Taking a Photo of a Document with the Camera Function

By simply taking a photo of a document with ScanSnap Home's camera function, the image is automatically cropped to the same size as the document and saved on a mobile device.

iOS/iPadOS

To use the camera function, you must sign in to a ScanSnap account.

For regions where ScanSnap accounts can be used, refer to here.

Android/ChromeOS

To use the camera function, you must sign in to a ScanSnap account.

For regions where ScanSnap accounts can be used, refer to here.

The camera function is not supported for ChromeOS.

Tap on the Scan screen of ScanSnap Home.
Tap [Detailed settings] to configure the scan settings.
Start the camera function by tapping the [Scan] button.
Tap the photo-taking mode icon at the top of the camera view screen to switch between photo-taking modes.

Automatic photo-taking mode

Manual photo-taking mode
Take a photo of the document with the camera.
When taking a photo of a document, the following is recommended:
- Take a photo directly from above the document
  
  Take the photo so that the entire document is positioned straight on the camera screen, with a margin of approximately 2 cm around the document.
- Prepare the background where you place the document
  
  Use a plain background that is a different color from the document and has no lines or patterns.
- Take a photo in an environment without shadows
  
  Take the photo in a well-lit place where there are no shadows from your hands, mobile device, or surrounding objects.
- Take a photo of a document without curling or folds
  
  If the document is curled or folded, flatten it by hand before taking the photo.
Perform the following operations to take photos of documents. The maximum number of photos that can be taken consecutively is 100.
- In Automatic Photo-Taking Mode
  
  Hold the camera still with the crop area displayed on the screen.
- In Manual Photo-Taking Mode
  
  Tap the Photo-Taking button.
Tap the thumbnail that appears at the bottom of the camera view screen to view the scanned image on the Preview screen.

If necessary, edit the scanned image using the icon at the bottom of the Preview screen.
When you finish editing the scanned image, tap the [Finish] button in the Preview screen.

The images created from the document that you scanned are saved in the destination that you specified.

To check the scanned image, tap Data at the bottom of the Scan screen of ScanSnap Home to display the Scanned data screen.

When saving scanned images to a mobile device

Scanned images can be displayed by tapping at the top of the Scanned data screen.
When saving scanned images to a cloud service

Scanned images can be displayed by tapping at the top of the Scanned data screen.