Nikon Coolscan LS 50 ED Review
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May 7th, 2004
Summary
An economical, friendly, high-performance film scanner, the COOLSCAN V ED is designed to be easy to operate, even for first-time scanner users. A true optical resolution of 4,000 dpi and 14-bit A/D input conversion allow the scanner to produce scans at a level of quality previously only available with higher-priced models. Scan speed is also surprisingly fast -- the COOLSCAN V ED can scan an image in only 38 seconds (including image transfer and display).Users who wish to print out images of films of scanned images or attach them to email, and also those who are involved in, or wish to begin, archiving of old and new films in digital image form -- as well as personal or business web-page designers -- will find the COOLSCAN V ED both simple to operate and long on quality. Flatbed scanners don't measure up when it comes to image quality.
Specs
Key Features
Type
Film Scanner (35 mm)
Max Resolution
4000 dpi x 4000 dpi
Interface
USB 2.0
Color Depth
8-bit (256 Colors)
Gray Depth
10-Bit Gray
Platform
Mac, PC
Technical Features
Form Factor
Desktop
Scan Element Type
Ccd
Input Type
Color
Media
Supported Media Type
Slides, Film, Aps Film
Dimensions
Width
3.8 in.
Depth
12.4 in.
Height
6.8 in.
Weight
6.6 lb.