Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

This has an in-built transparency unit with dedicated light source for a good scan uniformity. It has a professional level 4800 x 9600 resolution. There is a powerful Epson easy photo fix to restore faded color photos. It has versatile scanning with film holders for 2 ¼ inch transparencies, slides and 35 mm negatives. The 3.4 Dmax has a wide dynamic range and good image quality.

Technical details

The compatible operating system is Mac, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The power source is an AC adapter. There is a USB interface connectivity. The color depth is 48 bit and the gray scale depth is 16 bit. The maximum document size that can be scanned is 8.5 x 11.7. The optical resolution is 4800 dpi. The hardware resolution is 4800 x 9600 dpi. The interpolated resolution is 12800 x 12800 dpi. The type of the scanner is flatbed. The light source is a white cold cathode fluorescent lamp. The scanner element is a charge coupled device.

The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo is capable of providing excellent output with 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution and an impressive 3.4 Dmax. It is possible to speedily renew, repair and restore transparencies, film and classic photos for extraordinary enlargements and color reprints. The potent Digital ICE technology provides built-in dust and scratch removal capacities for film. Epson Easy Photo Fix offers single touch color restoration. Due to these two features, it is feasible to bring new life to faded or damaged originals.

This scanner has a facility of complete automatic scanning for enhanced productivity. Also, there are two advanced scanning modes for more control. There are suitable film holders to adapt multiple 35 mm slides and negatives as well as medium format film. The data transfer is quick due to Hi-Speed USB 2.0. There is also a fully featured software package that consists of ABBYY FineReader Sprint, Adobe Photoshop Elements etc.

This scanner is compatible with Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This device can highlight and optimize every detail and is very versatile and of high quality.

Contents of box

In the box that is obtained there is Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner and 2.7 inches x 9.3 inches transparency unit built in the lid. There is also a CD-ROM with Epson Scan software, productivity software and Electronic reference guide. There is another CD-Rom with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In addition to these, there is a power cable, AC adapter, Epson Setup Sheet and Hi-speed USB 2.0 cable. There are two film holders – 35 mm slides and film strips and medium format.

This device is sensitive regarding cropping. This permits to manually adjust cropping. The user can disable this feature and just scan every slide as a separate file and capture the whole frame. To fix the position of the slides in respect to the scanner, plastic slide holders are used. The Epson software enables to split multiple slides in the absence of cropping. The Epson installation process does not need a reboot to start scanning.