The dust and scratches removal by infrared ray works perfectly. When one treated before the templates in addition with a blower, all dust particles are actually eliminated.
In addition to the included scanning software SilverFast I also Vuescan (Hamrick Software, about 40 USD for the Standard Edition) tested. The image results are therefore also very good. The scanning process takes about 70 seconds at 2400 dpi and is about 30% shorter than with SilverFast. In contrast to the enclosed, contained in the price SilverFast software Vuescan works with other scanners. Therefore you should consider purchasing this program into consideration.
Disadvantages are the somewhat unstable slide or film holder to insert the slides or negatives: these adapters are too loose in the guide, can therefore easily tilt so that the images can be scanned at an angle. Depending on an adapter for slides and for film strips are included here, other adapters may be purchased separately.
The device is conceptually only for scanning a few photos, because devices are not fully automatic machines in this price range. But the image quality is impeccable. The scanner is worth the money in any case. The cheaper by about 70 euros sister model 7400 without an infrared-based dust and scratch removal, however, is not recommended.