The popularity of digital imaging is continually on the rise. It is involved in numerous professional applications as well as home use for e-mail correspondence, Internet web... more
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Advantages: good quality, lots of editing features, produces up to A3. Disadvantages: slow, requires more time to edit than your digi photos, glitchy software.
Despite being in the digital age i still have slides and negatives that need 'digitising'. After careful consideration i decided on the 5400. Its tech spec and reviews said it all.
After the first install i encountered a problem. The second install was fine. But the software has a few glitches. With my Apple (running OSx 10.4) and Windows XP machines i decided to use the software with Adobe Photoshop elements. This came with the scanner. Sometimes ... ...an error - and i'd have to restart the computer. This happened a few times. Once reloaded it worked fine. The scanner software, coupled with Elements, had plenty of features for tuning up the photographs. Although the scanner does a very good job with colours and contrast, its not perfect. You will almost certainly need to edit them afterwards. Depending on your editing skills the end result was, usually, pleasing. Though, for the price i paid (the ...
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Advantages: Excellent colour rendition and resolution Disadvantages: Slow to scan at top spec
I say slow when referring to personal settings. When I bulk scanned photo's it was quick. The software for it has very good functionality but the bulk scan could be improved. You have to pre scan, correct the frame and final scan individually. It would be helpful if you could correct each one on an individual basis and then scan them all, that way you wouldn't have to come back to it every 10 mins. Another issue I encountered was it kept crashing ...
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Control Panel Buttons Functions: Scan, eject, focus
Scanner Speed Details:
10 sec/scan - film - preview
15 sec/scan - film - index
60 sec/scan - film - final
Media handling
Max Document Size: 24.6 mm x 36.7 mm
Supported Media Type: Slides, film
Media Feeder Type: Autoload
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Manufacturer's product description
The popularity of digital imaging is continually on the rise. It is involved in numerous professional applications as well as home use for e-mail correspondence, Internet web sites, and cataloging on CD. Minolta's DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 makes it easy for 35mm film camera enthusiasts to create professional-quality digital images from their film slides and negatives. With 5, 400 dpi resolution, advanced lens optics, simple scanning and image-processing procedures, plus USB or FireWire interfaces, creating beautiful digital scans is "quick as a click."
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Stand, film holder, slide holder
Cables Included:
1 x IEEE 1394 cable
1 x USB cable
Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star
Power
Power Device: Power adapter - external
Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ): 30 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000, Apple MacOS X 10.2.1 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.2.3, Apple MacOS 8.6 - 9.2.2
System Requirements Details:
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP - Pentium - 166 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB ( Hi-Speed USB )
MacOS 8.6 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB
MacOS X 10.2.1 or later - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB
Windows 2000/ME/XP - Pentium - 166 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB ( FireWire )
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