We recognize that the DigitDia 7000 is not an extreme sprinter, however, it is faster than its predecessor: With the former DigitDia 6000 a 5000 ppi scan took 6:50 minutes. The new DigitDia 7000 is about one minute faster at the same scan resolution. End even at the double scan resolution it is not essentially slower than the predecessor. The film holders for the x66-Scan are separately available. With a second slide holder or film strip holder you can load it while the first one is inside the scannner. Additionally to the standard film holders there is an optional instamatic film holder for the x66-scan. In our online shop film holders for the reflecta x66-scan are available. The image quality of the reflecta x66-Scan For the sake of completeness it should be noted that the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000, in conjunction with the optionally available film roll adapter SA-30, as the only alternative, can also handle entire film rolls. In terms of price and quality, this combination ranges in a completely different league. Scanning 35mm framed slides with the Reflecta RPS 10M If one makes a scan with Reflecta's xScan using the highest resolution of 1800 dpi, then one receives a picture with an effective resolution of 1500 dpi. This means that the scan of a 35mm format (36x24 mm) has 3 megapixels of picture information. Good film scanners retrieve 10-20 megapixels from 35mm images.

Besides the Reflecta RPS 10M only the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED, in conjunction with the optional Adapter SA-30, can process entire film rolls at once. All other film scanners are limited to six images. So when scanning images with the Reflecta x66-Scan, there is no waiting time during a preview scan or a fine scan, which is common with film scanners. Most of the time is spent loading the films into the film holders and positioning them precisely in the scanner. Summary, Conclusion Aber nun zum Gerät selbst: Der Reflecta x66-Scan ist ein Multiformatscanner, der mit zahlreichen Filmtypen umgehen kann. Mit dem standardmäßigen Mittelformat-Halter kann man Mittelformat-Filme (Typ 120) in den Formaten 6x4.5 bis 6x9cm digitalisieren. Zum Mittelformat-Halter gehört noch ein Einsatz, mit dem man den Scanbereich auf 4x4cm 127-Filme reduzieren kann. Ein Diahalter kann 6 gerahmte Kleinbild-Dias im Querformat aufnehmen, und ein Filmstreifenhalter kann einen Filmstreifen bis zu einer Länge von 6 Bildern aufnehmen. The Reflecta xScan is delivered with little but complete equipment. Thus one receives additionally to the scanner a film holder for a 35mm film strip with up to 6 pictures and a film holder for up to 3 framed 35mm slides. There's also an included CD with the Twain driver software, as well as the picture-processing and -viewing program ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6. Operating instructions in German and other languages come with it too. The USB connection cable is firmly connected with the device - so one can't exchange it. That's already it about the provided accessories - but one doesn't need more. A power cable or a power supply is not needed, since the scanner is receiving the power through the USB-connection.

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With those all popular magazine types are provided. Those who have archived their slides in other kinds of exotic magazine types have to re-sort them willy-nilly. The scanner transport works best with the Reflecta CS magazines which is not surprising since that kind of magazines are Reflecta's own magazines. However, you can not depend on scanning a whole magazine of 100 slides in one go. The device has an integrated CMOS chip. With this, it photographs the inserted film like a digital camera. The CMOS chip has 14 megapixels and thus corresponds to an average smartphone camera. According to the manufacturer, the maximum resolution is 4584x3056 pixels. This resolution is independent of the film format, i.e. a 24x36mm 35mm film is reproduced with the same number of pixels as a 6x9cm medium format film. An interpolation mode is used to increase the resolution to 22 megapixels, but this only increases the image size, not the sharpness. Angegeben wird vom Hersteller eine optische Auflösung von 14 Megapixeln. Unser USAF Target wurden auch mit den dafür nötigen 4584x3056 Pixel abgespeichert, somit sind in unserem Scan 14 Megapixel enthalten. Mit Hile des USAF-Targets können wir jedoch feststellen, welche effektive Auflösung der Scanner tatsächlich liefert. The Reflecta DigitDia 7000 achieves an effective resolution of about 4880 ppi at a nominal resolution of 10.000 ppi. So it does not even achieve 50% of its nominal resolution in practice. Effectively one gets about 31,8 million effective pixels from a 35mm slide.

Lastly, we will go into the possibiliy of generating RAW-Scans in SilverFast. For this matter, there's the Versions SE Archive Suite and Archive Suite. Both variants contain the SilverFast HDR Software in addition to the standard scan software. With all three Variants of te SilverFast Scansoftware, RAW files (which are called HRD in SilverFast) can be generated. In the case of color images, these RAW files will have either 48bit or 64bit, the latter's higher bit depth being due to the fact that they hold the additional infrared channel as well. Each channel has a bit depth of 16Bit - making for a total of 64Bit.

Start-up and scanning with the reflecta x66-Scan

The Reflecta RPS 10M boasts a nominal resolution of 10.000 ppi. We can assuredly predict the actual value to amount to 50% of this number. The precise value shall be determined in our resolution test. There are no surprises to be expected in terms of density range, neither, as the producer states the value to be Dmax=4.2. Just like it's forerunner, the RPS 7200, the 10M is equipped with a USB 2.0 port. The matching cable is included in the box. It is reasonable to ask why the Scanner was not fittet with a USB 3.0 port instead. Considering the fact that the data transfer takes up only a tiny fraction of the scanning time, the USB 2.0 port remains a valuable option to make do with. The film holder for framed slides can take up to three slides at the same time. They have simply to be placed side-correct in the opened holder and then the cover needs to be closed. The film holder makes a quite instable impression, but is besides that easy to handle. Der geringe Kontrastumfang des x66-Scan macht sich immer dann bemerkbar, wenn auf dem Bild sehr dunkle oder sehr helle Stellen sind oder wenn auf einem Bild sowohl sehr dunkle als auch sehr helle Partien enthalten sind. Wer mit dem Reflecta x66Scan ein normales Urlaubsfoto oder ein Familienbild scannt, erhält einen akzeptablen Scan, weil dabei der Kontrastumfang keine große Rolle spielt. Die Scangeschwindigkeit des Reflecta x66-Scan

The Reflecta x66-Scan works completely independent of a PC. As with a digital camera, the captured images are stored on an SD memory card, but this is not included with the scanner. SD cards with a size of up to 128 gigabytes are supported. This should also be enough for mass scans. Thus, the device works PC-independently and is powered via a mini-USB power supply. The device is operated via 5 push buttons on the front of the device and via a display on the top of the device. The display has a size of 4.3 inches (10.9 cm) and is also used to display the scans. The device can also be connected to an external monitor via an HDMI-A cable. The Reflecta RPS 10M features both a single slide slot for scanning one slide at a time, as well as a means to automatically load and batch scan 35mm film strips and 35mm roll films. This said, it's one of the few film scanners offering the possibility of digitizing entire film rolls. The mechanics are the same as in the predecessor model: film strips are inserted sideways and then drawn in automatically. In addition, the film can then be moved manually via the hard keys on the scanner case. Film strips should contain at least three images, otherwise they might get caught in the process. The upper limit of images for batch scanning amounts to 36 images - perfectly adequate for standard 35mm films. Since framed slides are inserted directly into the slot at the front of device, there is no need for film holders. The connection to the computer works with an USB 2.0 interface at the DigitDia 7000. A Firewire interface, which was included at the older DigitDia 4000, is not available any more. The USB 2.0 standard is downward compatible, i.e. you can connect the DigitDia also with an USB 1.0 interface. However, it is better to use a USB 2.0 interface, since large data amounts have to be transferred to the computer after scanning a slide. Wouldn't it be advisable for the manufacturer to change to a modern USB 3.0 interface? No! Of course, USB 3.0 is much faster than USB 2.0, however, considering the scan times of several minutes, a reduction in the data transfer in the range of a second would not be noticeable.

In the scan of the USAF test chart (image to the left) the horizontal lines of the element 6.3 and the vertical lines of the element 6.4 are still distinguishable. According to our resolution chart, this means an effective resolution of approximately 4300 dpi. Comparing to the appointed 5000 ppi, the Reflecta RPS 10M reaches 86% of it's nominal resolution. The predecessor RPS 7200 yields a mere 3800 ppi (of the appointed 7200), which equals only 53% of the nominal resolution. This means a significant increase in effective resolution as well as a significant percental increase towards the predecessor model. Due to the high efficiency of 86% of the nominal resolution, the image files are not as bloated as they used to be with the RPS 7200. CyberView does indeed offer only little manual control. Instead, there are lot's of automatic functions at disposal. Next to auto exposure, auto balance, auto contrast and auto color, there's even auto cut. A good deal of functions which all work more or less. As with all automatic correction features, one should never rely on them to actually improve the pictures. The reddish evening light, for exapmle, can never be interpreted as such by an auto-correcting function. Neither can be the yellow warmth of candlelight on a christmas tree, which is why such features should be treated with caution. For this there is a small selection of picture processing functions. These are divided into different groups. In "adapting" one finds tools e.g. for adjusting brightness, contrast and sharpness, color corrections, the automatic or manual red-eye- removal and the cropping and free rotation of pictures. Next, the scansoftware is launched. In the case of SilverFast, the user is prompted to enter a serial number. The latter can usually be found in the lower section of the booklet inside the SilverFast software-box. Once this is done, the software opens up and the scanning can begin. Scanning film strips with the Reflecta RPS 10M The procedure for installation of the DigitDia 7000 is known from most other USB devices: First you install the software. For this the provided DVD is put into the DVD drive and follow the instructions displayed on the screen. When the installation is finished the scanner can be connected to the PC via USB 2.0 and to the electric circuit.