Specifications

MINOLTA
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III
2820 dpi 35mm & APS Film Scanner
Combining fast USB 2.0 connectivity, high-quality but easy scanning operation, the
affordable Dimâge Scan Dual III offers first-time as well as advanced users, an eco-
nomical and versatile way to scan positives and negatives in either 35mm or APS for-
mat as well as mounted 35mm film slides. It offers fast, high-resolution scans up to
2,820 dpi in under 60 seconds with 16-bit A/D conversion, wide 4.8 dynamic range and
automatic dust removal to produce sharp, detailed images from a wide variety of film
sources. The Pixel-Polish tab allows automated or custom corrections to be made to
an image, and user-friendly Easy Scan Utility’s continuous scanning and automatic
image correction simplifies the whole scanning process. So whether you’re scanning
for e-mail, a web page or print, these features combined with accurate color reproduc-
tion and precise autofocus make the Dimâge Scan Dual III an ideal choice.
High Quality Scans
◆ When it comes to digital imaging, more
pixels mean more detail. The Dimâge Scan
Dual III features a sensor capable of scan-
ning at up to 2,820 dpi resolution for
sharp, crisp, detailed images. This also
means, full-frame images scanned from
35mm film have over 10 million pixels --
more than enough resolution for a high
quality A4 size 300 dpi print.
◆ With 16-bit A/D conversion the DiMAGE
Scan Dual III is able to distinguish 65,536
tonal gradations for each color channel—
allowing it to reproduce the rich varia-
tions in color with all the depth and sub-
tlety of the original film image.
◆ With a wide dynamic range of 4.8, (the
ability of the scanner to record the densi-
ty range of the film) the DiMAGE Scan
Dual III can reproduce all the fine tones in
slide film from the rich shadows to the
brilliant highlights. Multi-sample scanning
further improves the scan data by reduc-
ing random noise.
◆ The real test for a film scanner is how
well it can produce an image from color
negative film. Because of the film’s inher-
ent latitude and the differences between
the densities and contrast of the cyan,
magenta, and yellow layers, scanning can
be a challenge. The DiMAGE Scan Dual III
uses state-of-the-art, negative-to-positive
conversion technology to ensure effort-
less reproduction of these types of films.
High Performance
◆ The versatile Dimâge Scan Dual III can
scan both 35mm sleeved and mounted,
positive and negative film in color and
black & white. With the optional AD-10
APS Adapter, the Scan Dual II is also com-
patible with APS film. As an added advan-
tage, index scans and continuous scan-
ning of the entire APS film cassette can be
performed with a single click.
◆ The Auto Dust Brush function uses soft-
ware processing to quickly and automati-
cally clean your image. This will save time
and the trouble of doing this tedious task
with an image editing software.
◆ Image Correction Job saves the correc-
tion settings of an image, so you can
apply them to another preview image.
This makes the retouch and comparison
process much easier.
◆ For versatile exposure compensation, the
AE Area Lock adjusts the exposure based
on a selected area.
◆ Pixel Polish makes automatic or custom
image corrections by a simple click.
Selectable custom correction includes
restoring faded color, color cast adjust-
ment, backlit, under/over exposure cor-
rection, and scene specific corrections.
◆ For added versatility, the HSL system
enables image correction by hue, satura-
tion, and lightness in addition to ordinary
R/G/B color balance adjustment.
Easy Scanning
◆ Batch processing large numbers of images
is simplified and streamlined. The Custom
Wizard automates the scanning process
for multiple images; images can be select-
ed and image processing and color
matching can be applied. Custom Wizard
settings can be saved and reused again
and again. And the scanner’s USB 2.0
interface makes transferring the large vol-
ume of image data a breeze (backwards
compatible with USB 1.1).
◆ A range of image-processing controls give
you the tools to enhance or manipulate
images. Variation palette makes adjusting
color, brightness, contrast, and saturation
easy by simply choosing the best image
from a group of slightly corrected sam-
ples. These can be adjusted using
palettes with sliders and input boxes.
◆ For advanced image processing, color and
contrast can be adjusted using tone
curves and histograms or calibrated by
defining the white, gray, and black points
within the image. And for creative effects,
the hue, saturation, and lightness palette
permits the colors in an image to be rotat-
ed and shifted within the color space.
◆ Up to six sleeved-frames and four mount-
ed-frames of 35mm film can be continu-
ously scanned using the included film
holders. APS film with up to 40 frames
can be scanned with the optional
Advanced Photo System Adapter AD-10.
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