iBALL CLICKSCAN A3

iBALL CLICKSCAN A3

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ball clickscan A3 is not so much a scanner as it is a camera on a metal arm. It’s mean to point downwards and capture image of sheets of paper or 3D objects that are placed beneath in its camera head the metal arm swings down when not in use or upwards to make room for A3 scans. The base is heavy enough to keep the arm from tipping over and eight LEDs in the head can illuminate the subject. We were excited to test its potential but found the actual performance to be lacking. Apart from clarity printed test images were noisy off color and of poor quality. It took a while for the camera to focus but scans themselves were quick. The continuous video preview can be displayed full screen which brings up the possibility of using the clickscan as a 3d projector video capture were atrocious this device is clearly not meant to be used for moving objects. The software contains a number of useful features but looks and behave like it was designed for windows 95. most impressive was the OCR function which recognize clear printed text perfectly. There are also a few photo filters and basic adjustment tools but no way to manage previously captured images.