This section explains the relationship between resolution and scan size when using the e-mail, Scan to Folder, storing, or network delivery scanner functions.
If [Black & White: Text], [Text,] [B & W: Text / Line Art], [Text / Line Art], [B & W: Text / Photo], [Text / Photo], [Black & White: Photo], [Photo], or [Gray Scale] is selected for Scan Type:
All combinations up to A3 and 600 dpi can be scanned.
Color scanning-noncompliant models cannot scan A3 and B4 size originals at maximum resolution (600 dpi), so originals of these sizes are scanned at 400 dpi.
If [Full Colour: Text / Photo] or [Full Colour: Glossy Photo] is selected as Scan Type:
The scan size determines the maximum resolution possible.
Refer to the table below for the maximum resolution available for each scan size.
Scan size |
Maximum resolution (dpi) |
---|---|
A3, B4, 11×17, Legal (81/2×14), 81/2×13 |
400 |
A4, A5, A6, A7, B5, B6, Letter (81/2×11), 51/2×81/2 |
600 |
Enter B6, A6, and A7 sizes directly.
B6 (128 mm/5.0 inches × 182 mm/7.0 inches)
A6 (105 mm/4.0 inches × 148 mm/5.8 inches)
A7 (74 mm/2.9 inches × 105 mm/4.1 inches)