Image samples: HP Scanjet G4050

Image samples from the HP Scanjet G4050 six-channel flatbed scanner.

Few frills

The Scanjet's driver is very basic yet deceptively difficult to use. For instance, rather than providing an eyedropper tool for one-click color balance, you have to navigate the tiny color wheel. In addition, it separates the settings for resolution and scaling, providing no feedback link between them, and HP does not provide an adequate description of what the various parameters affect.

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