iOS/iPadOS/Android/Chrome OS

Taking a Photo of a Document with the Camera Function (While Linking with a Cloud Service)

By simply taking a photo of a document with ScanSnap Home's camera function, a photo image that is automatically cropped to the same size as the document is created.

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

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

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 Cloud1 on the Scan screen of ScanSnap Home on the mobile device.

    If a message is displayed, follow the instructions on the screen to finish configuring the settings.

    Scan Screen
    Scan Screen
  2. On the Scan screen of ScanSnap Home, display the scan settings for saving scanned images to a cloud service.

    To change the scan settings, tap Left Arrow/Right Arrow.

    Scan Screen
    Scan Screen
  3. Start the camera function by tapping Camera.
  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

    ATTENTION

    • 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.

    • The document type of the second and subsequent documents will be of the same type as the first.

    • To change the document type, send an image created from the document you took a photo of to a cloud service.

  5. Select the document type of a document that you want to take a photo of.

    If the document type detection is set to [Do not detect] in the scan settings, the document type name is not displayed.

  6. 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.

    • In Manual Photo-Taking Mode

      Tap the Photo-Taking button.

  7. Tap the thumbnail that appears at the bottom of the camera view screen to view the scanned image on the Preview screen.

    In the Preview screen, the following edit operations are available.

    Edit

    Displays the screen to edit the scanned image.

    In the Edit screen, the following edit operations are available.

    Delete

    Deletes unnecessary scanned images.

    Rotate

    Rotates the scanned image.

    Background Removal

    Modifies the level of background removal for the scanned image.

    Rotate

    Rotates the scanned image.

    Crop

    Modifies the crop area of the scanned image.

  8. When you finish editing the scanned image, tap the [Finish] button in the Preview screen.

The scanned image is uploaded to the cloud service specified for the cloud storage service via the ScanSnap Cloud server.

ATTENTION

  • If the camera function is terminated while taking a photo, the image created from the document you are taking a photo of will be automatically deleted the next time the camera function is started up.