- #PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER UPDATE#
- #PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER UPGRADE#
- #PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER SOFTWARE#
- #PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER MAC#
- #PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER WINDOWS#
#PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER WINDOWS#
(This is a real shame, particularly since current Macs do support USB.) If you are a Windows user though, you'll find the PhotoSmart Scanner an affordable, highly capable scanning option.
#PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER MAC#
Interfacing is via a high-speed USB port, but the scanner is designed to support the Windows operating system (Windows '95 and '98) only: Mac users regrettably must look elsewhere for their scanning solutions. It measures 3.9 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 11.6 inches deep (about 10 x 20 x 30 cm), and weighs in at 6 pounds (2.7 kg). The HP PhotoSmart Scanner is a desktop device about the size of a couple of average books stacked atop each other. Producing really excellent image quality at an exceptional price. It performs these functions admirably, with a very simple-to-operate user interface, As you'll see in the main body of this review, (35mm, anyway) pictures into your computer: The PhotoSmart Scanner handles essentiallyĪny form of 35mm photographic media, scanning images from prints, slides, andīlack and white or color negatives. Of the S20, you won't need any other input device to bring all your conventionally-photographed (The prior version of this camera was knownĪs the C20.) Unless you need to scan photo prints larger than the 5x7 inch capacity The input capability of HP's PhotoSmart digital photography system, the other The PhotoSmart S20 Scanner (the "S20" for short) represents half of The only possible catch is that you'll need USB ports on yourĬomputer to use it, which means you'll need a fairly recent motherboard (1997Īt the fearliest, preferably 1998), and a machine that shipped with at least In its price range, this is clearly one of the most capable units currently Were, and how little tweaking we needed to do to produce exceptional results. Page, we were consistently surprised (amazed?) by how good the default scans
#PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER SOFTWARE#
(This increased "bit depth" contributes to better color accuracy and shadow detail.) We also found the software of the new unit to be more functional, and the color fidelity and general image quality much improved over its predecessor.Īt the risk of losing the editorial objectivity we strive for here at The Imaging Resource, we have to say at the outset just how much we liked this scanner: As you'll see in our analysis on the pictures The new model digitizes 12 bits of data for each of the red, green, and blue color channels, up from the previous model's 10 bits. (The earlier model used an even faster, but much more difficult-to-connect SCSI port, and required adding an ISA-bus card to your computer in order to use it.) Besides the difference in the computer connection though, almost every aspect of the scanner has been upgraded relative to its predecessor.
#PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER UPGRADE#
(A review of the earlier unit also appears on this site.) The new model is much more than just an evolutionary upgrade though: While its basic functioning is the same, the new model uses the fast, easy-to-use USB port for much simpler connection to your computer.
#PHOTO SLIDE SCANNER UPDATE#
The PhotoSmart S20 scanner is the second in its line, basically representing an update to an earlier unit that was called just the PhotoSmart Scanner.
Other reviews on this site address the PhotoSmart C20 megapixel digital camera, and the PhotoSmart System taken as a whole, including the PhotoSmart printer. In this review, we'll cover the latest model of thier PhotoSmart Scanner, the S20. HP's PhotoSmart System is just that, a system intended to bring truly high-quality digital photography to the consumer. Recently, they've entered the digital photography market, although with a slightly different focus than many manufacturers: Rather than view digital cameras, scanners, and printers as isolated accessories to home or office computers, they've taken an approach more oriented to users interested in photography for the sake of the pictures themselves. (But we're going to introduce them here anyway -) They've long been associated with imaging of one sort or another, through their broad line of printers and scanners. Hewlett Packard (HP for short) is a company that literally needs no introduction in the world of computers and electronics. To allow the text flow to be dictated by the browser window. WeĪre accommodating this request with special copies of each review, formatted The graphical accouterments of our page design), to make printing easier. Readers have requested free-formatted versions of our reviews (without High-speed USB interface (no card needed!)įull 36-bit scanning, exceptional color accuracy! Slides, negatives, or prints up to 5x7 in one unit Versatile scanner handles film, prints, or slidesĢ400 dpi resolution (24 meg file from 35mm neg!) Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart S20 Film Scanner
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