![]() ![]() Unfortunately, HP’s TWAIN interface is a severe letdown. Open the box and you’ll find three attachments: one for scanning medium-format reflective media, another for scanning plastic-encased 35mm slides, and a third for scanning up to 30 negative frames at once. The G4050 also comes with a range of scanning features that befit its high price. But then, for long-term archiving, every ounce of quality may well be worth the wait. Even worse, scanning five negative strips, comprising 25 images in total, took an astonishing 33 minutes. A 10 x 8in image at 1,200dpi took 3mins 7secs simply miles off the Epson V350 Photo’s time of 39 seconds. However, switching to six-colour scanning (turned off by default) increased time exponentially to nearly one-and-a-half minutes, with no proportional increase in accuracy or image quality. ![]() Our only complaint is speed: at 300dpi, there are no problems, with a 6 x 4in photo previewing in seven seconds and scanning in 11. Colour handling was accurate in all of our tests, whether we were scanning reflective photographic media or transparent negatives and slides – results were truly of archive quality. Image quality, as we’d expect on a scanner costing over £150, is excellent. ![]()
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