Negative Scanner Mac

Scan a stock of 3x5 or 4x6, upto 2400dpi, 48bit color, includes lighted adapter, scans 35mm negatives and slides

Brand: HP Model: c9929a#aba Platform: Mac Dimensions: 16.00 pounds Automatic feeder for 3-by-5 and 4-by-6-inch photos 2,400 dpi optical resolution 48-bit color depth; no warm-up time Light adapter for 35mm negatives and slides 7 one-touch buttons for easy operation

Rather than scanning photos one by one, the HP 5500c can automatically scan a whole stack of 3-by-5 or 4-by-6-inch photos. The automatic photo feeder scans multiple photos at the press of a button, the first scan taking only 7 seconds. Featuring up to 2,400 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color for printing, e-mailing and posting to the Web, the HP 5500 offers seven one-touch buttons for quick execution of common tasks, including scan, copy, e-mail, and share-to-Web. The scanner reproduces in both monochrome and color, and can make up to 99 copies at once with convenient front-panel controls. The 5500c comes with lots of extras, including HP photo and imaging software, memories disc creator, copy utility, share-to-Web, and ArcSoft Funhouse for Windows. This model is USB 2.0 compatible and includes a USB cable. It is backed by a one-year warranty. Use the automatic photo feeder included with the HP Scanjet 5500c series digital flatbed scanner to easily scan a stack of 3-by-5-inch or 4-by-6-inch photos into digital versions that you can share for a lifetime. Get photo-quality results for everything you scan: photos, graphics, text, 3D objects, and more. Enjoy sharp images and rich tones thanks to 2,400 dpi hardware resolution and 48-bit color. The included lighted adapter makes scanning 35mm negatives and slides a breeze. And no warm-up is required. Just start scanning immediately and see true-to-life images in about seven seconds. A front-panel display and seven one-touch buttons make the scanner simple to use.

Most helpful customer reviews 49 of 53 people found the following review helpful. Fast, high quality scans, but.... By A Customer I bought this primarily for the automatic photo feeder. It was great to be able to put in a stack of photos (I went up to 25 at a time) and walk away while it scanned. Had only one or two times when the feeder jammed; wished it would have allowed continuing after clearing the jam instead of stopping scanning on the batch completely. Quality is excellent but I'm returning it as it takes too much time to adjust the scans afterwards ("auto straighten" feature doesn't help--photos frequently feed crooked; part of scanner hardware ends up in the scans; frequently get 1/2" black band on left in scans). I might as well scan each manually so it will be done right the first time. 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Not perfect, not awful. By A Customer After reading all the negative reviews, I hesitated to purchase the 5500c. But with the knowledge that I can take it back for a full refund within two weeks, I bit the bullet and purchased one. I really, really wanted a scanner that could automatically feed photos, as I have intended for years to digitize all my prints, slides etc.; but sitting in front of the computer for hours and hours, manually feeding thousands of photos one by one, has so far not been working for me. Life is too short. So I am happy to report that so far, I have experienced only minor glitches with the 5500c, which can be expected of just about any new computer software or hardware product these days. (Hopefully this review is not premature!) Some people complained about how the software automatically organizes photos by month. What they don't mention is that there is a box you can simply check if you don't want it to do it that way. Further, under one of the settings menus you can select the destination folder, which allows limitless organizing possibilities. For example, in Windows Explorer you can create a folder called "wedding photos" and then program the scanner to send all your wedding photos to that folder, automatically sequentially numbered. Then you can create a separate folder called "vacation photos," change the setting in the scanner software, and send all your vacation photos there. It could not be easier. So I don't get what all the hub-bub is about.Second, people complained about endless software installation problems, freezes, driver conflicts, etc. I have a Dell P3 600MHz with 128MB ram, running Windows 98 - not exactly top of the line - and I had absolutely no problems, conflicts or errors installing and running the software first time up. I was scanning photos within 30 minutes of pulling the machine out of the box. So maybe I am just lucky, but thankfully I cannot report the same issues or frustrations. Finally, the ADF. Just about everyone reported problems with the photo feeder, and I must admit, I experienced a few jams when I got down to the last 3 or 4 photos in each stack of 20 or 30. Maybe it will get worse as dust accumulates on the rollers. But contrary to other peoples' reports, even when I did get the "document jam" message, I did not lose any of the photos that had scanned through on that run (all of which just fed through like clockwork) -- so all I had to do was stick the 3 or 4 remaining photos in on top of the next stack, and they went right through. All the previous photos went right into the designated folder. And yes, the scans do show part of the track on the underside of the cover - but I don't care. I am just archiving all these photos so I can retire my shoe-boxes full of photos to a shelf already reserved in the basement, and have all my photos on a CD or two. So if I later have to manually crop all these scans, big deal. The advantage of not having to sit in front of my computer, endlessly lifting the scanner lid, placing a photo, lowering the lid and hitting "scan" thousands of times, outweighs all the imperfections of this