Avision MiWand 2 PRO

No, it is designed to scan standalone. You glide the handheld wand over the page, and images are stored on a microSD memory card inside the unit, so you can digitize documents away from your desk. It also connects to a computer over USB when you want to transfer or view scans directly.

It handles all three. The wand uses a color CMOS sensor with LED illumination, the same basic sensing approach used in Avision's document scanners, which lets it capture photographs and flat artwork as well as text pages. Fragile or oversized originals are actually easier to scan with a handheld wand than a flatbed since nothing feeds through rollers.

It offers selectable quality modes rather than a single fixed setting, topping out around 900 dpi on the highest setting per Avision's specs. Scans are saved in common image formats such as JPEG, so they open in any standard photo or document software.

It works with Windows using Avision's bundled scanning software, and because completed scans are stored as standard image files, Mac users can generally access them too. Check Avision's current driver downloads for your operating system version before buying, since wand-scanner utilities are updated periodically.