Technical characteristics
| Scanning technology |
CCD |
| Scan Format |
A4 |
| scanning resolution |
4,800 dpi |
| maximum scanning speed |
2 pages per minute |
| folding |
back 90° |
| light source |
cold cathode lamp |
| compatible operating system |
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Mac OS X |
| width |
30.3 cm |
| depth |
50.8 cm |
| height |
10,8 cm |
| weight |
5.3 kg |
| USB connection |
available |
| internal memory |
available |
| special |
high resolution 6-color scans of photos, slides, Slides and negatives |
advantages
- the attention to detail is high
- Mount for 30 negatives / 16 Dias
- 4800 dpi
- many scans at the same time possible
- excellent color depth
- many formats are supported
disadvantages
- scanner can be used with Windows Vista, not
- the device works somewhat loud
is's to be a flatbed scanner with a weight of 5 kg and the dimensions about 30 times 50 times 10 centimeters. The device making it one of the heavier and larger flat bed scanners. Just the base requires plenty of space and the upper part with the flap, there is the practical, however unusual handle for the closing and opening of the scanner. Thanks to the rectangular shape, the device can be stored well.
Performance, formats, and the scope of supply
of the G4050 belongs to the more powerful devices at the HP product line. Just the big light unit can very convincing and it can hold up to 30 negatives and 16 thumbnails. This be recorded up to 4 templates with the mass 10 times 15 centimeters by two further transmitted light unit when compared to the competition is plenty and thus the device is ideal as photo scanner. The speed at the scan depends on the quality and the media. Scan color photographs are required for 13 seconds and up to 45 seconds it parallel scanning of negatives. Worth highlighting is the simultaneous processing of some media and so everyone on the scanner can simply insert slides and negatives. The resolution of 4800 dpi is the highlight of the flat bed scanner and this in combination with the strong 96-bit colour depth. Hardly another device offers as a performance and this performance is usually not necessary. A CCD sensor is the device used. The scanner can convince more via infrared with hardware-based photo correction. The HP ScanJet G4050 can touch up scratches and dust marks and get back on its feet. The rest is done by the supplied software, because there's Adaptive lighting, colors and removing red eyes. There are for emailing direct keys and also a plus is the PDF scan. The device transfer paper, negatives, slides, three-dimensional templates, index card, color photo and paper supports as input formats. As output formats, there are TXT, PDF, PNG, low, JPEG and BMP. As supplied, there is the manual, CD-ROM with user manual and software, power supply, USB cable and the photo scanner device.
What is required for the HP ScanJet G4050?
The HP scanner manufactured since the mid of 1980s and the development had begun early with the multi function devices. In the meantime, many low-cost flatbed scanner offers HP and partially, there is here also the built-in light unit. The focus is not used however HP in the area of the film scanner, but at the paper and document scanning. The G4050 is a scanner with a transparency unit. According to the manufacturer is 4800 times 9600 dpi optical resolution and the color depth is 96 bits. The model is a flat bed scanner for photos and documents. It is also a scanner for strips of film, negatives and slides through the transparency unit. The transparency unit is unusually large and so 30 small picture negative and up to 16 framed slides can be scanned at the same time. HP is the manufacturer of the device and the scanning technology C CD the scan format is A4, 4800 dpi is the resolution, and the interface is USB 2.0 back there when the device is the power connector and the USB port. Maximum scanning speed is two pages per minute. The compatible operating systems are Mac OS X, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The unit has a weight of 5 kg and the color is black.
Conclusion
Overall, the scanner is very interesting, because there's the unbeatable depth of colour and the fabulous resolution. The use of the generous light unit is allowed by the size and compared so many units can be scanned quickly. For the correction of scanner HP was equipped with comprehensive software and thus, the total package is good. After the publication year 2010 was, can be assumed to already but there's already newer devices that support such as USB 3.0. In its price class, the G4050 in each case is a top unit, which lays out a brisk pace while scanning. From negatives, with about 2.5 minutes, just reading a somewhat long takes. Paper templates can be played back detail and sharpness is somewhat less then for negatives and slides. The scan quality is overall very good, where the device makes some noise.
