Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner by Epson

Features: Professional level 4800 x 9600 resolution, 3.4 Dmax for wide dynamic range and greater image quality, Powerful Epson Easy Photo Fix to restore faded color photos, Built-in transparency unit with dedicated light source for better scan uniformity, Versatile scanning with film holders for 35mm negatives, slides and 2 1/4 " transparencies

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Label: Epson

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Manufacturer: Epson

Model: B11B176011

Product Group: CE

Publisher: Epson

Release Date: 2005-08-21

Studio: Epson

Title: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

UPC: 010343855083

Variation Description: silver

Warranty: 1 year warranty

Avg Customer Rating: 3 stars

Product Description: Includes: Photoshop Elements, ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR, NewSoft Presto! BizCard, & more. Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner - This flatbed scanner features Digital ICE technology, which gives you built-in dust & scratch removal for film, and Epson Easy Photo Fix, that provides one-touch color restoration. Saving you a lot editing time after you've finished scanning. To accommodate more media, a built-in transparency unit is featured, with a dedicated light source for better scan uniformity. Convenient film holders are included to handle other forms of media, like 35mm slides, negatives, & medium format film. All of which benefits from a 4800x9600 dpi resolution, that makes this scanner an ideal choice for prosumers and professionals alike. Effective Pixels - 40,800 x 56,160 48-bit Color Depth 16-bit Greyscale Depth Optical Density - 3.4 Dmax 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 4 Buttons - Scan, Copy, E-Mail, PDF 8.5 x 11.7 Flatbed Area White Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp Connects to a PC or Mac via USB 2.0 Unit Weight - 9.1 lbs.

Customer Reviews

4 stars Functional, reasonably priced
The scanner works very well in both modes, transparency and reflective. It is quite simple and intuitive. The major difference between the 4490 and its more expensive high end Epson models is size - it will only accomodate one 4x6 cm negative at a time instead of three.

3 stars For 35mm Positive Slides
The first one arrived "broken" (the scanner slide stayed locked; that reduced it two stars). I decided to send it back and try another one. On the second try, all worked. I have processed about 20 slides, previous Amazon wisdom from reviewers proved invaluable (search for 35mm under reviews for best settings & artifact info). The scans are not like the original, but good enough for my naked eye! All in all, it is great for the money.

1 stars Feel cheated
One of the reasons I purchased this scanner is because it claimed to include Adobe Photoshop Elements. But the disc is so old (copyright 2003) it only works in the long-gone Mac Classic environment. I've contacted both Epson and Adobe, to no avail.

Claiming to include software that's completely useless in order to sway a purchase decision - then failing to live up to the packaging claim - is completely unfair. I'm extremely disappointed in both companies.

1 stars so far its garbage.......
Been working with it for about an hour, have not been able to scan one negative or slide, it makes so much noise it sounds like it runs on steam, troubleshooting software is worthless, and the instructions are a poster! Can someone who's had some success with this thing help me out here? If not this thing is going back.

1 stars haven't been able to scan a single negative
I bought this scanner because it was cheap and from a company which I like but so far haven't been able to scan a single 120 negative. EVERY SINGLE SCAN comes out completely wrong or not at all. I don't mind the loud noise problem if my scans were actually coming out good. Most have terrible lines and noise. Half the time I get errors saying it couldn't scan.

If I hadn't thrown away the box and reciept before really trying it, I would have returned it in a heart beat.

Very disapointing.

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