In looking at the results of the test shots, we found nothing spectacular, but nothing offensive, either. There was a little noise in both the daylight and the flash shots, though it wasn’t very distracting. Color saturation and accuracy were adequate. To its credit, the HP Photosmart M417 produced images with very little fringing, and no other artifacts that we could discern. Unfortunately, the daylight image had a little too much contrast, which obscured the details in the shadowy areas of our still-life model. The flash image looked better, with good, even coverage.