4.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type
Image Type
Please see following table
for a choice of an ideal
image type.
Black & White
Choose B&W if your original contains only
b&w text, pencil or ink sketch.
Halftone
Halftones are reproduction of images that
gives the illusion gray. An example of
halftone images would be the pictures you
see in newspapers.
8-Bit Gray
8-Bit Gray images contain actual shades of
gray.
16-Bit Grayscale
Choose 16-Bit Grayscale if you need to
scan a b&w photo.
8-Bit Color
8-bit Color image provides 256 levels of
color hues.
24-Bit Color
Choose 24-Bit Color if you wish to scan a
color image.
48-Bit Color
48-Bit Color reproduces your photo with
more subtle gradations of color. Yet it
requires twice the disk space of that of
24-Bit Color.
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