Hi Paul
Is the resolution for scanning fixed or can it be adjusted? If the
latter, what range is available?
Merv
Paul Weaver wrote:
Hi Bill,
It comes with a disk of software for direct connection to a Windoze machine,
but this is of little relevance to me. The unit is stand-alone and creates .jpg
images onto the HD card as if it was a camera, which I suppose it is really. I
prefer to use it not directly connected to the computer anyway. I'll be
putting a sample image on my blog later this morning, about 9am. By the way,
the slide and negative holders are the best and most robust that I've come
across.
Cheers, Paul.
Dr Paul R. Weaver
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Cole" <bill.c...@bigpond.com>
To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 7:28:09 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing /
Hong Kong / Urumqi
Subject: Re: Qpix FS170 handheld scanners
Hi Paul, the way I read the " Features " below, it appears only to support
Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32/64.... I hope I am wrong as a friend and I was discussing this
very scanner this afternoon. ( we don't have Vista etc )
• 3600dpi Film Strip & Negative Scanner.
• 5 megapixel resolution for 35mm film strip.
• Hi speed preview - 0.5 seconds (vs. conventional film scanner which
takes 30 seconds).
• Stand alone operation.
• 2.4' TFT LCD panel for easy viewing of shots.
• SD card slot
• Supports direct printing.
• USB 1.1 interface.
• F no 2.0, 4 glass elements, half field angle = 15*.
• Fixed focus.
• Exposure control: auto/manual.
• Automatic colour balance.
• High resolution: 2592 x 1680.
• Data conversion: 10 bits per colour channel.
• Scan method: single pass.
• 3 white LED backlight.
• TVout NTSC/PAL.
• SD card slot..
• Power: DC 5V (adaptor included).
• USB mode: mass storage / direct print.
• Dimensions: 9.64 x 9.4 x 17cm.
• Includes Arcsoft Photo Impression 6 software.
• OS support: Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32/64.
Bill
On 15/12/2009, at 4:21 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:
Seeing as no one else seems to know about these very compact Qpix FS-170 film and slide scanners I went back to OfficeWorks Freo this morning and discovered they gone on sale at $129. I bought one and quickly have found it to be a terrific 35mm slide copier. Maybe less than half a second to scan a colour slide.
There's a strong slide holder which comes with the scanner. It can be lined up
easily on the colour preview screen. There is also a holder for 35mm
negatives. The images are stored on a user-supplied SD card. I simply
borrowed a card from my camera. Later I uploaded the scanned images via the
camera to iPhoto. The test images so far are excellent. The scanner can run on
four user-supplied AAA batteries which they reckon provide about 90 minutes
use. Alternatively they supply a USB cable which can draw power from a
computer or the AC power supply, which is also provided. There is also a
special brush/wiper for cleaning the optics inside the device.
The scanner is one of the niftiest gadgets I've seen for a long time. A
sophisticated, precision bit of stand-alone gear. I suggest if anyone has
slides to copy then this is going to be the ant's pants. At least I think so.
At $129 I think they'll go out the door pretty quickly once the word gets
around. Be warned, the instruction book takes a little study to figure all the
options out. I'm still working on it.
Cheers, Paul. :)
Dr Paul R. Weaver
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