I think there should be something available that would not need to do that. I do have a pretty expensive one that somebody bought me for my office. Reading about scanner specs is akin to doing your taxes on Valium. Optical resolution basically determines the baseline clarity and quality of the image. Using extremely well educated guessing, this software enhances the scan quality or resolution.
Computers scan and display images as grids filled with tiny little dots.
DPI is the number of dots on a square inch of the printout. Generally, the more dots per square inch, the better the quality. 600 dots per inch will do the job for most of us who just want to scan the photo album or our butts for posterity. Chomping At The Bits Bit depth is the other main concern. For most of us, 36-bit depth is fine.