Sure, smartphones are decent scanners in a pinch, thanks to their high-quality cameras and specialized scanning apps. However ...

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Some people even try to take digital photos of their paper photos—but that requires a good deal of setup and skill, or the results can be pretty unsatisfactory. A personal photo scanner offers ...