Advantages: Very Good Quality, Excellent SilverFast Software Disadvantages: Abit Large, Dust Removal Software Not Good
The HPScanJet8300 is a Professional Image Scanner from HP's Scanjet series. This is one of the top end ScannersHP manufacture and is ideal for the business domain. There is also an 8300gp model of this scanner which is a GraphicArtsscanner and has a monitor color-meter calibrator as a added feature ideal for graphic designers.
Now about the HPScanJet8300, the scanner has an OR (Optical Resolution) of 4800x4800dpi and will scan high dynamic range in 48bit colour. This is fine for transparency and negative scanning.
The scanner has a max reflection area of around A4 size. HP includes film holders which will hold 3 strips, 6 frames of a 35mm film. The holders can be placed in the base of the scanner for storage.
The ScanJet8300 is supplied with HP's own photosmart software. I wasn't impressed with the scan pro scanning ...
Advantages: good quality scanning Disadvantages: software is rubbish, can take for ever to scan an image
I bought myself this to scan various things (old photos, documents and some sheet music) and this does the job pretty well. It was a bit on the expensive side but I needed something that would give me good quality and I could trust that it would work well so I went for HP as they are well known for good quality products.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
It can scan at up to 4,800 dpi (dots per inch)
It has 96 bit colour
It has a 216x311mm scanning screen
Connects by USB
It is 303x508x108mm (wxdxh)
It weighs 5.2 kg
So it can give you very good quality, it gets a lot of colours, it's got a decent sized scanning screen, it's pretty big and it's not a light weight utility. There is nothing in there to put me off though because I still bought it.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT
Scanners have been dying out because they are getting beaten by ...
Advantages: quick, decent software, good images after some repeats and fiddling Disadvantages: inconsistent quality
film, and one for 120 and 220 medium format and 4 x 5? film. To scan you remove the mat from the top cover to reveal the transparency adaptor, place the template on the flatbed, and put the film in the template which is foolproof
In the box you get: the HPScanJet 4890 photo scanner, built-in slide and negative adapter and template kit, USB cable, power supply adapter/power cord, CDs with software and user instructions, setup poster, user's manual, warranty card
My experience.
A lot about this scanner is excellent but not everything. It is very quick to scan but doesn?t always recognise everything it should, for example when loading with 16 slides or 30 negatives it doesn?t always recognise and scan all of them, you either have to try and do it manually or you have to find the missed ones and reload them.
The thumbnail previews ...
Product Information for "HP ScanJet 8300gp Graphic Arts Scanner" »
Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
8-bit (256 grey levels)
Colour Depth
48-bit colour
Optical Resolution
4800 dpi x 4800 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
999999 dpi x 999999 dpi
Control Panel Buttons Functions
Scan, copy, cancel
Scanner Speed Details
24 sec/scan - photo - colour - 10x15cm
4.5 sec/scan - preview
37 sec/scan - OCR - A4
Compliant Standards
TWAIN
Manufacturer's product description
HP Scanjet 8300gp Graphic Arts Scanner gives graphics professionals everything they need from an image-scanning station, ensuring line accuracy and color consistency. The scanner comes with superb resolution, making it perfect for those needing ultra-sharp reproduction. The scanner's Transparent Material Adapter gives the versatility needed in a professional environment, taking up to eighteen 35mm frames of negative film, eight 35mm framed slides and one frame of middle (120mm) or large (240mm) photographic format. In addition, the HP Scanjet 8300gp includes the HP Colorimeter powered by Gretag Macbeth, which allows monitor calibration.
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