Either way, the scanner will feed the photo, scan it, and save the scan as a JPG file. You can then turn the scanner on and either put a photo in the slot or snap in a small film guide and put film in the guide. Setup consists of plugging in the card and connecting the power cable. The scanner comes with a 1 GB MicroSD card and an adaptor for the scanner's card slot.
Also on the back is a memory card slot and both power and USB connectors. The PanScn05 is a small manual-feed scanner, just 1.7 by 6.2 by 2.7 inches (HWD) with a 4-inch-wide feed slot in the front and a straight-through path to the exit in the back. It's this second difference that makes the PanScn05 particularly worthy of attention. The key differences between the two are, first, that the PanScn05 is limited to a maximum 4- by 6-inch scan size, rather than letter size, and second, it adds film scanning, which lets it scan unmounted 35mm slides as well as strips of film.
The PanScn05 shares a number of key features with the similarly named Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter PanScn06 ($149.99 direct, 3.0 stars) that I reviewed last year. Serious photographers will want higher resolution and more control over settings, but the PanScn05 may be precisely the scanner that a casual, consumer-level photographer with boxes of photos they want to get onto their computer has been searching for. Not only does it scan both photographic prints and 35mm film, but it does the job surprisingly well. The Pandigital Personal Photo & Negative Scanner/Converter PanScn05 ($99.99 direct) is one of those rare products that does more than you might expect.
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