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Epson - Perfection Flatbed Photo Scanner with Digital ICE Technology
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
Rating breakdown 794 reviews
5 Stars
544
4 Stars
149
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
17
1 Star
43
90%of customers recommend this product.
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717 out of
794)
Customer Reviews for Epson - Perfection Flatbed Photo Scanner with Digital ICE Technology
Customer Rating
1
on August 28, 2012
Posted by: Dennis
from Reading, PA
I purchased this scanner because I upgraded my computer from Windows XP to Windows 7 and my previous scanner did not have driver updates available, but there appear to be compatibility problems. I went to Epson for drivers specifically for the Perfection V500 scanner for Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, but I still have only limited functions. I cannot scan to a PDF in spite of the instructions - I can only achieve a JPEG which I can then convert to PDF. Fine for one page, but not for more. Inquiries tell m e that the hardware is compatible with my computer, but the results say otherwise. What is wrong?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
V500
on February 13, 2013
Posted by: Leg
from Colorado
Excellent scanner. The photo repair does a great job - restored all my 40 year old wedding pictures. My brother got the V700 which is nicer if you have a lot of scanning to do as it has a feeder. The two of us have been collecting old family photos and we have brought them back to life.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
Epson Perfection V500 Scanner
on April 4, 2012
Posted by: Bob
from St Petersburg, FL
For the most part, I am very pleased with the scanner, but I will mention what I don't like.
When I scan slides for inclusion in a talk, the slides are not in focus and the scanner cuts off part of the image. Thus, they are nearly unusable.
I also don't like the fact that there is no preview shown before you have to save the file. I cannot choose a target file (like MyScans), nor can I name the file before it is saved.
When I scan slides for inclusion in a talk, the slides are not in focus and the scanner cuts off part of the image. Thus, they are nearly unusable.
I also don't like the fact that there is no preview shown before you have to save the file. I cannot choose a target file (like MyScans), nor can I name the file before it is saved.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Scan to Email?
on October 12, 2011
Posted by: johnMD
from Maryland
What a disappointment! It says it scans to email which it does - but what it doesn't tell you is that it ONLY scans to MS Outlook and MS Live Community emails. So if you don't use those then you are out of luck. Haven't they ever heard of gmail, yahoo, hotmail or the myriad of other email providers? Very short-sighted. I wouldn't recommend this scanner.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Dog Slow Scanner
on November 1, 2011
Posted by: fredf
from Wichita Falls, TX
i bought this thing after using a couple of all-in-one scanners for years. I thought I would get a higher end model than the AIO scanner because the reviews said this was a fast scanner. It takes forEVER to preview & also to scan. I'm not happy with it at all. Come on, write a Lion driver for this thing so it runs like a LION, not the turtle it is. To scan an 8X10 in B&W photo (thousands of grays) @ 1200 dpi took 4 minutes!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
2
Not easy to use
on January 23, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
from kansas
This scanner came with no operation manual. I do not thing I should have to go online and print one to figure out how to use it.
It is noisy and slow. They claim it is a fast scanner but it takes over a minute to scan a page of a document.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Arrived broken
on August 5, 2012
Posted by: Geoff
from Springfield, VA
Can't review aproduct well if when I turn it on straight out of box I get buzzing sound and green light turns to yellow.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
V500 Photo scanner
on January 8, 2011
Posted by: stacktester
from Auburn,Alabama
I purchased this scanner 2 years ago and have scanned hundreds of pictures and several thousand slides and negatives(color/B&W) and found it to do well for the price. If you want professional results you need to spend professional money. It has worked on XP and 7 with no problems. I use the professional mode and like the control it gives you.
One of the problems I found was no carrier for the 126 size film. It can be scanned, but it is a pain. I have scanned 110,35,126 and 2.25x2.25 negatives,color and B&W.You can get some great results from suspect transparencies,but prints look out of focus. As I have learned more I have gotten better, but a bad negative is a bad negative.My scanner died yesterday, just went off and will not come back on,power supply is OK. I am now looking at the V700 or V750.
One of the problems I found was no carrier for the 126 size film. It can be scanned, but it is a pain. I have scanned 110,35,126 and 2.25x2.25 negatives,color and B&W.You can get some great results from suspect transparencies,but prints look out of focus. As I have learned more I have gotten better, but a bad negative is a bad negative.My scanner died yesterday, just went off and will not come back on,power supply is OK. I am now looking at the V700 or V750.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com