Large photo scanners deliver sharp, high-quality results

Safe-keeping original photos for the future is an important part of heritage preservation. The process requires digitizing originals that can sometimes be both fragile and exceptionally unique. With a flatbed scanner, where you place the original face down on a non-moving glass-plate, you are in total control when scanning your photos. Or with a contact-free scanner where the large photos are gently placed on a table and touched by nothing else. It is all in your careful hands, and the scanning results are sharp and with accurate colors.

Oversize photo scanning

At Contex we continuously develop features that enable you to work smarter before, during, and after scanning. Our flatbed scanner, IQ FLEX scans originals up to Arch C/ISO A2, but sometimes you may even need to scan originals that are larger than the scan glass size. With the built-in stitching feature, you can scan originals with sizes up to Arch D/ISO A1.

The integrated computer allows you to change the settings directly on the touchscreen. Editing and final adjustments are easily done afterward, for example in our award-winning software Nextimage 5. See below on how to test the software for free.

Faster large photo scanners

Scanning large amounts of photos may require a faster workflow than that of a flatbed scanner. For those kinds of tasks, we offer the large format CCD scanner HD Ultra X. This scanner comes in three different widths (36, 42 and 60 inches) and even features a specialized feather mode, where the scanner scans fragile originals, such as old photos, gently. HD Ultra X scans up to 15 mm thick originals.