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Bios Magazine reviews the Epson Perfection 4180 Scanner and writes - 'Epson's latest A4 flatbed scanner is targeted at amateur photographers and home photo enthusiasts. The scanner sits towards the top end of Epson's Perfection line and offers an impressive optical resolution of 4800x4800ppi. It also comes with three clip-on adapters for scanning negative strips, slides, and medium-format transparencies, and supports an optional multi-photo feeder and ADF for batch scanning. As with all new Epson scanners, the Perfection 4180 Photo also includes colour restoration software to help restore faded photos and film, as well as dust removal functions that remove 'dust' and scratches from scans. Quality is key though, and the Perfection 4180 Photo doesn't disappoint. It's very slow when scanning at its highest settings, but you'll be hard pushed to find such a capable scanner for under £200.
Pros: Excellent scans; transparency adapter; optional ADF
Cons: Big and bulky; no FireWire port; no NIC; slow high-res scans'
PC Mag reviews the Epson Perfection 4180 Scanner and writes - 'The Epson Perfection 4180 Photo scanner offers better photo scan quality for both prints and film than most flatbed scanners. And the claimed 4,800-ppi optical resolution is more than most people will ever need. We've seen as good or better scans from less expensive scanners, however.
Pros: Better scan quality than most flatbed scanners, particularly for slides. Color restore feature for faded photos. Claimed 4,800 pixel-per-inch (ppi) optical resolution.
Cons: Dust and grain reduction features work with film only. OCR program had trouble reading Times New Roman fonts.'
PC Mag reviews the Epson Perfection 4180 Photo and writes - 'Add the Epson Perfection 4180 Photo ($250 street) to the small but growing list of flatbed scanners that takes film scanning seriously. It's designed, in part, to scan not just 35-mm slides and film but medium-format film, including 2.25-inch, 120, and 6- by 6-centimeter formats. And it does a more than credible job, with scan quality scores at the high end of good for prints and good for slides, along with overall scores of good for photos and very good for slides....
Epson Press Release
EPSON introduces new scanner for amateur photographers and home photo enthusiasts
The EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo is the perfect partner for the photo enthusiast. Whether you want to make enlargements of your favourite images, digitise old films and photos or add new life to faded memories, this scanner is the ideal solution.
September 2004: EPSON unveils the latest addition to its comprehensive range of scanners, the EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo. Aimed at amateur photographers and home photo enthusiasts who are looking for professional quality and performance, the Perfection 4180 Photo is ideal for those needing high-quality output from a cost effective device. The sleek, compact design adds style and performance to any desktop.
The EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo has a class leading 4800 x 9600dpi optical resolution, enabling users to make enlargements from both photos and film. The scanner also has film scanning capabilities thanks to the built-in film adapter that handles multiple film formats. It can scan up to 12 x 35mm frames, up to 4 x 35mm mounted slides and up to 1 x 12cm 120/220 medium format film in one pass. The built-in film adapter scans multiple types of film, allowing users to easily scan negatives to produce high quality enlargements or archive film. In addition the scanner has an optional auto document feeder, which can handle 4.5 pages per minute.
The EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo also includes EPSON's photo restoration software. The colour restoration function restores faded or discoloured images, even on black and white film and photos, making old images look as good as the day they were taken. The EPSON dust removal eliminates annoying "dust" from positive and negative film, helping users to return their memories to their original condition.
The scanner boasts the highest optical density in its class. EPSON's 3.4DMax allows users to achieve remarkable tone reproduction and image detail, catering for even the most demanding of home photo enthusiasts. With a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface the scanner offers incredibly fast scanning whilst maintaining compatibility with standard USB 1.1.
The EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo includes software such as Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Elements 2.0, enabling users to edit and enhance images with creative filters and templates. And finally, the improved ESPON smart panel enables users to quickly and easily copy, fax, email and print at the touch of a button.
Richard Baylis, Sales and Marketing Manager, Consumer Products says, "The Perfection 4180 Photo offers photographic enthusiasts superior quality and performance at an extremely competitive price. At EPSON we continuously strive to deliver products that are of a high- quality and are highly desirable to the market but affordably priced, this product meets our criteria perfectly."
EPSON Perfection 4180 Photo Features Summary:
- Superb quality scanner for amateur photographers
- Ideal for scanning photos and film
- 4800dpi resolution
- Built-in film adapter for multiple film formats
- 35mm x 12 frames
- 35mm slides x 4 frames
- 12 120/220 medium format film x 1 frame
- Archive your film to protect from damage and fading
- EPSON colour restoration function restores faded photos and film
- EPSON dust removal function eliminates 'dust' from film
- Software includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, ABBYY Fine Reader 5 Sprint Plus, New Soft Presto! Bizcard 4 LE
- Optional Auto document feeder - 4.5ppm
- Amazing tones/detail from 3.4DMax optical density
- Fast scanning with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface
- Includes powerful imaging and text software
- Improved ease of use with EPSON smart panel
- Sleek, compact design
- RRP inc VAT £199
Posted by Darren in our Scanners category on September 02, 2004