Customer Reviews for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Very user friendly; no computer is required.
Product Features:
The ImageBox Standalone is a very easy-to-use product providing 3-in-1 scanning feature.
User can scan photos, negative films and slides with just one lick without connecting with his/her computer or with very simple connection with his/her computer via regular USB cable.
It scans photos from passport size all the way to size 4” x 6” with superior image quality.
Ability to select a particular slide and save the image.
The 2.7” LCD screen and SD memory card slot allow the user to preview the scanned image and store the digital files right away.
The very unique TV out feature also allows users to share their beautiful memories with friends and families on the big screen.
Magic Touch Technology improves the image quality:
The ImageBox Standalone with Magic Touch technology improves the image quality by removing dust and scratches. It’s the Built-in hardware solution without software touch-up. Imagine the image quality improvement by eliminating the scratches and dust from the scanned images of slides and photo films that have been stored in the closet for years.
Product Highlights:
Easy to Use: As simple as taking a digital picture
Super Fast: Turn your stacks of 35 mm film, slides & 4x6 prints into digital format in no time
Great Image Quality: Proprietary color technology ensure no over-saturation or under exposure
Auto-switching Mode: Auto switching between film, slide and photo scanning
Image Resolution: 2400 dpi for 35 mm film and slides; 560 dpi for 4x6 photo prints
MagicTouch Technology: Dust and Scratch removal
Specifications:
Scanning Media: 35 mm film strip and mounted slides (Positive or negative, color or monochrome Photo prints up to 4 x 6 )
Image Sensor: 9 mega pixels CMOS sensor equals to 2,400 dpi for 35mm film / slides; 560 dpi for 4 x 6 photo prints
Output File Size: 12 MB in TIFF format; 24-bit color channel; File size in JPEG format is subject to compression setting
Interface: USB 2.0 only (USB 1.1 not supported)
Light Source: LED Back Light
Power: 5 V
Dimensions: 7.02" H x 8.93" W x 9.55" L; Weight: 3.97 lbs.
Package Contents:
ImageBox Stand Alone Scanner Unit
Printed Quick Installation Guide
USB 2.0 cable
Media Holders 1 for film strip, 1- for mounted slides, 1 for photo prints
Minimum System Requirements ( If you choose to use the product with computer )
Windows:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, 32-bit or 64-bit, USB 2.0 port
CPU: Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, Intel Mobile 1.5 GHz, AMD 2.0 GHz or higher processor
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Disk free space: 5 GB or greater
Color monitor with 16-bit, Mac millions of colors
Color video card 1,024 x 768 monitor resolution
Microsoft DirectX 9 compatible display driver
MAC:
Mac OS X (10.4 and up), INTEL based Processor, PowerPC NOT SUPPORTED, USB 2.0 port
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo, Speed 1.8 GHz
Memory/RAM -1 GB, 667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM
Display 1024 x 768 min. monitor resolution, Millions of Colors
CD ROM Drive
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Model: Imagebox 9MPST
Average Customer Rating:
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71 of 115(62%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Review 1 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
historicalbuff
Date:April 6, 2013
Does not work for me
"I ordered one of these and it would not power on. I conferred with the Costco technical Support Service and the technical support service for the manufacturer and they agreed, and I returned the unit. The second one would power up but would not display the menu."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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CentralVA
Location:Central Virginia
Date:January 5, 2013
Half works
Pros: aren't any, it's returnable
Cons: cheap imported plastic box, does not perform as advertised
Model Number: Imagebox9MPST
"Out of the box, poor manual notwithstanding, I was able to scan prints. That's all. Slide/negative portion does not work. The "Film" menu does not come up when switched, nor do the slides show. (White, detachable film cover has been removed.) This is not even a good paperweight. It will be returned tomorrow.
Wished there was a rating of "0" stars."
Wished there was a rating of "0" stars."
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Review 3 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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scm2
Location:LA, CA
Date:December 1, 2012
POC as a slide scanner
Pros: sets up easy
Cons: it does not do a good job.
Model Number: Imagebox plus
"If you are planning on scanning slides or negatives do not buy this. I did not try it on prints. The slide holder is difficult to slide. Also the image quantity is poor. I am going to try some other film scanners as I have 1000's of slides to scan and I do not want to waste my time on something that does not do a good job. I am returning this film scanner."
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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Heinz
Location:San Diego
Date:November 28, 2012
Consider if the weak points are important!
Pros: low price to scan useable image files
Cons: inprecise and cumbersome to scannegatives.
Model Number: Imagebox Plus
"It worked out of the box. You would most likely not need any instructions to operate this. (Have not read them to opine.)
The film holder and the process crops the full image on the negative, that can be a problem if important parts of the image are close to a border. there is little leeway to adjust.
I was scanning old negatives and the color corrections are useless, just use your customary editing program.
The film holder and the process crops the full image on the negative, that can be a problem if important parts of the image are close to a border. there is little leeway to adjust.
I was scanning old negatives and the color corrections are useless, just use your customary editing program.
The film holder holds 6 negatives, if you have uncut rolls of negatives, you will need to cut them into maximum 12 exposure strips and scan 6 upside down, since you are not able to lead with the overhanging images.
The loading process of strip film is less than ideal and the alignment is inprecise,
Do not have the idea that the scanned images will be of commercial value, they will preserve mementos in a digital format to casually observe and share, printing from them will not give you crisp photos, even with high quality negatives.
Higher resolution and larger files would be nice, but for the money ...
The maximum 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 print scanner is also a limiting obstacle if you don't have the negatives.
The loading process of strip film is less than ideal and the alignment is inprecise,
Do not have the idea that the scanned images will be of commercial value, they will preserve mementos in a digital format to casually observe and share, printing from them will not give you crisp photos, even with high quality negatives.
Higher resolution and larger files would be nice, but for the money ...
The maximum 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 print scanner is also a limiting obstacle if you don't have the negatives.
This is NOT a precision machine the parts are plastic of reasonable quality.
If you have thousands of negatives to scan you get quicker set-up with another filmholder that can be ordered.
For the time effort and quality you can take the negs to Costco's photo department, they do a better job at a fair price."
If you have thousands of negatives to scan you get quicker set-up with another filmholder that can be ordered.
For the time effort and quality you can take the negs to Costco's photo department, they do a better job at a fair price."
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
g0502g
Location:Indiana
Date:August 21, 2012
Great Scanner
"I like that pictures can be scanned on to a SD card and no computer is needed.
The scanner can be used anywhere.
Now I have to decide what to do with all of these old pictures!"
The scanner can be used anywhere.
Now I have to decide what to do with all of these old pictures!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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Bahama
Location:S.E. Michigan
Date:August 19, 2012
Figure it out and your and throw away manual
Pros: easy once you figure everything out
Cons: lousy manual but typical of translated manuals
Model Number: LCD 9
"great product. Instruction manual leaves a lot to be desired....slide/film strips require some effort to insert and move... nervous first time...afraid to force it. Manual no help.
Once you figure it all out(on your own)the operation is simple with great results. Easy to transfer to SD card and then import to computer"
Once you figure it all out(on your own)the operation is simple with great results. Easy to transfer to SD card and then import to computer"
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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SgtMom
Location:California
Date:August 6, 2012
works great
Pros: low price easy and fast
Model Number: Image Box 9PM
"I thought I might have to return this to get one that worked from other reviewers, but the one I got works great. Much easier and faster then using my printer to scan photos and slides. It's handy that it doesn't need to be connected to a computer and stores on a photo card. I can take it relatives' houses and scan any photos I want, quick and easy."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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SDBikeGuy
Location:San Diego
Date:August 6, 2012
Disappointment
"Trouble with device out of the box. Not worth the effort to work out. Disappointing quality, returned it."
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
54MISUST
Location:Sacramento, Ca
Date:August 6, 2012
Very useful
Pros: easy to use, easy to store, worked on old slides
Cons: haven't had time to find any cons
Model Number: 226AF01A00713
"I have collected so many old family pictures, slides, & some negatives that scanning into my computer is so time consuming that this product caught my eye immediately. I have used it only to get the feel down but found it was very useful and easy. Now I will follow some hints in others' reviews to get me started and organized. (I.e. sorting scans by families and events to make it easier to make files or DVDs)"
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Review 10 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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Anonymous
Location:Denver, CO
Date:August 1, 2012
Just what I expected
Pros: very easy to use, can scan pictures slides and negatives
Cons: can't view without card, directions aren't very useful
"I am having so much fun going down memory lane with the use of the scanner. Pictures of my childhood were all on slides and I had no way to really look at them. I have now scanned about 100 slides in the past 2 days and have them on my computer. The scanner is a bit confusing in the beginning but it didn't really take long to figure out how to do it. One frustration would be that you cannot view the pictures without the card."
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Review 11 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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gkwizman
Location:Pittsburgh, PA
Date:July 30, 2012
Good scanner for small photo's
Pros: great scan's
Cons: must copy to the sd card vice pc
Model Number: ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
"Scanner works great on Windows 7. Only disappointment I have is that you have to have a SD card installed in order for it to work, and then you can only scan to the card. Though it has a usb connection, you can only copy the picture files from the card to the computer. You cannot copy directly to the computer."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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OnlineBuyer101
Location:CA
Date:July 28, 2012
Such as bad product
Pros: you can always return to costco!
Cons: very poor quality
Model Number: ImageBox Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
"Very easy to use but the quality is very bad. Don't waste time with this product."
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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mexmara
Location:Santa Maria, Ca
Date:July 26, 2012
Not a wise choice
Pros: you can always return to costco!
Cons: didn't work
Model Number: Image Box Stand-alone MP film scanner
"I ordered this from costco even after reading the good and bad reviews. I figured I would give it a try, unfortunately, I was able to make it work properly or it just didn't work. I think it was that it didn't work, the photos were blurry and only partially coming through.... Next time I will pick something that has a better review. This did not."
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Review 14 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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CustomerXXX
Location:California
Date:July 24, 2012
OK but with limitations
Pros: inexpensive for numerous transfers
Cons: some loss of quality
"It works.......however, some of the digiital photos produced are over exposed with light. The brightness control minimaly works. Also, some loss of picture quality is lost in the process."
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Review 15 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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vignesmv
Location:San Francisco, CA
Date:July 23, 2012
"misleading instructions and expectations of values and functions."
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Review 16 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
Oldtech
Location:California
Date:July 21, 2012
Maybe a winner
Pros: good slide image
Cons: manual is almost worthless, may take several tries to get firmware to work.
Model Number: Model Imagebox 9MPST
"This scanner may or may not work upon initial setup it took me several tries to get the units firmware to realize that I wanted it to be in the slide scan mode. Once I got scanners firmware to recognize slides and got used to the manual feeder the product scans a slide well enough to watch it on a 47" television. If the unit continues to be intermittent I will return it otherwise it is the best slide scanner I have found for the money thus far. You will need to purchase an SD card to use the unit. I found the manual to be confusing and almost worthless."
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Review 17 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
Strawberry
Location:Missouri
Date:July 20, 2012
Good Quality and Easy to Use
Model Number: Image Box 9MP Stand Alone Scanner
"This product was easy to use and has very good quality. I like that it does not require a computer to use and is portable. I wish it was a bit smaller and scanned larger than 4X6 but I really like the product."
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Review 18 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
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AiDiem
Location:Houston
Date:July 20, 2012
Little machine that can do a good job.
Pros: good resolution
Cons: a little slow
Model Number: 558623
"This little scanner is doing an excellent job for photos/film/slides. It is a little slow, but will hold a lot of pictures in a SD card."
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Review 19 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
elrey44
Location:Tucson, AZ
Date:July 20, 2012
Don't Buy This Item
Model Number: ImageBox Stand-Alone 9 MegaPixal
"I have been looking for a device to transfer 35 mm pictures to digital for several years and have purchased items from Kodac, hp, and the ImageBox Stand-alone. The most recent was the ImageBox; once again it was a disappointment. Pictures it produces are dark, dank, and generally poor quality. I RETURNED THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY!"
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Review 20 for ImageBox ™ Stand-alone 9 Megapixel Film Scanner
Rating:
Dezi
Date:July 20, 2012
Image Box
Pros: very quick scan
"Converting our childrens slides.
Great product. Resolution is great and scan is quick. Dont need to be attached to computer while scanning. Very pleased. I wish the rack holding the slides could hold more slides."
Great product. Resolution is great and scan is quick. Dont need to be attached to computer while scanning. Very pleased. I wish the rack holding the slides could hold more slides."
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