Although it can scan business cards, it doesn't include business-card software. Software includes the Visioneer OneTouch scan utility with Kofax VRS scan enhancement, Nuance PaperPort for document management, and Nuance OmniPage Pro for OCR. It can scan to PDF, searchable PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and BMP formats it can also scan to RTF and other document formats through PaperPort or OmniPage Pro.
The default OneTouch scanning profiles and destinations include Scan (image PDF) PDF (searchable PDF) Print (BMP) E-mail (PDF) Fax (BMP) OCR (RTF) Archive (searchable PDF, 300 dpi) Custom (PDF) and Paint (BMP). Like most document scanners, the 3200 can scan at up to 600 dpi it can scan in black and white, grayscale, or color. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( See how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) The 3220 includes Twain and WIA drivers, so you can also scan from nearly any program that has a scan command. You can also scan from either PaperPort or OmniPage.
You can initiate scans directly from the scanner, by choosing a OneTouch profile and pressing either the Simplex or Duplex button, or from the OneTouch interface on your computer. To the right of the 50-sheet duplex ADF is the single-character LED that's used to display the number of the current Visioneer OneTouch scan profile)you can choose between preset and customizable, numbered scan profiles, that you can switch between with up and down arrows. It has an ultrasonic double-feed detection sensor to catch paper misfeeds. The 3220 has a 17.9 by 13.2 inch footprint (WD), thanks to its letter-sized flatbed, so it's large enough so you might not want to share a desk with it. We don't see many lower-priced scanners with both flatbed and ADF, and this is a welcome addition. This entry-level document scannergeared to individuals as well as home or micro offices and small workgroupsisn't the fastest scanner around, and you'll have to adjust one setting to get usable OCR performance, but it offers a lot for not much money.
Abysmal OCR performance at its default OneTouch setting.įor a price that's more typical of a portable scanner, you can buy the Xerox DocuMate 3220 ($618.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), a desktop document scanner complete with a 50-sheet automatic document feeder as well as a flatbed.