Scanner Review

A premium value for professional quality scans, the Epson Perfection® 4490 Photo delivers extraordinary results with 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution and an impressive 3.4 Dmax. This full-featured performer makes it easy for anyone to quickly restore, repair and renew classic photos, film and transparencies for stunning color reprints and enlargements. Powerful Digital ICE™ technology offers built-in dust and scratch removal capabilities for film, while Epson Easy Photo Fix provides one-touch color restoration. Together, these two features bring new life to faded or damaged originals.

The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo offers fully automatic scanning for increased productivity, plus two advanced scanning modes for greater control. Convenient film holders accommodate multiple 35mm slides and negatives, plus medium format film. And, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ensures fast data transfer. There's even a fully featured software package that includes Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, ABBYY® FineReader® Sprint and more.

Compatible with both Windows® and Macintosh® systems, this scanner provides an unbeatable solution for any task or project. Rich in quality and versatility, the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo will highlight and optimize every detail. When partnered with an Epson Stylus® ink jet printer, it's a perfect choice for creating brilliant images made to last.


Specification :

• Scanner Type : Flatbed color image scanner with Digital ICE™ Technology for Film


• Photoelectric Device : Color Epson MatrixCCD™ line sensor


• Optical Resolution : 4800 dpi


• Hardware Resolution : 4800 x 9600 dpi with Micro Step Drive™ technology


• Maximum Resolution : 12,800 x 12,800 dpi with software interpolation


• Effective Pixels : 40,800 x 56,160 (4800 dpi)


• Color Hardware Bit Depth : 48-bits per pixel internal, 48-bits per pixel external (External bit depth is selectable to 48 bits depending on the image editing software.)


• Grayscale Hardware Bit Depth : 16-bits per pixel internal, 16-bits per pixel external (External bit depth is selectable to 16 bits depending on the image editing software.)


• Optical Density : 3.4 Dmax


• Transparency Unit : 2.7" x 9.3" Transparency Adapter built-in lid, 12 35mm negative, 4 35mm slide, 1 2-1/4", 6x12cm or 120/220mm (medium format) capacity


• Optional Equipment : 30-page Automatic Document Feeder


• Buttons : 4 buttons; Scan, Copy, E-mail, PDF


• Maximum Read Area : 8.5" x 11.7" (21.6cm x 29.7cm)


• Light Source : White cold cathode fluorescent lamp


• Interface : Hi-Speed USB 2.0


• Scanning Speed : 4800 dpi high-speed mode: Monochrome 16.96 msec/line; Full color 16.96 msec/line


• Reliability : MCBF - 36,000 cycles


• Environment Conditions : Temperature - Operating 410 F to 950 F (50 to 350C), Humidity: Operating 10% to 80%, storage 10% to 85% (no condensation)


• Power Requirements : Voltage: AC100 - 120V, Frequency: 50 - 60hz, Power Consumption: 20W


• Windows Requirements : IBM® compatible PC with Pentium® II equivalent or higher processor. USB: Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me or Windows XP Home Edition/XP Professional. Hi-Speed USB 2.0: Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Home Edition/XP Professional. 128MB RAM (512MB recommended for Digital ICE), 350MB of available hard disk space minimum (1GB recommended for Digital ICE), CD-ROM drive (4x or faster), available USB connection (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 recommend for optimum performance).


• Macintosh Requirements : iMac® or any G3 or later with built-in USB. USB: Mac OS X 10.2.x and OS 10.3.x. Hi-Speed USB 2.0: Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later. 128MB RAM (512MB recommended for Digital ICE), 450MB of available hard disk space minimum (1GB recommended for Digital ICE), CD-ROM drive (4x or faster), available USB connection.


• Physical Dimensions : Width: 10.71" (272mm), Depth: 18.7" (475mm), Height: 4.5" (113mm), Weight: 9.1 lb (4.113 kg approx.)

$160 at Amazon.

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Scan2Contacts business card scanner and reader is an easy to use and accurate, Business card scanner and add-on software for Microsoft Outlook ® contacts management. The business card scanner and reader scans business cards and automatically creates a new contact record. The textual data is extracted from the business card using OCR - Optical Character Recognition technology, and inserted to the appropriate contact fields and the image file of the card is attached ( full color image as scanned by the business card scanner and reader)

Scan2Contacts business card scanner and reader works directly from within Outlook ®.Scan2Contacts business card scanner and reader is fully integrated and while installing, a small toolbar is added to Outlook ® and is loaded while startup. Scan2Contacts business card scanner is the only business card scanner and reader that does not require cards to be scanned into another application before the information can be entered into Outlook ®.

Scan2Contacts business card scanner and reader eliminates the need to manually type new leads into Outlook ®. It creates complete and accurate contact information, in a few seconds. With its portable small footprint mobile ScanShell 800N OCR scanner, it is the ideal business card scanner and software. Just plug in the scanner, open up Outlook and the program is ready to go. Feed a card into the scanner tray and watch how the card is automatically detected, scanned and neatly filed in Outlook. It's measures 185 x 52 x 40mm and weighs 210g (7.4 ounce.)

Scanner Specification

• Image sensor: color CIS


• Optical Resolution: 600 dpi x 1200 dpi


• Interface: USB


• Power Consumption: 0.2W Stand-by, 2.0W during Scanning


• Scanning Area: A6, Maximum 4.2" x 7.0" (107mm x 178mm)


• Scan Speed: 7.5ms/line color, 2.5ms/line Gray and Black & White.


• Scan Modes: internal 36bit, outputs 24bit true color,8bit gray scale, 1bit black & white.


• Paper Sensor: Optical sensor


• Twain compatible

System Requirements

• Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 & XP


• Pentium 100MHz or higher CPU


• 64MB of DRAM or above


• VGA monitor with true color and at least 800x600 pixels


• 60 MB free disk space


• One USB port


• A CD-ROM drive

$179 at Amazon.

Labels: Scan2Contacts

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