Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner
The Epson Perfection V500 Photo features a built-in transparency unit for positive or negative film up to medium format. It scans 12 frames of 35mm filmstrip, four frames of mounted 35mm slides or 1 frame of 6x12cm medium format film at once, ideal for preserving old family images. Four easy access buttons are located on the front of the scanner to initiate scan to application, scan to PDF, scan to email and copy. They offer a quick and easy way to scan an image without the need to access settings on the computer. The scan to PDF function allows an image or multiple pages to be scanned and automatically saved to a specified PDF file, while the scan to email button allows documents or images to be copied and sent anywhere in the world at the touch of a button. Software provided with the Perfection V500 Photo includes the new Epson Scan 3.2 and Epson Creativity Suite. Epson Scan is designed to make scanning easy with its automatic mode and home mode. The needs of the advanced user are addressed with the professional mode. Epson Scan 3.2 offers high compression multi-page PDF scanning and allows ICC profiles to be embedded into the scanned files. Colour reproduction for negative scanning delivers superior image quality in critical or mixed lighting conditions. It also offers an advanced backlight correction to improve the overall visibility in the image. Digital ICE Technology ensures dust and scratches are completely removed from colour films, creating high-quality results.
Additional software includes Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4 (PC) and 3 (Mac) and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus. An optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is available for small offices that wish to use the Perfection V500 Photo for higher volumes of document scanning. Full software package - Epson Scan 3.2, Epson Creativity Suite, Digital ICE, Adobe Elements 4 (PC) and 3(Mac) and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus Mac and PC compatible
The Epson Perfection V500 photo scanner will create crystal-clear photo enlargements (13 by 19 inches, 17 by 22 inches, or larger) from film with 6400 dpi. The scanner's built-in Transparency Unit makes it easy to scan slides, negatives, and medium-format film, while the Easy Photo Fix quickly restores faded photos with one touch. The scanner's Digital Ice technology removes dust particles and scratches from images, while the 48-bit color depth provides vibrant colors and crystal-clear images. The scanner also features an energy-efficient LED light, which eliminates warm-up time while scanning faster at a lower power consumption rate. This 18.8 by 10.7 by 4.5 inch, 8.9 pound flatbed color image scanner has a maximum resolution of 12,800 by 12,800 dpi, and comes backed by a limited 1-year manufacturer's warranty. What's in the Box
Perfection V500 photo scanner, 35-millimeter and medium format film holders, scanner installation CD-ROM, Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM, scanner setup poster, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter and cord.
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Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner Reviews
I'll have them safely on my computer (and backup hard drive, of course). I can now scan all these negatives that I have and once I have what I want scanned, I can get rid of them. And I really like how it handled the negatives. It all went so smooth and so easy. And again, sooooo easy. She told me that she was going to get a copy made some day but was worried about what it might cost.
The scanning of old photos went great. Well, I feel confident now that I can help her with that for no cost at all for her. And I will be able to help my friends who don't have computers and scanners take care of their old photos or negatives. I was a little nervous at first. This scanner says it does so much.
It was amazing. The old photos scanned nice and clear. Wow, so easy to use.
No more holding on to them 'just in case'. I didn't look forward to reading and then rereading instructions and things not working and having to figure them out. I'm so happy I didn't have ANY problems getting this to work.
They turned out beautifully. I have a very sweet friend who has been carrying around an old tattered photo of her mother in her wallet. The scanner does a really nice job scanning the good and not scanning the crud and dust.
Blech.
I don't find it loud at all, and it's quite fast, though of course it slows down a little if you get into high sampling resolutions. The software is simple to use and makes it easy to specify which folder the scan files will be written to, lets you type in a root file name and set the number of the next file; all this makes it easy to pick up with a scanning job you started in an earlier session. I bought the V500 to use for archiving local history items I collect, and it blows away my all-in-one printer/scanner. The hardware sampling resolution is fantastic: I scanned an ambrotype (1850s photo on glass) at 1200 dpi and have been showing people at work how far you can zoom in on the scan before it starts to pixellate. This is a great product and I'm amazed you can get so much for such a low price. Touch a button on the front and the scanning software comes up. The colors are true to the original, unlike my old scanner, which gave things a pinkish/rusty hue.
This scanner did an incredible job in scanning my 1200 slides into my computer. It is equally as good for all other pictures including black & white ones. I was utterly amazed by its simplicity and capability. I highly recommend it.
Altough a bit slow it does a good job of all types of scans, perfect for my home/office needs. Finally found a scanner that can convert 35mm slides to prints without an involved hassle.
The Canon has a hinge on one side, the Epson the whole front snaps out. The scan time is not hugely different but the time involved in physically placing the negatives into the slots and setting up the scan would take longer with the Epson. The Epson is much more intuitive. It seems a bit flimsy, but so did the Canon and it lasted through the 12,000 scans.
The mask with the Epson is more difficult to work with than the Canon mask. . I was eager to try out this scanner. With the Canon I remember it taking me an hour to get the general idea and a couple hours to figure out exactly how to get it to do what I wanted. You do not have to wait for the scanner to warm up, great for a quicker scanning of a couple documents.
Since then I have used my Canonscan mainly as a flatbed scanner, although occasionally I need to convert a few negatives, for other people or when we use a disposable camera. Here are my comparisons. I set it up on a Dell Dimension 8100 on an external powered usb port. To compare I took a new set of negatives and scanned 6 shots in both the Canonscan and the Epson both at the same resolution and using the dust and scratch removal programs for both. I wonder if the LED, (being one wavelength) helps with this clarity.
If your negatives have, say, 5 images each, you are only going to be able to do 10 a time unless you are willing to cut up the negatives. No problems with installation, I was up and running in under 10 minutes. Being able to scan to a PDF is really nice. However, the Epson only has 2 slots for putting your negatives into on the plastic mask. Theoretically it can hold 12 images, but that is only if that is how your negatives are cut.
I really like the LED instant on being the impatient person that I am. . I also could not get the front buttons to work, but you can do it all from the software. Several years ago we bought a Canonscan 9950F to convert all our film into digital.
The quality of the Epson was better, dust removal was more precise and the Epson software was better able to pick up where the edges of a very light photo were than the Canon. Not an issue if you are just doing a few, but if you have a backlog of thousands it can make a real difference in how long the project would take. It took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to scan a negative (I, too, made the error of not putting the mask in the correct place). In theory you could do 30, but I found that because of how the negatives were cut I could usually do 24 to 28.
The Epson took a little longer, 9 minutes for 6 shots. At that time I converted 12,000 negatives into digital format. The Canonscan is faster, it took about 7 minutes to scan the 6 shots.
The Canonscan mask has 5 slots, each for 6 negatives.
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