The Shape of the Future of Affordable Superior Film Scanning is Here.
Meet the sleek and stylish new standard in affordable desktop film scanning, the Cano Scan FS4000US. Canon "Know How " makes it easy and quick to get rich, clean, and detailed digital files, fast from 35mm and APS (Advanced Photo System) small-format film originals. It's the perfect way for the photographer or Small Office/Home Office user to make better photo enlargements, brochures, newsletters, business documents, web pages, and more. And the new sleek, styled curves of the FS4000US will be a welcome addition in your workspace, too.
Canon's imaging expertise has delivered the ultimate in professional film scanning technology. The CanoScan FS4000US has an optical resolution of 4000 dpi with 42 bit colour depth and scans from 35mm, APS and slides. With the latest FARE technology it provides infrared detection of minor imperfections or dust on originals for automatic retouching.
This compact desktop scanner has a switchable USB/SCSI interface and offers superfast throughput with automatic film type, continuous batch scanning, auto focus and automatic colour adjustment.
4000-dpi Resolution, 14-bit A/D Conversion, USB and SCSI Interfaces and FARE Scratch and Dust Removal Make it the Most Advanced Scanner in its Class
The FS4000US scanner accepts 35mm and Advanced Photo System films, including slide film, and helps consumers bridge the gap between analog and digital imaging by providing a means of downloading conventional photographs into a computer for creating prints, Photo CD's, email and personal web sites.
CCD Color Image Sensor
The FS4000US performs primary scanning using a 3-line CCD color image sensor. This sensor is a 1-chip photoelectric conversion element with an array of three lines of receptor elements, each with a built-in filter for R (red), G (green) or B (blue), along with scanning function circuits. Primary scans are at 4,000-dpi resolution, and use 4,000 of the CCD's 5,400 pixels in the vertical scanning direction. Light passing through the film is formed into an image on the CCD, converted into voltages, and output to the signal-processing circuits as signals in each of the RGB colors. Each of the RGB colors is controlled independently by the CCD, which has a built-in electronic shutter for correct exposure so that it can acquire optimal exposure data for both negative and slide film.
Image Retouching and Enhancement
The FS4000US scanner uses new hardware and software independently developed by Canon to detect dust and scratches on the film and correct those defects in the resulting image file. FARE (Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement) detects flaws by comparing an image scanned by infrared light with one scanned by visible light. While the scan made with visible light includes dust and flaws on the film's surface as part of the color data, the infrared scan shows image defects only. By superimposing both scans, the scanner can determine the exact position and size of the flaws, and correct them. FARE can be manually turned on and off by the user.
Film Advance and Autofocus Features
The scanner advances film automatically using both a film holder advance and film advance housing movement. The 35mm filmstrip holder or slide mount holder is advanced by meshing the flat gear on the bottom of either film holder with the feed gears located on the scanner. The film advance movement, in contrast, moves the film holder (35mm filmstrip holder, slide mount holder, or APS film cartridge holder) that is set in the film advance housing, providing a secondary scan in the main scan sequence.
