We then recorded the time it took to scan an 8-by-10-inch photo at 600 dpi, as well as the time it took to scan a 4-by-6-inch photo at 1,200 dpi. We recorded the time it took the MFP to print a 1-page Word document and a 10-page Word document, as well as the time it took to print a 22MB Photoshop image and a 4-page PDF. How We Tested: We ran all tests with the multifunction device connected via USB 2.0 to a 2.66GHz Mac Pro with Mac OS X 10.5.3 installed and 1GB of RAM. Scale = Superior, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor
Copies of our test photo lacked sharpness and had a slight green colorcast. A copy of a magazine cover turned out very well, with accurate colors, saturated blacks, and good-looking text. The scans lacked some detail in darker areas of the photo, but did a good job capturing details in our resolution test target. The CM1312nfi prints documents at 600 dpi, and the scanner can scan letter-sized documents with a resolution as high as 1,200 dpi at 24 bits.Īlthough it’s not meant to be a fine art scanner-offering only 1,200 dpi, 24-bit scanning, and no transparency unit-the scans from the CM1312nfi were of Good quality, with colors in our photo scan tending to be a bit blue but pleasing overall. HP’s method made it a little difficult for us to run our usual timed tests, as there is no way to control the amount of horizontal area scanned there’s only a vertical slider that allows you to approximate the length of your document, which is not easy to do with odd-sized documents when you can’t see them.
Most scanning software first performs a quick, low-resolution preview scan you then set the area you want scanned and set the resolution and the like, and then perform the scan. The CM1312nfi then scans the entire letter-sized scan bed, and you crop, rotate, and so on before saving the scan to a folder or to an e-mail program. With the CM1312nfi, you start with a blank scanning window, then pick the type of document you want to scan and the settings. Once installed, the software scanner driver is easy enough to use, but differs from most scanning software I’ve encountered.
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