Nikon CoolScan V ED Film Scanner | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  70 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Apple MacOS 9.1 or later
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 13 x 7
Warranty: Parts warranty 1yr, Labor warranty 1yr
MPN: 9239
Model: 9239
UPC: 018208900879
EAN: 0018208092390
ASIN: B0001DYTVW
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| Features:
| • | 4,000 dpi optical resolution, 4.2 density | | • | 14-bit A/D conversion, 8 or 16-bit output | | • | Scan speeds as fast as 38 seconds | | • | Digital ICE4 Advanced suite of image correction technologies | | • | USB interface, PC and Mac compatible |
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Amazon.com Product Description
A high-performance dedicated film scanner from Nikon, the CoolScan V ED offers high-quality scanning of 35mm slides, 35mm film strips, APS film (with optional IX240 film adapter), and prepared slides (with optional medical slide holder). The Scanner-Nikkor ED glass lens offers a 4,000 dpi optical resolution, while the 3,964-pixel linear CCD image sensor and 14-bit A/D input (8-/16-bit output) provide true-to-life, brilliant results. Nikon's own LED illumination technology ensures accurate color with no warm-up time or risk of heat damage. Scan times are as fast as 38 seconds including image transfer to display, and as fast as 14 seconds in preview mode. Automatic color/contrast compensation helps you achieve accurate results, while the ICE4 advanced digital image correction suite of technologies helps to restore old slides to their original glory. Additionally, the included Nikon Scan 4 software provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use interface for managing your scans. The CoolScan V ED has a convenient plug-and-play USB interface, while one-touch scan and preview buttons will have you scanning film in no time. PC and Mac compatible, the CoolScan V ED also comes backed with a one year limited warranty. What's in the Box
Scanner, CD-ROM, strip film adapter SA-21, slide feeder MA-21, instructions
Product Description
An economical, friendly, high-performance film scanner, the COOLSCAN V ED is designed to be easy to operate, even for first-time scanner users. A true optical resolution of 4,000 dpi and 14-bit A/D input conversion allow the scanner to produce scans at a level of quality previously only available with higher-priced models. Scan speed is also surprisingly fast - the COOLSCAN V ED can scan an image in only 38 seconds (including image transfer and display).Users who wish to print out images of films of scanned images or attach them to email, and also those who are involved in, or wish to begin, archiving of old and new films in digital image form - as well as personal or business web-page designers - will find the COOLSCAN V ED both simple to operate and long on quality. Flatbed scanners don't measure up when it comes to image quality. Further enhancing the value of the COOLSCAN V ED is a lineup of accessories that makes possible the scanning of various film types, including 35mm strips, slide mounts and IX-240 cartridges.High-resolution scanning at 4,000 dpi enables the production of strikingly detailed images. The 14-bit A/D input conversion and 8-/16-bit outputs deliver true, vibrant color. To ensure excellent overall image quality, the COOLSCAN V ED incorporates a high-quality CCD sensor.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 Nikon Coolscan is great investment October 8, 2008
Daniel Trimm (New Hampshire)
Easy to install and setup. Had it working within ten minutes after it came out of the box. Instruction manual easy to understand and it came with a quick start guide. A strip of four negatives utilizing ICE software takes about five minutes to scan. Scanning strips is done in auto mode and is a great convenience. Noise level is minor. Very satisfied with scanned images and operation of this film scanner.
Still available elsewhere at MSRP September 18, 2008
William Rogers (Colorado)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The coolscan V ED has been discontinued with no evident replacement in sight. As such, they are getting hard to find and the price seems to be going up (ie Adorama). You can still get them from Bestbuy for MSRP, plus tax and $6.00 shipping. Not such a bad deal. I may still opt for the 5000 and return my V that is en route. Any thoughts?? Actual review to follow.
UPDATE: Returned this scanner and got the 5000 with the F-210 batch scanner. So far, so good. Tracking resale prices on E-bay makes spending more to get the 16 bit scanner seem worth the price differential. The scans of some of my older slides are just simply breathtaking. Hope this helps.
Nikon Coolscan September 14, 2008
D. Settle (CA.)
I've just used this item briefly, however the slide scanning function is simple and easy.
As i understand it this item is supposed to correct for dirt, spots, scatches etc however I have not been able to see that as yet.
The scanned slides still required a lot of cleanup with Photoshop.
Small, functional and yeilds much better results than my flatbed scanner.
Very Pleased September 11, 2008
Wishy Washy (Huntsville, AL)
The software was intuitive and easy to set up. The quality of the scans is outstanding. I shoot a late model DSLR, and was surprised to see that this Nikon scanner produced nearly equivalent quality photos from my older film negatives (at least the good quality ones!) The digital ice, grain reduction and light leveling software were reasons for the excellent results (along with excellent optics). There were only two issues. Similar to a past Nikon digital camera, this scanner tends to exaggerate the red colors, which I had to tone down in Photoshop (but could be done with the scanning software). The scanner is also quite slow when scanning negatives. I was using a brand new 2.66 duo core IMAC with 4GB of RAM, and it took nearly 5 minutes per negative to scan and save the photo. I expected that scanning at 4000 dpi and using the digital ice and grain reduction would increase the time of the scan, but was surprised that saving the photo to the hard disk also took a long time. It is possible that the software was not optimized for Mac in general (it looks like a ported PC program) or that it was not optimized for the latest operating system (OS 10.5). These 2 issues aside, I was quite pleased with the quality of the scans and the ease of setup. I recommend this product (and a good book to read between scans).
Nikon CoolScan V ED September 2, 2008
URM (MI USA)
I really like the scanner. We are enjoying our old slides that have been collecting dust, now that they are on the computer. The Digital ICE4 Advanced suite of image correction is just wonderful. I would not buy/use any scanner that would not have this. Scanning takes time, especially as you need to scan single slide at a time, but worth it.
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