I wanted to convert my slide and negative collection to electronic images that I could save on a cdrom. I wanted to do this for two reasons, one, because my collection takes up a lot more room than a couple of cdroms and two, because print negatives and...
Strength
USB Connection, decent suite of software, decent speed, basic color correction capability
Weakness
35mm only, software has a few annoying quirks
Bottom Line
Easy to use, cheap film scanner for 35mm film/slides. Needs a few software tweaks to the interface but is otherwise an excellent product.
I've been using this scanner for quite sometime and have been more or less satisfied with it. So far I've scanned in a little over 500 slides and some negatives. I would like to comment that this scanner doesn't work too good on...
Strength
quick scans
easy to use
Weakness
colors a little off.
slides are sometimes too dark.
Bottom Line
It is a good scanner but dark slides do not scan very well. It is better than any current flatbed scanner that has an attachment for slides and negatives!
I borrowed this from someone at work to try to scan in all the slides I had taken in Europe years ago. I'm glad I got a chance to use this before actually spending money to buy it.
The scanner comes with Presto! Mr. Photo and Presto!...
Strength
USB; Cheap; Easy to adjust scanned images
Weakness
Just about everything else
Bottom Line
Avoid even if it's free! There were way to many problems to make this worthwhile.
I bought this scanner in a rush since a rented high-end scanner simply failed to work with my PC. I was hesitant at first but I am now really glad I bought this scanner. It was easy to install and generally works fine - at least in color.
I...
Strength
Price, Size
Weakness
Slow scan, no "dust off" in software
Bottom Line
If money is an issue this film scanner gives the best bang for the buck.
I bought this scanner hoping that it would save me some money and provide decent quality scans from the last 20 years of slides and negatives. I feel I know the difference between amateur and professional gear and have been using professional camera...
Strength
Inexpensive
Weakness
Poor software, image quality and customer support.
Bottom Line
Save up a little more money and get a real film scanner, don't waste your money on this toy.
The Sharp DT 100 excells with natural colours and great contrast. The component connection provide visibly better quality than the RCA or S input. The fan is amazingly quiet. As the unit has a sealed lens no filter needs to be cleaned.The colour...
Strength
cool looking, simple to operate, great colour ,contrast, sharpness. Very compact,low noise
I noticed with interest the polarization of views, some people giving this scanner a high rating, and others saying it is terrible. My view is in between. I have found that it is possible to get good results, but you have to work at it. The...
Strength
Easy to set up, and good picture quality if you work at it.
Weakness
You have to fiddle a lot with settings. Automatic exposure doesn't work well.
I bought this because it was the most economical solution. I had to reinstall the software a few times to prevent crashes, which I could live with. I used it for scanning old family slides. It did pretty well most of the time, though dark exposures...
I have had this unit for over a year for Home Theater use. It has been great on a 101" screen. I also set up an outside drive in theater for the summer showing about a half dozen movies. It managed to give a good quality picture on a screen 8 feet...
Strength
Great price, easy to use, good quality picture
Weakness
bigger zoom for a larger picture at a closer to screen set up.
