Minolta Scan Elite 5400 (Timings)

 First created on 21st Jul 2003.

I only do the tests that are relevant to me. When ICE is enabled, GD (Grain Dissolver) is automatically enabled. It is possible to enable GD without ICE, but I didn't test this combination.

I leave it to the individual to draw his/her own conclusion.

Timing Test Suite 1

Film is Fuji Superia 400 (Color negative).

CPU Memory HD Connection
Pentium Xeon; 2.8 GHz (with Hyper-Threading) 512 MB 34 GB SCSI USB 2.0

OS Windows XP SP1
Software DiMage Scan 1.10
Running tasks JS Pager, one Explorer window, Task Manager

Settings Timings (seconds)
PPI Depth ICE/Grain Dissolver AF at scan Neg Auto Exp Multi-scan Delaya Adj Focusb Delayc Pre-scand Delay Scan Savee
5400 16-linear no yes yes no 10 9 4 14 7 1:02 9
2700 16-linear no yes yes no 10 8 5 15 7 1:04 <2
1350 16-linear no yes yes no 10 8 11 14 7 32 <1
5400 16-linear no yes yes 2x 11 8 44 15 16 2:07 6
5400 16-linear yes/yes yes yes no 10 8 46 52 9 8:07 6

Notes (common to all test suites)

The film holder is ejected and reinserted before each scan. Timing is inaccurate up to 2 secs, as it is by ear.

Important note: Scanning speed is observed to differ for different negative film! Other tests (not shown here) indicate that the Fuji Superia 100 is slower by 50%! It may not be film specific, but maybe more exposure time is needed for that particular strip of film.

Scanning seems a little bit slower when color matching is turned on.

a Timing starts once I click on the "Save" button.

b Total time. You can hear coarse stepping followed by a fine stepping.

c Sometimes, clicking can be heard. The program shows "Setting up" from time to time.

d I guess this is the exposure scan.

e Timing stops as soon as the message box disappears.

1 With pauses while scanning.

2 I forgot to time!

Timing Test Suite 2

Film is Fuji Superia 400 (Color negative).

CPU Memory HD Connection
Pentium Xeon; 2.8 GHz (with Hyper-Threading) 512 MB 34 GB SCSI USB 2.0

OS Windows XP SP1
Software DiMage Scan 1.10
Running tasks JS Pager, one Explorer window, Task Manager

Settings Timings (seconds)
PPI Depth ICE/Grain Dissolver AF at scan Neg Auto Exp Multi-scan Delaya Adj Focusb Delayc Pre-scand Delay Scan Savee
5400 16-bit no yes yes no 9 8 4 15 7 1:03 6
2700 16-bit no yes yes no 10 8 45 15 7 1:04 1
1350 16-bit no yes yes no 11 8 4 15 7 32 <1
5400 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 11 8 46 52 10 8:29 7
2700 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 10 9 13 51 10 8:32 2
1350 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 10 9 13 51 9 4:19 <1

Timing Test Suite 3

Film is Fuji Superia 400 (Color negative).

CPU Memory HD Connection
Pentium Xeon; 2.8 GHz (with Hyper-Threading) 512 MB 34 GB SCSI Firewire (IEEE 1394)

OS Windows XP SP1
Software DiMage Scan 1.10
Running tasks JS Pager, one Explorer window, Task Manager

Settings Timings (seconds)
PPI Depth ICE/Grain Dissolver AF at scan Neg Auto Exp Multi-scan Delaya Adj Focusb Delayc Pre-scand Delay Scan Savee
5400 16-bit no yes yes no 10 9 47 15 6 1:451 5
2700 16-bit no yes yes no 10 9 10 16 6 2:071 1
1350 16-bit no yes yes no 9 9 4 15 6 36 <1
5400 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 10 9 49 52 10 9:56 6
2700 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 10 8 6 51 10 9:57 1
1350 16-bit yes/yes yes yes no 10 9 50 52 10 4:57 <1

Timing Test Suite 4

Film is Fuji Superia 400 (Color negative).

CPU Memory HD Connection
Notebook Pentium III; 700 MHz 512 MB 40 GB USB 1.1

OS Windows XP SP1
Software DiMage Scan 1.10
Running tasks JS Pager, one Explorer window, Task Manager

Settings Timings (seconds)
PPI Depth ICE/Grain Dissolver AF at scan Neg Auto Exp Multi-scan Delaya Adj Focusb Delayc Pre-scand Delay Scan Savee
5400 16-bit no yes yes no 10 8 3 15 8 4:411 28
5400 16-linear no yes yes no 12 7 4 15 7 4:411 26
2700 16-linear no yes yes no 10 8 51 16 8 4:411 6
1350 16-linear no yes yes no 10 8 13 15 7 1:091 2
5400 16-linear yes/yes yes yes no 10 8 17 52 8 10:07 -2

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