HP scanner calibration card

Advantages: Very Good Quality, Excellent SilverFast Software
Disadvantages: Abit Large, Dust Removal Software Not Good

...The HP ScanJet 8300 is a Professional Image Scanner from HP's Scan jet series. This is one of the top end Scanners HP manufacture and is ideal for the business domain. There is also an 8300gp model of this scanner which is a Graphic Arts scanner and has a monitor color-meter calibrator as a added feature ideal for graphic designers. Now about the HP ScanJet 8300, 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 ScanJet 8300 is supplied with HP's own photosmart software. I wasn't impressed with the scan pro scanning... Read review

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Advantages: Small, stylish functional
Disadvantages: A little noisy in operation

...colour quality goes UP TO 4800x1200 dpi (on special HP paper, and an original input of at least 1200 dpi) and 600x800 in black best quality. The cartages these uses are: C8727AE HP No. 27 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (10 ml) approx 220 pgs depending on print quality C6656AE HP No. 56 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (19 ml) approx 450 pgs depending on print quality C8728AE HP No. 28 Tri-colour Inkjet Print (8 ml) approx 190 pgs depending on print quality C6657AE HP No. 57 Tri-colour Inkjet Print (17 ml) approx 400 pgs depending on print quality Scanner type is a flat bed, with optical scanning up to 600x2400 dpi, which can be further enhanced to up to 19,200 dpi (why oh why would anyone use this higher setting?). Colour depth is 32 bit, and you can zoom from the original anywhere from 50% to 400% of the original source. When... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: THREE functions all for one technology / good value for money for all THREE functions
Disadvantages: The COPY function gives average results. Ink cartridges are rapidly used up in premium photos

...qualities and speed? CLASSIC! Rating: ++10/10 [Scanning] For all-in-one printers, there is a simple procedure in place, to obtain high standards of the HP F380 model's SCAN function through calibration. Thus, the 'alignment' process enters the equation once again and it is the second part of this procedure that applies to regulating the scanner (the first step of 'alignment' applies to calibrating the PRINT function). After the 'alignment page' is printed, its printed side should be faced down on the 'glass', with the top of the A4 sheet facing the HP DESKJET F380's control panel buttons. The printed side in particular should be placed from the left front corner of the 'glass'. The SCAN button is pressed to allow for scanning to occur with the yellow-green 'On' light blinking and this completes part 2 of the 'alignment... Read review

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