Epson UK Press Release

Epson® introduces the Perfection 4490 Photo, combining outstanding quality with ease of use for the ultimate home scanner

The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo incorporates Digital ICE Technology, to ensure that even scratched films can be restored to their former glory.

August 2005: Gone are the days when complicated software was needed to remove scratches, and dust on film. Launching at £199 the Epson Perfection 4490 is the only scanner in its class to feature Digital ICE technology, guaranteed to restore old or damaged film easily and efficiently. With a resolution of 4800 x 9600 dpi, the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo also ensures that the scan results are as finely detailed as the original.

The Epson Perfection 4490 Photo will scan and save all of your 35mm and medium format film as photographic images - avoiding the risk of damaging or losing these precious memories. The integrated Transparency Unit (TPU) can support up to twelve 35mm frames, four 35mm slides or one medium format film up to 6 x 12cm. All these formats can be scanned and saved with ease. The Perfection 4490 Photo will automatically detect whether the film is positive or negative, colour or black and white. The Preview mode even allows you to see the image exactly as it would appear in a photograph.

Four feature buttons on the front of the scanner allow you to scan the image as a PDF, attach it in an email or copy it simply by pressing one button. Epson scan software even has the ability to automatically orientate your photographs or documents, even if it is not placed on the panel squarely, taking the guesswork out of the scanning process.

An Automatic Document Feeder is available as an option. The feeder fits neatly on top of the scanner, and allows you to scan up to 30 A4 sheets. Using this negates the need to manually place the documents on the scanner bed one at a time.

For enhancement of images before and after scanning, the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo offers a feature packed software bundle that includes Adobe ® Photoshop® Elements 3.0, ABBYY® FineReader® Sprint 6 and Epson Creativity Suite software. And with a new black and silver casing, it is a stylish addition to any home or office.

Richard Bayliss, Consumer Sales and Marketing Manager, said: “The Digital ICE technology integrated in the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo not only gives you the high performance capabilities of a 4800dpi medium format flatbed scanner but also the capacity to restore scratched and damaged film.”

Epson Perfection 4490 Photo key feature summary:
·      Automatically remove dust and scratches on film using Digital ICE Technology
·      Built-in transparency unit (TPU) for positive and negative scanning of 35mm film, slides and medium format films (up to 6 x 12cm)
·      One touch scanning for PDF, emails and copies
·      4800 x 9600dpi for sharper images
·      Includes Epson Creativity Suite, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 3.0 and ABBYY®  FineReader®  Sprint 6, Version 5 for Mac
·      High speed USB 2.0 interface
·      Optional Automatic Document Feeder for scanning multiple documents.
·      RRP £199 inc VAT