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The difference is mainly in the software. Document scanners use OCR technology focused on recognizing and converting text, while image scanners' software is geared towards maintaining image fidelity from photos, etc.

Yes there is. A document scanner uses OCR to recognize characters in paper documents and convert them to digital form, while an image scanner is focused on maintaining the quality of images scanned in with less thought to text recognition.

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Q: Is there a difference between an image scanner and a document scanner?
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