It is better. I noticed it was not very sharp but I didn't want to say anything because the same is true of my pictures! I am trying to work out what is going wrong with my scans. I think it might be the surface of the paper. I use pearl paper mostly and the textured surface seems to be creating problems. Is the paper being pressed flat on the scanner? It looks like the right hand edge is out of focus by the paper not being in contact with the scanner.