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Plustek OpticFilm 8100

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User ratings:
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3.8 out of 5
69 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.8 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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4 editorial reviews
Expert review of the Plustek OpticFilm 8100 film scanner.Read more
The Plustek OpticFilm 8100 film scanner delivers reasonably high-quality scans, but it lacks hardware-based dust and scratch removal and requires some effort to get good scans.Read more
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Pros

  • The software is easy to use and you can easily use it without any hassle
  • Opticfilm 8200 is overall a good experience
  • Build quality This film scanner seems built quite well

Cons

  • 35mm slide and negative film
  • scans are not off standard s
  • Little to no automation in software

Key specs

  • CCD
  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • AC
  • no
  • 7200, 7200 dpi

Plustek OpticFilm 8100 - Pros & Cons

Plustek OpticFilm 8100

Pros

  • The software is easy to use and you can easily use it without any hassle
  • Opticfilm 8200 is overall a good experience
  • Build quality This film scanner seems built quite well
  • strip film carrier does an excellent job of holding film flat
  • can scan up to 7200 dpi resolution and delivers on dynamic range
  • it can realize great quality scans
  • It has a good software bundle with it
  • The mechanics of scanning are also easy
  • easy to line up correctly
  • the software is easy to use and the scanner provides very acceptable image quality
  • WorkflowPilot has been a great help getting started

Cons

  • 35mm slide and negative film
  • scans are not off standard s
  • Little to no automation in software
  • No hardware-based dust and scratch removal
  • lack of this feature is somewhat inconsistent with the professional-level
  • lack of a fixation for the slide holder
  • for scanning really large film archives at high resolution settings
  • to detect dust marks and scratches based on their colour
  • to fiddle too much with settings
  • the choices are limited
  • The hinges are on the shorter side

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Plustek OpticFilm 8100 - Full Specifications

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General
Sensor typeCCD
Duplex scanningyes
Colour scanningyes
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Dimensions
Width4.72 in
Height4.69 in
Depth10.71 in
Weight3.53 lb
Scanning surface (depth)1.0 in
Scanning surface (width)1.45 in
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Technical details
Scan driversTWAIN
Light sourceLED
Density3.6D
Colour depth48.0 bit
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Connectivity
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0
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USB version2.0
Firewireno
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Design
Colour of productBlue
Built-in displayno
Button functionsScan
Document feederno
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Scan details
Maximum scan size135 x 35 mm
Maximum resolution7200 x 7200 dpi
Supported media typesPlastic card
Infrared scanningno
Output monochrome depth1.0 bit
Output greyscale depth8.0 bit
Output colour depth24.0 bit
Input colour depth48.0 bit
Scan to
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  • Image
Scan file formats
  • JPG
  • PDF
  • TIFF
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Compatibility
Minimum RAM2048.0 mB
Platform
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Power supply typeAC
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