit smaller than the original in pixel density for some reason. I will probably convert to tiff for rotating and cropping so avoid the jpg resaving losses. It took 6 scans to do a 8 x 10 and two scans to do a 5 x 7. I did these while watching the Olympics.I took off a star however, as it is not clear to me how to use the StoryScan feature. Also, there may be a quality control issue. The first one I bought was not in a new condition, but had fingerprints all over it, and was missing the SD card, the USB adapter and the instructions. Worse of all, it had a 2 x 1 mm black debris on the inside of the scanner glass such that every scan showed this black mark in the middle of the photo. Thankfully, Amazon has a great return policy. They suggested I return it as defective/not new, and then reorder it, and the second one that I got was fine.

This is a great device which allows scanning large papers and pictures and by magic puts them together. Love it.

Just recently got the Flip-Pal and am really amazed. So much faster than using a large scanner and just as good. Doesn't have to be on a table - I can hold it in one hand while I scan - thumb holding the lid firmly in place. There is a marked corner on the glass face for lining up the photo.Many reviewers have expressed concern about the bottom glass being exposed all the time and thus subject to fingerprints, dirt, and scratches. But good news - the bottom glass is NOT part of the scanning process, so nothing bad will happen if it is dirty or even scratched. It is there for one purpose only: to see through when using the Flip-Pal upside down. The only glass we need to keep clean is the one under the lid.The SD card is very sturdy, so there are no issues moving it back and forth. (And there is a usb converter if you need it.) Most of my photos are old and therefore small, so I haven't tried out the Stitch function yet. Very very happy with the Flip-Pal.Fyi, Windows Live Photo Gallery is a great default photo viewer and editor. It is a fast easy editor for Cropping and bringing old photos to life with Auto Adjust and sharpen (Adjust Detail), etc. The only feature missing is Straighten - I use Picasa for that. (It has been discontinued, but it is still possible to find a download file via google search.) Note, no matter which editor you use, when you are editing the .jpg file-type, pixels are lost each time it is edited and saved. It is advisable to do all the edits at one time if possible, so that too many pixels aren't lost in the Save process. (On the Flip-PaI I use 600dpi to scan, to have a pixel-rich image to start with. It is still fast, and you can lift the lid as soon as the image is complete, even if the scanner is still humming.)

This device is AMAZING! I have hundreds of photos from my deceased mother. With five kids, many of us wanted the same photos. Flip-Pal is easy to use and I upload to my computer to share with my brothers. Haven't done a lot of the stitching for larger photos but excited to go to work on them.