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WHAT'S HOT: The Microtek ScanMaker 6800 provides most of the same worthwhile features as its predecessor, the ScanMaker 6700-- including 48-bit color and 2400-dpi resolution, ample quick-start buttons, versatile software, and both FireWire and USB ports (the 6800 supports USB 2.0, upgraded from the 6700's USB 1.1). Like the 6700 (a former Best Buy), in addition to reflective materials the 6800 scans film (up to 4 by 5 inches) via its built-in transparency adapter, and it has a small but handy light box on top of the lid for previewing the film before scanning. But under the 6800's hood is a combination hardware-software feature that makes this scanner unique in its class: It's the first flatbed to employ Digital ICE (Image Correction and Enhancement), a photo restoration technology developed by Applied Science Fiction that automatically locates and corrects surface defects--such as dust, scratches, cracks, and tears- -as it scans. Previously, Digital ICE was available only in costlier, dedicated slide scanners and was applied strictly to film scans. The 6800 is the first scanner to apply the technology to photo prints--but it cannot apply Digital ICE to transparencies.
When we tried out the Digital ICE function,...