Digital Photocopies and Laser Printouts: Examination and Identification

Color photocopiers and printers have rapidly gained popularity and accessibility, making them effective tools for altering or copying original documents. Such devices enable the safe and intelligent usage of color photocopies and printouts because of their high output, good resolution, automatic feed, and sorting capabilities. Examining these fake documents often presents difficulties for specialists because they seem just like authentic paperwork. Additionally, due to the similarity in how digital photocopiers and laser printers operate, papers created using such procedures have a similar appearance. To help a document expert identify forgeries created using such methods, this work tries to compile a list of physical features that can considerably distinguish between color digital photocopies and color LaserJet prints.