Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner

  • B&H # EPP4490
  • Mfr# B11B176011

Product Highlights

  • Flatbed Type
  • 4800 x 9600 Resolution
  • 3.4 D-max
  • 8.5 x 11.7" Scanning Area
  • 2.7 x 9.3" Transparency Scan Area
  • Includes Transparency Adapter
  • Inc. Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Easy Photo Fix Color Restoration
  • Batch Scanning Capacity
  • Digital ICE Dust/Scratch Removal

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The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner 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. Plus, for added functionality and accelerated work flow, an optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is available.

Quality, Performance and Precision
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 that ensures precision color and detail to create brilliant 8" x 10" or larger color prints - even from 35mm slides and negatives
Versatile Scanner
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo scans documents and photos up to letter size, and it includes film holders for 35mm negatives, slides and 2-1/4" transparencies.
Enjoy Convenient One-touch Scanning
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo includes four buttons to easily access to various scanning functions (Scan, Copy, E-mail and PDF)
Restore Faded Color
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo features Epson Easy Photo Fix one-touch color restoration and fully automatic scanning for photos, slides and negatives.
Automatically Scan Multiple Slides and Negatives
The included 35mm film holder makes it easy to quickly batch scan 35mm slides and negatives for greater productivity
Get Exceptional Quality When Scanning Slides and Negatives
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo includes a moving transparency light source for greater scan uniformity
Remove Dust and Scratches - Automatically
The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo includes powerful Digital ICE technology to automatically detect and remove dust and scratches from scans of slides and negatives.
Quick Scans with Hi-Speed Interface
The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface works with most computer systems, and provides fast scanning and transfers.
Accelerate Work Flow
For added functionality and accelerated work flow, an optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is available.
Powerful Software Bundle
The software package included makes every scan a snap, and provides all the tools necessary to scan photos, text, or graphics with vivid results every time.
    • Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix
      Scan photos, slides, negatives, and documents with Epson Scan, while Easy Photo Fix ensures one-touch color restoration and dust removal.
    • ArcSoft PhotoImpression
      Edit, retouch or enhance your favorite images using templates, frames, borders and more.
    • ABBYY FineReader Sprint
      Scan and edit documents with high-accuracy character recognition and remarkable text handling capability.
    • NewSoft Presto! BizCard
      Scan, sort, and catalog your business cards to create your own virtual Rolodex.
    • Adobe Photoshop Elements
      Prepare digital images for print, e-mail, or posting on the web using state-of-the-art image editing tools.
Scan Quality
Scan Sensor Color Epson MatrixCCD line sensor
Optical Resolution 4800 dpi
Hardware Resolution 4800 x 9600 dpi with Micro Step Drive technology
Interpolated Resolution 12,800 x 12,800 dpi
Color Depth 48-Bit RGB (internal & external)
Dynamic Range 3.4 Dmax
Scan Area
Reflective Scan Area 8.5" x 11.7"
Transparency Scan Area 2.7" x 9.3"
Film Formats 35mm Slides & Negatives
120/220 Film
Performance
Preview Speed Not Specified
Scan Speed 16.96 msec/line
Batch Scanning Up to 12 frames of 35mm film or 4 35mm slides
Automation Epson Easy Photo Fix (one-touch color restoration)
Digital ICE (dust and scratch removal)
Connectivity
Interface USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
System & Software Requirements Windows System
  • IBM compatible PC with Pentium II equivalent or higher processor
  • Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP
  • 128MB RAM (512MB recommended for Digital ICE)
  • 350MB of available hard disk space (1GB recommended for Digital ICE)
  • CD-ROM drive (4x or faster)
  • Available USB connection (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 recommend)

Macintosh System

  • iMac or any G3 or later with built-in USB
  • Mac OS X (10.2 or later)
  • 128MB RAM (512MB recommended for Digital ICE)
  • 450MB or hard disk space (1GB recommended for Digital ICE)
  • CD-ROM drive (4x or faster)
  • Available USB connection (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 recommend)
Physical
Light Source White cold cathode fluorescent lamp
Front Panel Controls 4 buttons (Scan, Copy, E-mail, PDF)
Power Requirements 100-120V AC, 50-60hz
Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.7 x 18.7 x 4.5" (272 x 475 x 113mm)
Weight 9.1 lbs (4.1kg)

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

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Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner
 
4.5

(based on 81 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (46)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (29)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (4)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (1)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (1)

95%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to setup (66)
  • Good resolution (63)
  • Accurate color (57)
  • Excellent software (40)
  • Good bit depth (37)

Cons

  • Slow (16)
  • Poor software (8)
  • Difficult setup (3)
  • Difficult to keep clean (3)

Best Uses

  • Photos and graphics (49)
  • Large format film (15)
  • Publishing (10)
  • Medium format film (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Frequent user (40), Casual user (27), Great graphics (10)
    • Primary use:
    • Personal (61), Business (17)
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC (12), Mac (4)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Extremely good for the value

I use this product mainly to scan photo negatives especially black and white. From 135 to 220 to other weird sizes occasionally.

I've used it to scan over 200 assorted negative...Read complete review

I use this product mainly to scan photo negatives especially black and white. From 135 to 220 to other weird sizes occasionally.

I've used it to scan over 200 assorted negatives now, in about 2 weeks. Once I figure out all the options (basically i turn them all off) in Epson Scan, it works like a charm. At 4800DPI 35mm yields around 8000px wide and 120 yields around 11000px wide on average. Quality of the scan are superb for black and white, and highly acceptable for color. The color restoration options works great on most occasions, given the negatives are exposed decently. I forgot to mention it also scans pushed negative very well.

It's not the fastest tool on this world but the quality of the scan made up for it. Keeping the scanner clean is not too hard as i try to cover it up after i used it, also blow it off with a hand pump. The Epson scan software has room for improvement, the Dust Removal option is not the greatest when you look at it 100%, I'd rather do it by hand. And the unsharp mask is way too harsh. One big disappointment though, they did not tell you on the specs that Digital ICE only works on color negatives / slides. (Or did i totally miss that?)

The negative holders does it job even though they look cheap. Most of the time i do not get newton rings except for couple 120 color negs. And especially when the lab i went to cut them in 2s. Usually if that happens i will simply flip it around to emulsion side down, and half the time will fix the problem. I've also scanned weird size negatives on there not using the holders, it works flawlessly still.

In summary, I'd have to say money well spent. Excellently quality scans. I'd say its perfect for what its price.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

May be worth trying

I went for the 4490 at salesperson's insistent suggestion. I needed to return it the next day. Pictures scanned reasonably good, have not tried transparencies of any kind.
Problems occurred with computer sy...Read complete review

I went for the 4490 at salesperson's insistent suggestion. I needed to return it the next day. Pictures scanned reasonably good, have not tried transparencies of any kind.
Problems occurred with computer system stability in a laptop with Mac Leopard, possibly interference with other softwares. Those who get their scanners from B&H would likely be more interested in photo accuracy, bit depth etc. I also need good document scanning, good .PDF output with OCR performance on level. I found that in Canon's CanoScan LiDE 90. In fairness, 4490's scans of pictures looked better, though scan speed was rather slow.

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 81 customers

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3.0

I like my old Epson Perfection better!

By Norm

from Warren, MI

About Me Frequent User

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Accurate Color
  • Easy To Setup
  • Good Resolution
  • Widely Compatible

Cons

  • Attach to email
  • Poor Software

Best Uses

  • COPIER

Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

My two main uses of this "scanner" are:
1. As a copier
2. To attach documents to emails

While my old Epson Perfection did this easily, this one makes life difficult due to the software. I can only attach one page rather than multiple pages. The copier settings insist on returning to the default settings each time. I question what Epson was thinking by changing to this software. If this was my 1st experience with the Epson software; there would not be a 2nd!

  • Primary use:
  • Personal
  • Computer Platform:
  • PC

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4.0

Great Scanner

By John

from Berkeley, California

About Me Casual User

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Accurate Color
  • Easy To Setup
  • Excellent Software
  • Good Resolution

Cons

  • Difficult to Keep Clean
  • Warmup Time

Best Uses

  • 35mm film
  • Medium Format Film

Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

The scans out of the epson compared fine with scans from the lab after a little bit of photoshop work to remove dirt and scratches. I did not expect the blemishes to appear, but the negatives I scanned were not kept in ideal conditions. Overall I am very satisfied with the printer. The software works very well, the pictures have come out as good they could have, and the price is great.

  • Primary use:
  • Personal
  • Computer Platform:
  • Mac

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5.0

I would recommend this product

By slide guru

from Madisonville, TN

About Me Frequent User

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Accurate Color
  • Easy To Setup
  • Excellent Software
  • Good Bit Depth
  • Good Resolution
  • Widely Compatible
  • Works on Network

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Everything I need to scan

    Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

    I have used this to scan slides and pictures and other paper work. The pictures are very clear. It may take a little longer with slides and only 4 at a time can be scanned, but it is worth it.

    • Primary use:
    • Personal
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC

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    5.0

    Perfect Photo Scanner Is Perfect!

    By Proud Mom and Grandma

    from Portland, OR

    About Me Casual User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Accurate Color
    • Easy To Setup
    • Good Resolution

    Cons

    • No hardcopy users guide

    Best Uses

    • 35 mm slides

    Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

    Simple to use. We are scanning photo of our daughter when she was young from slides. Now we will be able to burn a DVD to show our grandchildren how cute their mom was when she was their age.

    • Primary use:
    • Personal
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC

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    4.0

    Very good quality for the price

    By lapiccolaflo

    from cambridge, MA

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Accurate Color
    • Easy To Setup
    • Good Bit Depth
    • Good Resolution

    Cons

    • Slow

    Best Uses

      Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

      Easy to use - I use mainly for scanning films (35 mm and medium format).
      The software to improve the scanning does wonder. BUT there is a but. If you want to use it, it takes like 15 min per picture - of course less/more depending on the resolution you use. I would say that the best way to go is to first scan films at low resolution, pick those you want to print nicely and then use good resolution + the software to "clean" the picture.
      I don't give 5 stars just because it can really go slow.
      Other little problem is that hte medium format scans 2 frames at the time, instead of 3 or 4, which also takes more time.

      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Computer Platform:
      • Mac

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      2.0

      Slow, no user manual.

      By Bill

      from Dlh Mn

      About Me Frequent User

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

        Cons

        • Difficult Setup
        • Poor Software
        • Slow

        Best Uses

        • Photos and Graphics

        Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

        Intended use was for photo and art reproduction. The unit came with no manuals or instructions. With only dialup speeds, on line info is very slow to get and you can only look at it, not copy it. That makes it very cumbersome to learn all the features available. The copies I have made are very good, but much slower than the last unit I had.

        • Primary use:
        • Personal
        • Computer Platform:
        • PC

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        4.0

        easy to use

        By Skip

        from Monterey Park, Ca

        About Me Frequent User

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Easy To Setup
        • Excellent Software
        • Good Resolution
        • Works on Network

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Large Format Film
          • Photos and Graphics

          Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

          Scanning Photos,Slides and X-Rays

          • Primary use:
          • Business
          • Computer Platform:
          • PC

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          5.0

          Just What The Doctor Ordered

          By The Family Geneologist

          from Dickinson, TX

          About Me Frequent User

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Accurate Color
          • Easy To Setup
          • Excellent Software
          • Good Bit Depth
          • Good Resolution

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Large Format Film
            • Photos and Graphics
            • Publishing

            Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

            Being able to scan various sizes of photos as well as slides and film is exactly what I needed. I have a large quantity of family papers and photos which need to be added to the family tree so present and future generations will know about their ancestors. Using the 4490 has made it extremely easy to capture family history and make it available to family members as well as making my task of creating the family tree easier.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal
            • Computer Platform:
            • PC

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            5.0

            "Works for me"

            By rw4x4van

            from NJ

            About Me Frequent User

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

              Cons

                Best Uses

                  Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                  I had an Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Scanner for 6 years and was happy with the results so I decided to stick with Epson and went with the 4490. So far it's working fine and there have been no disappointments. I use this mostly for documents, but it works great for any of my photos.....

                  • Primary use:
                  • Personal
                  • Computer Platform:
                  • PC

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                  5.0

                  epson 4490 scanner

                  By Nishi

                  from Pittsburgh, PA

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Accurate Color
                  • Easy To Setup
                  • Excellent Software
                  • Good Bit Depth
                  • Good Resolution
                  • Widely Compatible

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                      Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                      nice scanner for negative film scanning.

                      • Primary use:
                      • Personal
                      • Computer Platform:
                      • PC

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                      4.0

                      Worked Great right out of the box!

                      By blanker

                      from Buffalo, NY

                      About Me Casual User

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Accurate Color
                      • Easy To Setup
                      • Good Resolution

                      Cons

                      • Slow

                      Best Uses

                        Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                        I am quite please with my decision to purchase this scanner; Chosen primarily because it is the lowest price unit I could find that features Digital ICE. This feature works amazingly well...I have about 2200 old family slides to sort through and cleaning up a hundred or two in PhotoShop would be a huge task. This unit scans 4 35mm slides in one pass and can apply the Digital ICE and other filters in batch mode which means you can set it and leave while it does its thing.
                        The ancient (2.0) version of PhotoShop Elements included in the package does what it needs to do and so far has worked flawlessly with the scanner. These filters increase the time considerably but work so well that actual touch-ups necessary in PhotoShop are reduced to a bare minimum.

                        • Primary use:
                        • Personal
                        • Computer Platform:
                        • PC

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                        4.0

                        Good so far!

                        By Sunny J

                        from Florida

                        About Me Graphics Professional

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Easy To Setup

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                            Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                            So far only used to scan 120 negatives. Happy with the results. My only issue is that I don't understand why the scan area for medium format is so small. The transparency lamp is the length of the scanner, but you can only scan a small area of that with the medium format holder, two 6x6 negatives at a time, or one 6x9. Also wish I could scan a strip without having to choose frames.

                            • Primary use:
                            • Personal
                            • Computer Platform:
                            • PC

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                            4.0

                            Great Low Cost Scanner for 120 format

                            By id

                            from Middletown, Nj

                            About Me Frequent User

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Accurate Color
                            • Good Bit Depth
                            • Good Resolution
                            • Widely Compatible

                            Cons

                            • Slow

                            Best Uses

                            • Large Format Film

                            Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                            The 4490 scanner produces excellent scans from 35mm slides and film and supports the 120 film format. I process my own b&w 120 film and have been extremely happy with the results so far. The scans are accurate and of very high quality for an inexpensive scanner. Certainly not as good as a high end drum scanner but more than adequate for what I do and that includes art printing and web images. Highly reccomended.

                            • Primary use:
                            • Personal
                            • Computer Platform:
                            • Mac

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                            4.0

                            Excellent low price scanner

                            By Elle Jay Fish

                            from Colorado Springs, Co

                            About Me Frequent User

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Accurate Color
                            • Easy To Setup
                            • Good Bit Depth
                            • Good Resolution
                            • Widely Compatible

                            Cons

                            • Difficult to Keep Clean
                            • Slow

                            Best Uses

                            • 35mm slides
                            • Medium Format Film

                            Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                            This is the second time I've owned the scanner and absolutely fell in love with it. It's inexpensive, and gets the job done for 35mm, 6x6 and 6x7 format. The film holders are definitely not as bad as people say, but they work quite nicely.

                            The color from the software seems to work nicely, but I would use a third-party program if possible.
                            I highly recommend this if you need something to get you started in medium format (or 35mm) scanning.

                            • Primary use:
                            • Personal
                            • Computer Platform:
                            • PC

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                            5.0

                            Simple setup and nice scans

                            By joe wazoo

                            from saline, MI

                            About Me Casual User

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Accurate Color
                            • Easy To Setup
                            • Good Resolution

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Photos and Graphics

                              Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                              I was pleased with the its ease of setup and compatibility with my iMac. I was very happy to see the photos that I scanned appear clearly on the 24" screen. The time for each photo scan was less than I expected. My daughter also used it to scan some of her pencil drawings into Corel Paint.

                              • Primary use:
                              • Personal
                              • Computer Platform:
                              • Mac

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                              5.0

                              4490 gives scanner & copier functions

                              By Steve_J

                              from Palmerton, PA

                              About Me Frequent User

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Accurate Color
                              • Color copier
                              • Easy To Setup
                              • Excellent Software
                              • Good Bit Depth
                              • Good Resolution
                              • Online Documentation
                              • Widely Compatible

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • "Paperless Office"
                                • Photos and Graphics

                                Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                                I use my 4490 to scan the documents that let me go paperless (recepts, invoices, letters, legal documents etc.)

                                My canon copier recently became unexpectedly unuseable when its toner cartridge ran out. I found in addition to traditional scanning functions the 4490 can also function quite efectively as a color copier merely by using the copy button on the control panel. After confirming the copy request on a pop-up screen on one's computer the 4490 scans the document and sends the image to my computer's printer.

                                • Primary use:
                                • Personal
                                • Computer Platform:
                                • PC

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                                5.0

                                software update and directions needed

                                By woolysal

                                from Scio, OR

                                About Me Casual User

                                Verified Reviewer

                                Pros

                                • Flatbed easy to clean

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Photos and Graphics

                                  Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                                  I love the new scanner--once I got it to talk to my snowleapord Mac. The downloaded new files for OS X 6worked, but the copy of Adobe Photoshop 2 didn't work. Originally I installed this scanner on my Windows XP but since I needed to disable the virus protection on it in order to install the software, I am not able to get directions for using the scanner there. Now I have downloaded them from your site, but it has all taken the morning. I have great faith that all will work well now, but please, update the bundled software and include directions for use!

                                  • Primary use:
                                  • Personal

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                                  5.0

                                  Best computer dollars expenditure

                                  By mathmac

                                  from Poulsbo, WA

                                  About Me Frequent User

                                  Verified Buyer

                                  Pros

                                  • Accurate Color
                                  • Easy To Setup
                                  • Excellent Software
                                  • Good Bit Depth
                                  • Good Resolution
                                  • Widely Compatible

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Photos and Graphics
                                    • Publishing

                                    Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                                    Excellent results, low cost ... This has got to be a required tool for your computer. Second only to the keyboard and mouse.

                                    • Primary use:
                                    • Personal

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                                    5.0

                                    Epson scanner excellent value for money

                                    By Il Principe

                                    from Alternate Reality

                                    About Me Casual User

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Accurate Color
                                    • Easy To Setup
                                    • Good Bit Depth
                                    • Good Resolution

                                    Cons

                                    • Poor Software

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Large Format Film
                                    • Photos and Graphics

                                    Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                                    I could not be happier with the Epson 4490 Photo Scanner. After careful reviewing other products in the same price range, I have been very happy with the results of the Epson 4490.
                                    Although the scanner was purchased to scan prints, I was very pleased with the quality of 35 mm slides that have been scanned.
                                    The printer is very easy to set up, warms up quickly and is quiet.
                                    The software inner face is very easy to use but my only complaint is that the window for the scanner cannot be enlarged. Having a 17 inch laptop screen I want to use all the screen but the Epson software limits the Epson window to a quarter of the size of the screen.
                                    The quality of the 35 mm slide scans more than makes up for the one flaw in the software inner face. Although 35mm slides take about 2 minutes a piece for scanning at 3200 and 4800 dpi, for the money you will spend, the quality is good.

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                                    • Personal

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                                    4.0

                                    Best value scanner

                                    By RamKat

                                    from Ottawa, ON

                                    About Me Frequent User

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Accurate Color
                                    • Easy To Setup
                                    • Good Bit Depth
                                    • Widely Compatible

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                      • Large Format Film

                                      Comments about Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner:

                                      The 4490 is probably the best value for money scanner for someone who wants to wade into scanning those old slides and negatives without wanting to be disappointed. It is not a professional unit and is not priced as such. However, for any one that mostely shot camera in hand photos with consumer grade equipment and film and that used to have his/her 6 by 4 prints done by the local 1 hour photo shop, this scanner is all you need. My prints from scanned negatives are actually better than what the local photoshop could achieve. The batch scanning allows one to put two strips of negatives (or 4 slides) into the scanner, initiate the process and return 40 to 60 minutes later with 8 to 12 negatives scanned at 2400 dpi, all colour corrected and most scrathes and dust spots removed. I stated "most" dust spots removed since there are the odd dust spot that still creeps through the Digital ICE, so it is always bettre to get the negatives as clean as practically possible. Yes, the pixel peepers out there may tell you that a $2000 plus dedicated scanner will do a better job, which is true, but how many "I was here" "This is my nephew riding his bike" etc type photographers have always used a tri-pod with the mirror locked up and a remote trigger on the shutter, used only professional film, stored in a cooler before and after usage, developed by a professional lab, etc. For the rest of us an Epson 4490 is good enough. For Medium Format film this is all scanner you need - for everything up to 8 by 10 prints

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                                      What's in the Box

                                      Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Scanner
                                      • AC Adapter and Power Cable
                                      • USB Cable
                                      • 2.7" x 9.3" Transparency Unit (built into lid)
                                      • Two Film Holders (35mm slides and film strips and medium format)
                                      • Software CD-ROM (Epson Creativity Suite, ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR, NewSoft Presto! BizCard, Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix Technology, Electronic Reference Guide)
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