Home | Forums | Article Search | Subscribe & Shop | Contact Us | Log Out HP Scanjet 4470c Email This Print This View My Personal Library Heavy Gear January 2002 • Vol.2 Issue 1 Page(s) 30 in print issue Add To My Personal Library HP Scanjet 4470c Hewlett-Packard has a history of quality, user-friendly scanners, and its new 4400 series isn't any different. The HP Scanjet 4470c, which replaces the Scanjet 5300c, is a good flatbed scanner for the home or small office. This sleek scanner is sturdy in spite of its 6.3-pound weight. It comes with eight one-touch buttons on the front of the scanner, and there's also a transparency adapter for slides and negatives. The scanner has a USB interface with an optional parallel port connection. Its optical resolution is 1,200dpi, and its color depth is 48-bit. There weren't any problems with installation following the easy-to-follow setup guide sheet. Its software bundle includes HP Precision Scan Pro 3.1, Iris OCR, ArcSoft Photo Impression, ArcSoft Photo Fantasy, Trellix Web Express, eFax.com, HP Print Creator, and ACDsee photo management software. Scan times varied at 600dpi, ranging from 1:25 (minutes/seconds) to 3:34. At 1,200dpi, the scan times were even longer. The shortest time was 1:52 (which was the grayscale test), and the times for color and black-and-white photos fluctuated between 4:12 and 12:30. On the whole, the results were comparable to the originals. Colors were bright, and there was noticeable detail in textures and contrasts. Flesh and hair tones appeared natural. Scanned text had good ink coverage and a clean background. The black-and-white scan was also smooth with sharp details and shading. The transparency adapter was easy to use and produced great results. The grayscale test picked up 26 shades of gray, just shy of our 27-shade benchmark average. Overall, we were impressed with this scanner. Besides being user-friendly, it has a good selection in adjusting the scans, such as brightness/contrast, gamma, and output resolution. You can follow the guided steps or use the advanced adjustments option in the pull-down menu bar. And at $199, the price is pretty user-friendly, too. by Catherine Geistkemper HP Scanjet 4470c $199 Hewlett-Packard (800) 752-0900 (208) 323-2551 http://www.hp.com  User Reviews Be the first to write a review of this product Want more information about a topic you found of interest while reading this article? Type a word or phrase that identifies the topic and click "Search" to find relevant articles from within our editorial database. Enter A Subject (key words or a phrase): ALL Words (‘digital’ AND ‘photography’) ANY Words (‘digital’ OR ‘photography’) Exact Match ('digital photography'- all words MUST appear together) Home      Copyright & Legal Information      Privacy Policy      Site Map      Contact Us Copyright © 2010 Sandhills Publishing Company U.S.A. All rights reserved.