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Epson - Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
Rating breakdown 1,443 reviews
5 Stars
896
4 Stars
307
3 Stars
91
2 Stars
48
1 Star
101
89%of customers recommend this product.
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1,206 out of
1,358)
Customer Reviews for Epson - Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - Black
Customer Rating
5
V600 scanner
on December 11, 2015
Posted by: Dan
from Ca.
this is a very nice scanner, however I am very disappointed in Epson support of their drivers and software that support the latest Apple OS11.XX operating system. This scanner software no longer works properly with this Apple operating system and I there is no updates to correct the problem.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
on November 26, 2013
Posted by: Edwnd Knnor
from South Mills, NC
My main purpose for this scanner was to archive family photos that have been stored in various boxes since the 30's. It's a wonder that they have survived this long and need to be digitally archived before they are gone forever. What's great about this scanner is that I can load up as many photos as I can fit on the scanner glass and it automatically differentiates between each one, numbers them, allows you to auto rotate before scanning and auto-numbers the filename outputs. Then it systematically scans through each photo as if they were put on the glass at different times. This is a HUGE time saver. The speed of the scanner is faster than other/older scanners I have owned - but as with all scanners - the speed of the scan is proportional to the resolution of the scan. The higher the resolution - the slower the scan. The scanner has several extra scan modes other than just automatic and numerous settings in each mode which I am still experimenting with. It also has four customizable buttons on the front to instantly scan, copy, scan-to-email and create PDFs. And, with the included Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, I have been able to easily convert scanned documents into editable text. I have used the negative and slide holders and found that they are relatively easy to use. The slide holder works fine but the negative holder does not clip together as tightly as I would like when scanning negatives. Older negatives tend to curl a bit and I think the holders would work a little better if they had register pins which would help hold the width of the negative and thus flatten it when the holder is snapped together. Otherwise, the scanner does a great job of scanning multiple negatives and allowing you to make numerous different adjustments to each one before scanning so that you can obtain that perfect scan.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Very Good Scanner
on October 27, 2014
Posted by: David
from Maryland
I have only been using the V600 for a few days, but have already managed almost 1,000 scans of old negatives. I tried this years ago and gave up because my 300 DPI scanners did not offer the resolution I needed for scanning slides and 35mm negatives. It looks like I might finish the job this time. I have found a few things by trial and error. For instance, crop before scanning, not after. I had to rescan numerous overexposed negatives after I learned that trick. I also found that a piece of cardboard cut to reach from the side of the scanner plate to the transparency window allows me to align a negative directly on the plate without having to fight with the transparency frames. They are fine for 35mm film strips, but not so user friendly with individual 120 negatives. Scanning is slow, but that is to be expected when scanning at 3200 or 6400 DPI. It is impressive to see a 100 MB file produced from a 35mm negative. I find it worth the time, since most of the negatives I am dealing with are from WWII and I want to save all the detail I can.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
2
First Bed Epson Experience I've Had
on September 27, 2015
Posted by: OldSchool
from Birmingham, Alabama
The software shipped with this machine and that available for download on the website do NOT solve the inoperability/compatibility issues I am up against.
This machine will NOT function reliably or predictably in a Windows 10 Pro environment. Even AFTER applying all the recommended fixes. Not happy.
This machine will NOT function reliably or predictably in a Windows 10 Pro environment. Even AFTER applying all the recommended fixes. Not happy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
Good, but!
on October 29, 2015
Posted by: Chris
from Cape Cod
I bought this unit to upgrade from an older Epson unit and I am using it on two Windows 10 Pro machines. Having difficulty downloading the right software and drivers. Most features work but I get an on screen notice saying "drivers not installed" when I try to use the Smart Panel feature. Nothing on-line seems to help.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
3-½ Years Later
on April 25, 2015
Posted by: Larry
from Boulder, CO, USA
I definitely like it. It’s reliable. Warm-up time is short. Colors come out well. Can scan 4 or more photos and each is automatically separated into its own file. Automatically straightens each image (well, most of them) when the master is put in at an angle. Switching to or from the mode for scanning slides is not too difficult, and the scanning results are very good. Speed for up to 300 dpi is acceptable.
What I don’t care for is that it doesn’t scan all the way to the edges of the bed, and it doesn’t always detect the edge of a piece of paper correctly; it's slow in scanning with higher resolutions (but does a very good job); if you have to scan a large image in two parts, the greyshades in the two parts don’t always match where the two parts overlap; I’m not impressed with the ICE dust removal capability (perhaps I don’t know how to use ICE.); and the cover is hinged on the short dimension, so you can only lift it in an area with lots of vertical clearance.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Windows 10
on August 17, 2016
Posted by: Muffy
from NJ
I think the problem is Windows 10 but I can't get the scanner to work.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
beware rebuilds
on February 10, 2015
Posted by: charles saydah
from nanuet, ny
I read great things about this scanner. I found the best price to come from Epson as a rebuild. I figured what I could I lose: I wasn't buying a used machine from someone who might have abused it; I was buying something the company itself was putting its reputation behind.
Mistake.
This machine must have slipped passed quality control the first time. When I got it (primarily to scan thousands of negatives I'd accumulated in the pre-digital age), it worked fine for about 20 negs, as advertised: fast, sharp, precise. Then it went haywire. For two strips of six negs each, it scanned only five. I tried several times. I went back to rescan the first negative strips that I had scanned successfully. Those scans also showed up incomplete. In addition, I wasn't getting accurate composition: parts of two adjacent negatives rather than one negative comprised each negative scan. I emailed support. It sent me back to the manual, which I had read and understood. I called support. The agent led me through a diagnostic routine, then determined there was a hardware problem and set up the process for me to get another machine. Disappointing, to be sure. But the response from Epson was good. I thought the agent with whom I was dealing said I'd be getting a new machine, which was an even better deal. As it turned out, it was going to be another rebuilt job. I said I wanted a new one; I wanted to return the first machine and get a credit. Epson said that, for a rebuild, it couldn't be done; all rebuild sales were final. So now I'm waiting for another rebuild -- Epson is paying for the reshipment of the defective machine back to the company -- and hoping for the best. I just hope I don't get stuck with another lemon and eventually winding up paying double what I expected for a good scanner.
Mistake.
This machine must have slipped passed quality control the first time. When I got it (primarily to scan thousands of negatives I'd accumulated in the pre-digital age), it worked fine for about 20 negs, as advertised: fast, sharp, precise. Then it went haywire. For two strips of six negs each, it scanned only five. I tried several times. I went back to rescan the first negative strips that I had scanned successfully. Those scans also showed up incomplete. In addition, I wasn't getting accurate composition: parts of two adjacent negatives rather than one negative comprised each negative scan. I emailed support. It sent me back to the manual, which I had read and understood. I called support. The agent led me through a diagnostic routine, then determined there was a hardware problem and set up the process for me to get another machine. Disappointing, to be sure. But the response from Epson was good. I thought the agent with whom I was dealing said I'd be getting a new machine, which was an even better deal. As it turned out, it was going to be another rebuilt job. I said I wanted a new one; I wanted to return the first machine and get a credit. Epson said that, for a rebuild, it couldn't be done; all rebuild sales were final. So now I'm waiting for another rebuild -- Epson is paying for the reshipment of the defective machine back to the company -- and hoping for the best. I just hope I don't get stuck with another lemon and eventually winding up paying double what I expected for a good scanner.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com