Setting up for better scan quality

[Bruce Lee]

Hello all am kind of new to scanning haven't had much experience of producing fine quality scans but now am stuck and in needing of help, basically what hardware do i need to have produce good scans to a fine detail, and the kinds of setup i should use to get these kind of results. So my questions are

1) Camera and projector, what should i be looking for in these two pieces of equipment in terms of specs such as mega pixels.etc.

2) what does having the camera on the left or right hand side of the projector do, and why should i have the camera at a angle same as the projector should i have that facing the object or at the same angle at the projector. Plus what is a good angle to have i was reading up around 10 - 15 degrees is this correct.

3) What does having wider angle lenses do

4) does having a camera with zooming in capabilities help with scanning when you have the camera and projector far away.

5) Finale question for now, Why have a industrial camera or a dslr camera is it due to it's lenses.

Thank you everyone for taking your time to read this question and if you are able to answer them am just trying to build up my basic knowledge of David scanner.

Bruce.

[ShadowTail]

[Bruce Lee]

Hello ShadowTail and thank you such a quick and and very clear response this is information has helped me have a better understand of setting up David scanner for better results. I may have a few more question of some other equipment details, but i will give my self a chance to read upon them into a bit more detail before i start asking. But thank you again.

Bruce

[Bruce Lee]

Sorry everyone i have another question should i have the camera pointing directly at the object am want to scan or should i have it higher or at an angle. This also goes for the projector should i have it pointing straight forward or should i have it tilted down or at an angle thanks.


Bruce

[micr0]

[Bruce Lee]

Thanks for all the reply i have another question now.

What should i look for when buying a camera to get the best and most accurate scans plus what type is the best option to buy industrial camera or dslr thanks.

Bruce

[NARMELLA]

Hi Bruce,

It is so difficult to answer these questions.

But in my opinion,
Data projector :
The resolution " 800 x 600 " - Has enough ability to use it in scanning tiny or large objects .
Brightness :500 - 2500 lumens

Camera :
David is using a variety of methods to recognize any connected camera and it is not limited to use a special camera .
However they introduced david cam 3 in sls packs
But some of cameras do not recognize by the software . You have to search the forum to find extra information.

To have a nice scanning results ; You have to use a variety of resolutions in camera to select a good one.
I use 1 megapixel up to 8 megapixel .
I have 3 canon eos 600d cameras ; I found that david has not enough control on these kind of cameras then i decided to write the software " Lets Scan ",
To control them.

About Global shutter and rolling Shutter :
In live view scanning ;Best option is global shutter and rolling shutter is good but not the best one.

Good luck
NARMELLA