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discontinued slide scanner, good for light duty use, recommend use of 3rd party software as original software may not be compatible with current operating system software. overuse may cause overheating of internal components chip sets leading to circuitry faIlure. a good cleaning of slides or film strip to be scanned is recommended before scanning to reduce post scanning cleaning with photoshop type software. Note: slide trays are integral part of scanner usage. if you don't have trays to hold mounted slides or film strips, the scanner cannot be used. recommend also to unplug scanner from electrical outlet when not in use. note: scan dual IV model is faster than scan dual III model both utilize the same trays.
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The Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV slide scanner is quite a bargain. The software is easy to use and still allows a wide array of adjustments if desired. Color is terrific and 3200 dpi resolution is more than adequate. A full resolution scan takes about 20 seconds. There are two film carriers for 35mm film, one which holds up to four mounted slides, and the other which holds a strip of film. These carriers are rare, so make sure they are included. Dual refers to the APS mode which requires a special film roll unit. The USB connection will fit most modern computers. Although the software has not had recent updates, it will work with Windows 7 64 bit. Hints for configuration are on several websites. Software and manuals are available on Minolta's website. The scanner is mostly plastic and may lack the hefty feel of other brands, but it is sturdy enough to work all day. Read full review
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This product has one of the best price/quality ratio of any competitive scanners. While I haven't had the time to fully test this scanner; I owned the Minolta Dual II scanner and found it to be a good quality product. The Dual IV has better dynamic and shorter scan time as well as 16 bit output files. This can only make it better than the Dual II. I also like Minolta optics I have owned Minolta cameras and optics for over 20 years.
This item was purchased because of the quality of image after conversion. It presents the most bang for the buck, in terms of film scanners. Also, unlike some listings, it came with the photo software. The ease of operation surprised me. The one drawback is that more slide/film holders (it only comes with one ea.) would speed up operations when, as in my situation, 1000's of slides need to be converted to digital.
I searched for this product and the associated APS film carrier for years! People said the original software would not work with Windows 10..guess what? There is a Windows 10 driver/patch that allows that to happen...just a google search away!
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