Comparative Test of 8 MFCs with Fax: Scanquality: Text
Quality of textscan
DC scans a small block of text with a resolution of 600 dpi. The original was printed by a laser-printer. The lab evaluates precision of scan, outlines, and correctness of colors.
The reference-photo was done with the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo scanner.
Scanquality text | ||||
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Max. optical resolution | Scantechnology | Textscan-quality | OCR-Software (on-board) | |
Brother MFC-5860CN | 1,200 x 2,400 dpi | CIS | o | Scansoft Paperport SE |
Brother MFC-845CW | 600 x 2,400 dpi | CIS | o | Scansoft Paperport SE |
Canon Pixma MP830 | 2,400 x 4,800 dpi | CCD | ++ | Scansoft Omnipage SE |
Epson Stylus DX7000F | 1,200 x 2,400 dpi | CIS | ++ | ABBYY Fine Reader 6.0 Sprint Plus |
HP Officejet J5780 | 2,400 x 4,800 dpi | CIS | o | Image Recognition Integrated Systems |
HP Officejet Pro L7580 | 2,400 x 4,800 dpi | CCD | ++ | I.R.I.S (Image Recognition Integrated Systems) |
Kodak Easyshare 5300 | 1,200 x 1,200 dpi | CCD | — | I.R.I.S (Image Recognition Integrated Systems) |
Lexmark X9350 | 1,200 x 4,800 dpi | CIS | + | ABBYY Fine Reader |
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Speed of scan
Scanspeed is determined in two different situations:
1. Prescan: Time from start of prescan until preview.
2. Textscan: Time to scan a text (one page A4), resolution 200 dpi.
Prescan speed (smaller values better) | |
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Canon Pixma MP830 | 7 sec. |
HP Officejet Pro L7580 | 9 sec. |
HP Officejet J5780 | 11 sec. |
Kodak Easyshare 5300 | 13 sec. |
Brother MFC-5860CN | 17 sec. |
Lexmark X9350 | 17 sec. |
Epson Stylus DX7000F | 18 sec. |
Brother MFC-845CW | 19 sec. |
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Textscan speed A4 - 200 dpi (smaller values better) | |
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Canon Pixma MP830 | 10 sec. |
Kodak Easyshare 5300 | 21 sec. |
Brother MFC-5860CN | 23 sec. |
Brother MFC-845CW | 31 sec. |
HP Officejet Pro L7580 | 31 sec. |
Epson Stylus DX7000F | 33 sec. |
Lexmark X9350 | 36 sec. |
HP Officejet J5780 | 37 sec. |
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