GiiNii GN-5LS NuLife Full Page Picture Scanner with 2.4-Inch LCD Screen-Black

Worked well for about 50 photos after which it stopped feeding properly. Tried to calibrate, clean and re-set factory defaults. All attempts to correct the feed problem were unsuccessful. Disappointed in this scanner.

It wasnt what I thought it would be because it wasnt as clear as the reviews said. Just disappointed in the product.

A great product. Works great copying old family photos. Its fast too.

To be fair in this review, I have not used the scanner as much as I thought I would. What few times I have used it it seems to work okay. Documents are ok- fair quality. It could be a user error but it seems a little complicated to transfer straight to the computer, had to use USB card which was an extra step when I needed the documents on the computer. It is not something I would be able to use quickly and everyday. I think someone with time and patience may enjoy it more.

I bought the GiiNii NuLife Full Size Photo Scanner in 2012 and scanned only about 100 photos right around that time and the scans were fine. I recently pulled the scanner off the shelf to do some more photo archiving but immediately noticed a problem with the scans. After scanning several photos and getting the same type of results, severe banding/striping, I looked in the front feed slot and saw that top of the inside looked like there were some bubbly protrusions hanging down; see the blue circled area with the two most noticeable bumps (most of that top feed area has some wavy bumps). I know this scanner is outside of the warranty period but I thought folks should know how little use its had and how poorly its performing now. Based on the customer service response from GiiNii support they claim that the problem is due to how the scanner was stored... without knowing how it was stored. It was stored properly on a shelf in a closed container, not too: hot, cold, wet or dry. Based on the poor quality and limited lifespan of the product (seriously, if you buy it, be sure to finish all the scanning you ever need to do right away), I would discourage anyone from buying this.

Excellent Product

This scanner has done wonders for simplifying my life. I dont use it for pictures very often, although I have scanned quite a few. The main thing I scan in is documents and receipts to reference later when I dont know where they have gone. :) I am not very organized normally. I tend to have a very good memory, so I will remember where I left something, but that doesnt work when people come along behind me and move things. :) I got into the habit of scanning in receipts a few years ago to track prices of items I purchase. However, I was using a slow flatbed scanner, and it took so long I only did it every few months. This means I didnt have access to the most recent receipts, and it wasnt near as helpful without recent data. I paired this scanner up with a 4GB Eye-Fi connect card so that it automatically transfers my pictures over to my PC. I leave the scanner on my kitchen counter, and when I get home I scan in any receipts or mail I received that day. It is very quick and works without the hassle of dragging a scanner out and using software to scan it in. I really like the image preview to see right away if the image came out right so that you can rescan if it didnt come out just right. It comes with a dual plug USB adapter to power it for scanning, but I was able to use a standard mini-usb cable to power it from my PC when I tested it. It depends on the amount of power that your PC outputs via USB if it needs both plugs or not. Downsides: The scanner does need to be cleaned/calibrated every so often. I have scanned almost 1000 images with this scanner, most of which were from the pile that had built up before I purchased it. At about the 300-400 mark I started getting pink lines in my images and had to calibrate the scanner a couple of times (with the included card) in order to get them to stop showing up. This isnt a huge deal with documents like the ones I am scanning, but if you are scanning photos it is something to keep an eye out for. Also I made the mistake of scanning a document that had some sort of glue on one side which got all over the glass inside, and I had to spend quite a bit of time with the included cleaning wand to get it all out. Most scanners have a white panel above the glass, but this scanner has a black roller above the glass. This can be an issue if you are scanning dark images, as if may only detect the light parts of the picture as an image, and will crop out the dark parts. What I do to overcome this is place another picture behind the one I am scanning, but reversed so that the white backs are back to back. Then I slide the back image over slightly, so that it picks up a white border on the dark side of the image. You could also use a piece of paper or anything light in color that is convenient so that it can see the entire image. This scanner detects the end of a document with a sensor flag on the right side. If the document is bent or curved this sensor flag may raise before the document is all the way through and the document will stop in the middle. To prevent this I have gotten in the habit of lightly holding my fingers over that side to keep the paper down, but not hard enough to skew the paper feeding through the printer. This isnt really an issue with heavy weight paper like pictures. The last issue I have is that the scanner does produce a Date Taken entry in the exif data in the image, but it always lists it as the same date of 1/1/2010. It seems to count up the time from that day the longer it is on, but reset itself the next time it is turned on. It may count up as long as it is plugged in, I am not sure as I always unplug it when I am done using it. I emailed the company to inquire about setting the date, and they responded to my question quickly (within 24 hrs), but informed me that there was no way to change this date stamped within the scanner. The Eye-Fi card is able to store by the date taken, or the date transfered, so I set it to date transfered. The images seem to transfer almost instantly with the Eye-fi card, but if it is set up this way, and important to have it stored by the correct date it may be best to leave the scanner on for a minute or two after you are done scanning in order to make sure everything is transfered over before shutting it down. Overall I am very happy with this scanner. It does everything I wanted it to at a very reasonable price compared to other portable scanners, and has a LCD screen as a bonus.

I discovered that it did not suit my purpose in scanning old, old photos taken in studios because the photos are very thick. Under normal circumstances, I think the device would be fine.

it scans fine I just havent figured out all of what makes it tick, I want to scan directly to computer not SD card & then have it say read only I know its me & Ill work it out but it scans small to 8 x 10s just fine ;)

I enjoy this scanner very much. Its very lightweight and easy to use, and I like the preview screen so I can do it over if necessary.