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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
5
A great value for the photographer
on January 15, 2011
Posted by: Blueridge
from Central Virginia
I had used scanners many years ago and found them to be clunky and problematic. I gave the Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner a try for general scanning and digitizing of documents, but also to allow me to scan some old slides that I wanted to be able to use digitally. I must say that I am quite favorably impressed with the scanner and the bundled software. I spent about 5 minutes with the manual and was up and running. The unit does a great job!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Perfection v500
on January 13, 2011
Posted by: Steamer54
from North Bend, Oregon
I've only had my Perfection V500 for a few days, but so far it has performed great. I have thousands of slides and negatives (both 35mm and medium format) to scan and it appeart to do all that it is advertised to do. I would recoment this scanner to anyone scanning photos who is on a budget.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner
on January 13, 2011
Posted by: Doug
from Richburg, South Carolina
I bought a new computer several months ago with a Windows 7 operating system and after I powered it up I was shocked to find that most of my old hardware and software was not compatable. My main letdown was my old trusty HP flatbed scanner.
I searched and at last desided on the Perfection V500 Scanner. Boy, was I happy after connecting and trying this unit. It is many times easer and faster than what I had.
Thanks Epson for a great product.
I searched and at last desided on the Perfection V500 Scanner. Boy, was I happy after connecting and trying this unit. It is many times easer and faster than what I had.
Thanks Epson for a great product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Epson Perfection V500 Photo - Excellent!
on January 13, 2011
Posted by: tb-303
from Longmont, CO
I'm a Linux user and am actively using the scanner with Kubuntu 10.10.
The scanner did require a little bit of searching to find the correct driver, but once the driver was located, the scanner was very easy to setup.
My intent was to scan 35mm negatives. I did have to use VueScan in order for the negative scanning to work, but so far it's been wonderful.
I'd highly recommend this scanner to any Linux user. Thanks to Epson for their Linux support.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Machine
on January 12, 2011
Posted by: SGphotog
from San Gabriel, CA
I was able to have this up and scanning within 10 minutes of opening the box. It offers great flexibility from full auto to pro settings. My 9 year old daughter could scan pictures withing 5 minutes of watching me.
Great resolution and easy to use at a great price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Scanner on the GO
on January 11, 2011
Posted by: Bob & Jo
from Kalamazoo, Michigan
We have had the V500 scanner for a few years now and have traveled most of the states doing genealogy. We have collected 1000's of copies of Docs, pics,and in some cases items set on the scanner. All have come out great, easy to adjust scans. The speed of coping has not only amazed us but others we have worked with. Has helped us compile 6 books on one family and working on other families. WOULD BE NICE IF IT HAD A CARING CASE.
Bob & Jo Mayflower descendents
Bob & Jo Mayflower descendents
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
SO Glad I Bought This One!
on January 11, 2011
Posted by: beautifulbug
from Green Valley, AZ
I did about a months' research, and kept coming back to this one, but it was outside my budget. Then, found it at a steal of a price, and boy, am I happy!
I have about 40 years' of negatives & slides to convert to digital images. My first-ever photos, taken in the early '60s, were on 620 film - this scanner has a medium format holder, and it works great.
I still don't understand most of the software settings but, the default scans are good - and blow up tolerably well to my 16" screen. I have not (nor plan to) printed any scanned photos, but believe these default settings scans would be OK up to 5x7, and probably 8x10. I have not yet scanned colour negatives or slides.
My main complaint is not directed specifically at this scanner or at Epson, but rather at all user documentation & interfaces, these days: people reading documentation do NOT understand what a product can do! Documentation should be teaching by example, not just a reiteration of the spec sheet. And screens should have hover quick tips for all options, so I don't have to load the full Help for each question I have.
I think that there is a bug in the pre-scan screens - there is some sort of "save settings" but, even if I choose a saved setting, the screens always go back to "current setting". This is an annoying waste of time.
Also, using the Medium Format holder, the "original item size" is something like 2"x9" - and can't be changed to the actual negative size. I spent a long time on that, then just gave up and scanned anyway - and it came out fine. In hindsight, I think the 2x9 refers to the opening in the holder??? I finally also figured out that I had to choose "Professional Mode" if I wanted to scan medium format, and that I needed to choose 6x9 films so that the software wouldn't crop my scans (even tho' my film is technically 6x8). I then have to go back and manually crop the empty edges from the scan.
I already have/use PhotoShop Elements 6 (which came with the V500). I do not like the interface - actually, there isn't one. One chooses PSE6, but then has to wait for that to load, and then has to figure out how, from inside PSE6, to capture the scan. So, it's easier for me to choose Epson Scan (this isn't in the quick start, by the way) put the scans into my Pictures folder, then open PSE6, let it find all new items, and catalog/edit/etc. from there. This probably will be less annoying once I'm scanning batches instead of one negative at a time (which is all I can do with medium format).
Summary: I LIKE this scanner!!! Even if I never get beyond the default settings, it definitely gives me acceptable archiving of old film - and so far the scan quality is more than I'd hoped for. I wish the documentation/interfaces had been written for me, instead of a professional photographer, but even if I never find the time to educate myself, I am satisfied with its output.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Slides and photos
on January 11, 2011
Posted by: John
from Centennial CO
Easy to set up; the software on the disc worked better than the software located on the website. The quality of digital images from slides and photographs were better than what I expected. Kodachrome slide colors remained vibrant. It would take some time to copy and preserve a large number of slides but for the money it is a good value. I have not scanned negatives yet but would expect them to be similar to the slide results. OS Windows 7 X64
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com