Best Scanning Settings for Photo Restoration

Scan once, scan right. Pick settings that preserve detail and avoid baked‑in artifacts. You can always compress later, but you cannot restore lost data.

• 600–1200 DPI for prints; 2400+ for small originals like slides.
• 16‑bit per channel when available; otherwise 8‑bit is fine.
• Use sRGB for broad compatibility; Adobe RGB for print pipelines.
• Save lossless (TIFF/PNG) from the scanner, edit non‑destructively.