--- product_id: 1154385 title: "Automated 35MM Slide Scanner" brand: "pacific image electronics" price: "€ 174.20" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/1154385-automated-35mm-slide-scanner store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # USB 2.0 Connectivity 48-bit Color Depth Batch Scan 50 Slides Automated 35MM Slide Scanner **Brand:** pacific image electronics **Price:** € 174.20 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 📼 Scan, Share, Shine! Your memories deserve the spotlight. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Automated 35MM Slide Scanner by pacific image electronics - **How much does it cost?** € 174.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1154385-automated-35mm-slide-scanner) ## Best For - pacific image electronics enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted pacific image electronics brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Flawless Finish:** Magic Touch technology removes dust and scratches, ensuring pristine images. - • **Unmatched Clarity:** Experience stunning detail with 5000dpi resolution for every scan. - • **Preserve Your Legacy:** Digitize your slides and share them with family and friends in a snap! - • **Seamless Connectivity:** Easily connect via USB 2.0 for quick and efficient transfers. - • **Transform Your Memories:** Effortlessly batch scan 50 slides at once, preserving your cherished moments. ## Overview The Automated 35MM Slide Scanner allows you to batch scan up to 50 mounted slides at a time with a remarkable 5000dpi resolution. Featuring advanced Magic Touch technology for dust and scratch removal, this scanner ensures your images are preserved in their best form. With USB 2.0 connectivity, transferring your digitized memories has never been easier. ## Description Pacific Image PowerSlide 5000 Film Scanner PS5000 Slide & Film Scanners Review: Non-functional product - I purchased 2 of these scanners. The first one did not work straight out of the box. The second one worked okay for a few trays, then it started cutting off the left side. The tappet is misaligned; it does not place the slide in the right position. The mechanical design is ridiculous. I was sent instructions for correcting this. I followed these instructions several times, to no avail. I would say DEFINITELY STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. It is all advertising and no functionality. I would never buy anything from Pacific Electronics again. Review: PowerSlide 5000 - UPDATE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - UPDATE Oct. 2012 - It's the good and the great! OK - this unit does an outstanding job of scanning 35mm slides after all. I have now scanned about 1,000 slides, and the results are stunning. My wife and I are now enjoying these old memories on a high definition TV screen. I've experienced slide feed errors of only about 1 in 1,000. Much different that my original experience. As other another reviewer noted, to make this unit work successfully you need to plan to spend many hours of trial and error effort. Furthermore, at least two additional purchases are needed - VueScan Professional software and a Paximat Model 100S slide carousel. The slide trays that came with the PowerSlide 5000 (and the free tray included with my purchase) just don't work for cardboard-mounted slides. I purchased two Paximat 100S carousels so that I could load 100 slides while 100 were being processed. I also purchased a Paximat Model 100 (no "S" prefix) which has wider slots. I did this in case I acquired some glass mounted or plastic frame mounted slides. Learning to use the VueScan software was also a challenging trial-and-error experience, but once mastered it is a powerful and flexible alternative to the included CyberView X sofware. In addition, VueScan Professional has a key added feature of creating "raw" scan files. In short, you save raw digital files that are direct digital captures of images seen by the SlideScan 5000's sensor (I also set the scan at maximum 5000 DPI). Assuming no physical scan error issues such as a slide misfeed, you can then post-process very quickly and as often as you want by having VueScan Professional rescan the raw digital file instead of rescanning the actual physical slide. This is perfect for archival purposes, which is my main objective. Handling old slides only once also has clear advantages. In other words, THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL AND FLEXIBLE FEATURE FOR POST PROCESSING such as for creating JPG, TIFF or images! I also purchased the "VueScan Bible" which has been extremely helpful. In addition, I have a 3TB USB 3.0 external hard drive connected to my PC (Windows 7 64 bit) to capture the images, as raw files in particularly are EXTREMELY large. Furthermore, I copy all scans to a second external drive for backup. I have about 5,000 slides yet to scan and the overall process has now become very straight forward and reliable. My only remaining concern is whether or not the PowerSlide 5000 will last through all of my remaining slides (and hopefully more). I'm also hoping for the same experience that other reviewers have had of ... many slide processed with no machine problems. A final note is that I have found the support by Pacific Image for the PowerSlide 5000 to be very responsive and helpful. The same if not more for VueScan Professional - I have had a number of questions and issues and Ed at VueScan responds within minutes, and in one case four times by email on the same day. I have increased my rating on the PowerSlide 5000 to a 5 star rating now that I have figured out the unit, its idiosyncrasies, and the key accessories required. --- This unit is outstanding in many aspects and disappointing in some others. All things considered, would I buy it again? The answer is a definite yes. However a note of warning: this is not a machine for the casual user. Patience and technical skill are both absolutely necessary. First the bad: the construction quality is disappointingly marginal, and slide feeder jams are a common occurrence. Historically, most consumer slides were mounted on thin cardboard and one would expect a high end machine like this to accommodate them without jams or failures. This is not the case, and apparently plastic slide mounts were assumed in the design. When converting thousands of cardboard-mounted slides, even a 5% misfeed rate (not uncommon) is very time consuming and highly frustrating. Another complaint is the lack of good documentation on the unit's operation and its bundled software. The documentation should ideally explain the effect of using a particular software option along with step-by-step instructions on loading slides and scanning slides. A good example is the option of "Quality" versus "Normal". What does that really mean??? Unfortunately, one needs to guess the impact based on the one or two word description provided, and find out through extensive trial and error what if any impact there is. Much is left up to discovery and the machine's operation is not at all intuitive. After spending a 3 day holiday weekend of trial and error and frustration , I figured out how the unit operates along with its many idiosyncrasies along with which software options NOT to use. This unit is outstanding in many aspects and disappointing in some others. This is my third prosumer slide scanner. The first two units were Nikon Coolscan units (models 4000 / 5000) with optional auto feed trays. I bought the first Nikon in 2001 and the second in 2008, around the time Nikon exited the business. The 4000 was outstanding and gave me many years of service for ad hoc conversions for children's' weddings, etc. The 5000 is still in its box for future use if the PowerSlide 5000 ever fails. Unfortunately the Nikon units only operate on a Windows 32 bit machine, which is becoming rarer. The good: my slide conversions are outstanding, even better than what my Nikon CoolScan unit provided. I am converting at the full 5000 dpi rate and saving as "TIF" for archival purposes, and then using a program to convert to duplicate JPG files for easy viewing, etc. The ugly: the "Free" slide tray provided with this package deal does not work with this unit!!! I nearly destroyed priceless slides trying to use it. Furthermore, the slide tray that comes packaged with the unit (White Paximat 50 Magazine) cannot be found anywhere for sale. Slide trays available from desertcart and others associated with this unit also do not work with it. Bottom line: a good machine that can provide great results, but requiring much invested time and frustration. ## Features - Efficient Batch Scanning: With the included slide magazine, the PowerSlide 5000 is capable of nonstop scanning up to 50 slides at a time. Single slides can also be scanned just as easily - Superior Image Quality: With advanced 5000dpi optical resolution, 48-bit data conversion and Dmax 3.8 dynamic range, PowerSlide 5000 captures and digitizes a crisp and vivid image from the slide. Includes Magic Touch dust and scratch removal technology - Convenient Interface: Equipped with a USB 2.0 port, the most popular computer interface, PowerSlide 5000 offers you the benefit of versatility and fast performance - Powerful Bundle: Bundled with world class Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows/Mac), PowerSlide 5000 enables you to edit the images the way you like and helps you organize, manage and share your digitized images with ease - Quick Slide Viewer: The PowerSlide 5000 has a built-in mini-light panel which allows you to conveniently view the slide image before scanning ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0051CKX4U | | Brand | PACIFIC IMAGE ELECTRONICS | | Color Depth | 48 bpp | | Connection Type | USB | | Connectivity Technology | USB | | Customer Reviews | 3.0 out of 5 stars 79 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00649899001547 | | Item Weight | 11 pounds | | Manufacturer | Pacific Image Electronics | | Media Type | Slide | | Minimum System Requirements | Operating System Compatibility: Windows XP/Vista/Win 7, MAC OS 10.5+ INTEL based processor, Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or faster, Memory/RAM required 1 GB, 667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM, 10GB or greater available drive space, DVD-ROM drive required (DVD-R drive required to make DVD image archive disks & CD-R drive to make slide shows), PowerPC NOT SUPPORTED | | Model Name | PowerSlide 5000 | | Optical Sensor Technology | CCD | | Resolution | 5000 | | Scanner Type | Photo | | Standard Sheet Capacity | 50 | | UPC | 649899001547 799198229590 | ## Images ![Automated 35MM Slide Scanner - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91K3rJtB7EL.jpg) ![Automated 35MM Slide Scanner - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91g4puRrTIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Non-functional product *by J***R on August 11, 2014* I purchased 2 of these scanners. The first one did not work straight out of the box. The second one worked okay for a few trays, then it started cutting off the left side. The tappet is misaligned; it does not place the slide in the right position. The mechanical design is ridiculous. I was sent instructions for correcting this. I followed these instructions several times, to no avail. I would say DEFINITELY STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. It is all advertising and no functionality. I would never buy anything from Pacific Electronics again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ PowerSlide 5000 - UPDATE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly *by J***E on May 29, 2012* UPDATE Oct. 2012 - It's the good and the great! OK - this unit does an outstanding job of scanning 35mm slides after all. I have now scanned about 1,000 slides, and the results are stunning. My wife and I are now enjoying these old memories on a high definition TV screen. I've experienced slide feed errors of only about 1 in 1,000. Much different that my original experience. As other another reviewer noted, to make this unit work successfully you need to plan to spend many hours of trial and error effort. Furthermore, at least two additional purchases are needed - VueScan Professional software and a Paximat Model 100S slide carousel. The slide trays that came with the PowerSlide 5000 (and the free tray included with my purchase) just don't work for cardboard-mounted slides. I purchased two Paximat 100S carousels so that I could load 100 slides while 100 were being processed. I also purchased a Paximat Model 100 (no "S" prefix) which has wider slots. I did this in case I acquired some glass mounted or plastic frame mounted slides. Learning to use the VueScan software was also a challenging trial-and-error experience, but once mastered it is a powerful and flexible alternative to the included CyberView X sofware. In addition, VueScan Professional has a key added feature of creating "raw" scan files. In short, you save raw digital files that are direct digital captures of images seen by the SlideScan 5000's sensor (I also set the scan at maximum 5000 DPI). Assuming no physical scan error issues such as a slide misfeed, you can then post-process very quickly and as often as you want by having VueScan Professional rescan the raw digital file instead of rescanning the actual physical slide. This is perfect for archival purposes, which is my main objective. Handling old slides only once also has clear advantages. In other words, THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL AND FLEXIBLE FEATURE FOR POST PROCESSING such as for creating JPG, TIFF or images! I also purchased the "VueScan Bible" which has been extremely helpful. In addition, I have a 3TB USB 3.0 external hard drive connected to my PC (Windows 7 64 bit) to capture the images, as raw files in particularly are EXTREMELY large. Furthermore, I copy all scans to a second external drive for backup. I have about 5,000 slides yet to scan and the overall process has now become very straight forward and reliable. My only remaining concern is whether or not the PowerSlide 5000 will last through all of my remaining slides (and hopefully more). I'm also hoping for the same experience that other reviewers have had of ... many slide processed with no machine problems. A final note is that I have found the support by Pacific Image for the PowerSlide 5000 to be very responsive and helpful. The same if not more for VueScan Professional - I have had a number of questions and issues and Ed at VueScan responds within minutes, and in one case four times by email on the same day. I have increased my rating on the PowerSlide 5000 to a 5 star rating now that I have figured out the unit, its idiosyncrasies, and the key accessories required. --- This unit is outstanding in many aspects and disappointing in some others. All things considered, would I buy it again? The answer is a definite yes. However a note of warning: this is not a machine for the casual user. Patience and technical skill are both absolutely necessary. First the bad: the construction quality is disappointingly marginal, and slide feeder jams are a common occurrence. Historically, most consumer slides were mounted on thin cardboard and one would expect a high end machine like this to accommodate them without jams or failures. This is not the case, and apparently plastic slide mounts were assumed in the design. When converting thousands of cardboard-mounted slides, even a 5% misfeed rate (not uncommon) is very time consuming and highly frustrating. Another complaint is the lack of good documentation on the unit's operation and its bundled software. The documentation should ideally explain the effect of using a particular software option along with step-by-step instructions on loading slides and scanning slides. A good example is the option of "Quality" versus "Normal". What does that really mean??? Unfortunately, one needs to guess the impact based on the one or two word description provided, and find out through extensive trial and error what if any impact there is. Much is left up to discovery and the machine's operation is not at all intuitive. After spending a 3 day holiday weekend of trial and error and frustration , I figured out how the unit operates along with its many idiosyncrasies along with which software options NOT to use. This unit is outstanding in many aspects and disappointing in some others. This is my third prosumer slide scanner. The first two units were Nikon Coolscan units (models 4000 / 5000) with optional auto feed trays. I bought the first Nikon in 2001 and the second in 2008, around the time Nikon exited the business. The 4000 was outstanding and gave me many years of service for ad hoc conversions for children's' weddings, etc. The 5000 is still in its box for future use if the PowerSlide 5000 ever fails. Unfortunately the Nikon units only operate on a Windows 32 bit machine, which is becoming rarer. The good: my slide conversions are outstanding, even better than what my Nikon CoolScan unit provided. I am converting at the full 5000 dpi rate and saving as "TIF" for archival purposes, and then using a program to convert to duplicate JPG files for easy viewing, etc. The ugly: the "Free" slide tray provided with this package deal does not work with this unit!!! I nearly destroyed priceless slides trying to use it. Furthermore, the slide tray that comes packaged with the unit (White Paximat 50 Magazine) cannot be found anywhere for sale. Slide trays available from Amazon and others associated with this unit also do not work with it. Bottom line: a good machine that can provide great results, but requiring much invested time and frustration. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does a good job! *by J***M on May 22, 2014* Here's my report on my use of the scanner....I did 20,000 slides! - You can't do big quantities of slides with those hand slide scanners for less than $100. If you have more than 700 slides or so buy an automatic scanner. It looks like one of those old slide projectors with carousels without the lens which projects onto a screen. Instead, that hole is covered and hides a CCD behind it onto which the internal light projects the image. I bought the Pacific Image Powerslide 5000. The SAME scanner is sold under alternate names...you can tell when you see the picture. (The 5000 stands for maximum scanning resolution of 5000dpi) Be aware this scanner costs $1000. I bought mine here at Amazon. But having a service scan all MY slides would have been much much more. Maybe that wouldn't be true for you. Do the math. I plan to sell it to my sister at 33% discount and then she to my brother to use with their slides. When we're all done we'll sell it on eBay, maybe for $300-$500. So hopefully the net cost to me will be $200 to $300. - It comes with a 50 slide tray but it doesn't work well and takes too much loading. So I then also bought TWO (one running and one to load for quicker turnaround) of the rotary trays (VERTICAL not Kodak HORIZONTAL). Also sold on Amazon. - Then you tinker with the included software and decide what resolution you want. Try several settings and compare the results. The tradeoffs are that the higher the res (up to 5000 dpi) the longer the scan takes per slide AND the larger the resulting file. I settled on 3500 dpi. Each slide took about 4 minutes, and is about 6-9mb. At 5000 dpi, the scans were 10 minutes and 80-100mb. At that setting I'd still be scanning at age 95 and require 1600 TERABYTES of storage...which at today's prices would be $160,000. Do the math. - I also used the setting which prescans the slide with infrared and then adjusts the final scan to remove dust. IT works pretty good! I did not use the auto color adjust. Instead I used Photoshop elements aftewards for those needing help. - I let the scanner run all night and all day. It bogs down my computer when it's processing the scan (about 30-45 seconds of each 4 minute scan) so you may want to do it ONLY at night if you use the computer for other things during the day. Or maybe you have a faster computer than my Portege I5 1.6ghz. - The tray sometimes jams....I had horrible problems at the beginning. I discovered two things that help: First, make sure the slides are not bent or even warped. If they are, it's sometimes because on old slides the film sticks to the cardboard mount. It shouldn't. The slides are meant to just sit loosely in the mounts but heat and age can make them stick. So instead of trying to bend the mount straight, just PULL on the edges and twist gently to make the film break loose and it will settle in and the mount will usually straighten. Second, the rotary trays have little plastic "tabs" which grip the slides when you put them in. The idea is to keep the slides from falling out IF you turn the tray upside down. That's useful if you use the old projectors, but the scanner is too delicate and the slight pressure from that tab can hold the slide too tightly and make the mechanical arm which pushes the slides into the scanner miss and jam. It's a nightmare since it happens at night, you don't realize, then have to restart computer, scanner, figure out the numbers where it stopped....etc. But the solution is just to BEND or BREAK OFF those little plastic tabs....yes all 100 of them in each tray. Of course now you won't want to turn the tray upside down! But it works great. - Each morning I'd run through the scans (I kept them in different directories to keep them sorted). I would use Windows Live Photo Gallery to flip them or invert them as needed, crop them (both because the scanner sometimes leaves black edges and the original might just need cropping). When exposure or color was bad I'd tinker with Photoshop Elements. You can do this with Photo Gallery but Elements is MUCH better and it's auto color correction is perfect 90% of the time. All this might take a minute or two per slide. Many don't need anything, but oldest ones and film rolls where I consistently underexposed needed a lot. This takes time! 20,000 x even 1 minute. Do the math. But the amazing thing is that even those old washed out totally RED slides can be restored. What fun to see them brought back to life!! Some suggest using a calibrated target slide. I bought one but didn't use it. Frankly with so many to scan I couldn't be that fussy. - The scans come out pretty good. One disappointment has been that they often seem a bit out of focus.I wasn't sure it scanning at a higher res would have made any difference. I've been too lazy to dig out an old projector and match the scan on my large screen with a projected image of the slide. I suspect the slide is still sharper., tho not always since I am not an expert photographer. BUT....with Photoshop you can sharpen them, and part of why some may seem a bit fuzzy is because I am looking at them on a 27" monitor from 20 inches! When I show them on the 46" TV or sit back they look just great. Overall, after initial frustration, and now months and months later, I am happy with the purchase and would recommend this device to anyone with a little technical savvy and lots of patience. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/1154385-automated-35mm-slide-scanner](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1154385-automated-35mm-slide-scanner) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-11-07*