How to remove shadows from my scans?

Genius Scan automatically enhances your scans, turning them into clean and nice-looking documents.

Here are some tips to make sure that your scans are free of such shadows:

• the silhouettes of your phone and your hands – especially when the light source is behind you;

• the shades of curved corners;

• the marks of staple holes.

Enhance your scans in black-and-white

You can choose which enhancement to apply to each page in order to find the best filter. Choose the Strong filter variation to remove shadows more aggressively. Find more information about filters here.

Find the best conditions

1. Choose an evenly and well-lighted environment.

2. Tilt your phone flat. This way, the document will be evenly visible to the camera, and the perspective correction will preserve most of the document's details.

3. Try disabling or enabling your camera flash.

4. Move your head, hand, and phone so they don't directly shadow your document.

For more tips, visit this article on making quality scans.