iOS/iPadOS/Android/Chrome OS

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/Chrome OS

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 Chrome OS.

 

  1. Tap Camera on the Scan screen of ScanSnap Home.
    Scan Screen
    Scan Screen
  2. Tap [Detailed settings] 1 to configure the scan settings.
    Scan Screen
  3. Start the camera function by tapping the [Scan] button.
  4. Tap the photo-taking mode icon at the top of the camera view screen to switch between photo-taking modes.
    Automatic Photo-Taking Mode

    Automatic photo-taking mode

    Manual Photo-Taking Mode

    Manual photo-taking mode

  5. Take a photo of the document with the camera.

    Set the lens of the camera in parallel with the document placed on a flat surface and adjust the camera position so that the whole document is within the camera frame.

    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.

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      • If the color of a document and the background color of the location where the document is placed are similar, it may not be possible to take a photo in automatic photo-taking mode.

        If the photo is not taken automatically, tap the Photo-Taking button.

    • In Manual Photo-Taking Mode

      Tap the Photo-Taking button.

  6. 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.

  7. 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 Local at the top of the Scanned data screen.

  • When saving scanned images to a cloud service

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