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Posted By: Joann

Trae et al,

I have read the material before as to dpi not making any difference in an image displayed on a screen, and it makes sense.

But what then should we adjust on our scanners to make better images? I don't mean the "sharpen" options in a photo editor, but on an actual scanner? If I pick professional mode over casual mode (or whatever different scanners call them), then what is it the scanner is adjusting? And are there characteristics I can adjust individually?

I have some kind of Epson photo 48xx (I think - I'm in St. Louis right now and don't remember what I actually have). I love the scanner, but the pics are simply not to the level as a few of those shown above. I don't know what to adjust on it to make them clearer, except to pick professional or magazine mode or whatever.

Is it really just a matter of CCD v CIS? And if you already have a scanner, how can you tell which of these it is?

What can be adjusted on a scanner?

(BTW, I don't think that in my case it's necessarily just the CCD v CIS. I understand that may make a difference in how the scanner focuses on a slabbed card. However, even my raw cards don't come out as well as some of the items above, so there must be something else in addition to the CCD/CIS thingy.)

J