Most people always have to deal with countless hardcopy documents and photographs, especially if they work in an office environment. To make this paper clutter more bearable and expedient, you could use a softcopy of the documents in your PC. However, and rather unfortunately, softcopy documents in PCs cannot be carried and read anywhere since you will need your PC to do it.
The transcendent and most convenient method of handling those documents is carrying and reading them through your android phone. This can be easily facilitated through a scanning app, which would enable you to hastily and effortlessly scan and save a photograph or document in your phone. Here is a list of 6 apps which are dedicated to offer ultimate scanning features for documents, photos and bar codes:
Document Scanner
This is a meritorious app if you need to save a document in your phone to read it later. It swiftly scans any type of hardcopy document and saves it in PDF. All you need to do is run the phone camera through every corner of the document to capture all the details.
In addition to allowing you save the scans in your phone memory, the app can also expediently upload the documents to Google Docs, Box.net and Dropbox. These features are accessible in the free trial version, which is only valid for 7 days. If you are pleased with it, you are required to pay $3.98 for the full version.
CamScanner
This is a more improved and efficacious scanning app than the Document Scanner. It captures high quality, precise details and has exceptional enhancing features. It automatically detects the paper edges and dimensions, hence capturing the entire document. Its superior focusing features enable you to scan a document even in minimal light. If you capture the entire document, use the slick crop, drag and snap features to perfectly size it according to your preferences. The free trail version of this app is available on https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intsig.camscanner . The full version on the other hand, can be accessed through https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intsig.lic.camscanner after parting with $4.99.
PDF Scanner
This is a perfect app for individuals who prefer simplicity as opposed to the enhancement features in other apps. It doesn’t have the copious features which other apps come with. As a matter of fact, all you have to do with it is just point your phone camera to the document, focus and tap to capture when the view finder is precisely fixed to the document. If the light is too little to sufficiently illuminate your document, use the phone’s flash. Unfortunately, since there’s no free trial version of this app, you can only utilize it after paying $1.99.
Droid Scan Pro PDF
Droid Scan significantly differs with all other scanning apps through the method it uses to capture the documents. Instead of directly incorporating the camera within it, the app allows you to momentarily exit, capture the image through the camera and subsequently pick up the processing tasks. Its edge detection is pleasantly effectual and quite accurate. The app, which is available in both free and paid version ($4.99) can save the documents in JPEG or PDF.
Document Scanner
This app is almost similar to CamScanner but with a much cleaner and organized interface. Although it has quite a few effective enhancement features, they are not as expensive as Camscanner’s. Upon capturing your image, you can covert it into PDF form or upload to Google Docs, Box.net or DropBox. You can check out this app for free and subsequently purchase it at $3.98 if it delights you.
Barcode Scanner
This scanner is principally intended to scan barcodes only. Bar codes are usually published to link mobile devices to particular websites. Unfortunately, it can only scan barcodes. To use it, point your phone camera to the barcode. You’ll be immediately linked to the website which is represented by the barcode.