What is a Color Scanner?
A color scanner is a device capable of capturing images in color and converting them into digital images that can be read by a computer for display and storage. Though there are black and white only scanners, almost every scanner available on the retail market is a color scanner. There are many different types of color scanners, including flatbed, handheld, sheet-fed and drum scanners. Drum scanners are used most commonly in the publishing industry for capturing extremely detailed images. The most commonly used type of color scanner for home and office use is the flatbed scanner. A color scanner is designed for digitizing and transferring color images to the computer. Many people scan black and white or gray scale images such as documents to their computer and do not utilize the scanner’s color capability. However, a color scanner is necessary if you wish to store pictures taken with anything but a digital camera on your computer. Some of the terminology associated with color scanners
