Worked very well when scanning an old family heirloom, which had mimeographed sheets.

scanned material from a new book, without any distortion of the pages, and on multiple attempts, were so poor, that, one has to geuss at the words to read it! fujitsu s-1500, on the other hand, is simply superb in quality of the scanned material

I'm starting with a 3 out of 5 stars, but my review may become higher with more practice. If you're scanning a book, you need to be quite vigorous in your hand-waving to ensure that the device knows the page has been turned.

Simple setup and reasonable software

A tiny bit tricky for 'page-turn' detection

This pad is useful. However, the SV600 scanner already comes with one. The felt material eliminates reflective glare from compromising scans, but it quickly becomes covered in dust and lint.

While this portable scanner might not be right for everyone, it's a superb choice for digitizing books and other large documents. This scanner sits upright and scans documents from overhead so you can position it over a large open book for example.

3 sec to scan one copy, which is great. Smart enough to adjust the page, etc. But I still find there is a long way to go before the quality of the scan can be as good as a camera. Maybe I am asking too much of it.

I bought this as well as the Fujitsu iX500, and pretty much love them both. I am digitizing my life just recently being retired. I want to get rid of all my hard copies and free myself up to see the world. Having both of these I can pretty much scan anything other than some oversized photographs.

The Fujitsu SV600 is a superb overhead library scanner. It is versatile and dependable. Its