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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
1
V600 and Macs
on December 15, 2013
Posted by: stan
from Pa
Won't work with the new Maverick OS on my Mac ..very disappointed with Epson. I f they don't come up with drivers that work i will not buy another Epson product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Software does not work
on April 9, 2016
Posted by: Astro
from Cypress, TX
The only way I can get a scan is by going to Settings / Printers & Scanners in OS X, clicking on Open Scanner, and using the built in scan utility. None of the Epson provided software can communicate either to scan or to test the scanner. I might be sending this back if I can't get it resolved.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
3
Good scanner but quite poor software
on September 8, 2012
Posted by: paolo
from Switzerland
I bought this scanner to digitize a set of b/w glass negatives of the beginning of the XXc. The scanner itself seems quite fine--I have no real reference, but any pixel peeping I have done did not find anything wrong in the results. Scan time is rather on the long side, but bearable (a couple of minutes for half a 9cm x 12cm glass negative at 1200dpi--I need to do it in two rounds and use Photoshop to stick them together, as the whole negative exceeds the backlit size, but this goes perfectly fine). What I found pretty disappointing is the software. Notice that I am using the EPSON Scan application to produce 16-bit TIFFs and do all processing manually in Photoshop (that is, I do not use any of the fancy options to "improve" the image). Here are a few annoying things: (1) I scan repeatedly in the same area (backlit, cannot use the provided placement guides due to the size of the originals) and EVERY TIME I do a preview (more later on why I need a preview every time) I need in fact to do two, one of the complete backlit area and one of the (unchanged) zoom. Why it does not honour my preselected area from one preview to the next one is obscure to me. (2) The preview does not indicate burned or black areas, as any decent software does (CameraRAW is perfect for that). (3) The levels/histogram control has the usual little triangles to control... one would guess the white and the black points. In fact, no, they control light and shadows, with one extremely annoying consequence: you cannot just place them at the edge of the histogram and therefore hope to capture the whole range used by the photo; you have to place them "somewhere" and judge visually if you are clipping either edge of the spectrum (see point 2). Just to give the reader an idea of the weirdness of this, the default/reset position of the cursors is not 0 and 100%/255 but something like 50 and 225 (I cannot remember the exact numbers now as the scanner is not connected, but you see the point) and this is probably supposed to be the setting which gives a linear (?) rendering of the whole scanner range (they call it "reset"...). (4) The automatic exposure is just plain bad: probably to please the crowds it has high contrast (nothing too wrong here) and clips white and blacks badly. Not even close to be usable--hence I need to do two previews (see point 1) and judge visually the best placement of the edges of the levels (and it is tough, see points 2 and 3). In summary, I am happy of my purchase because I manage to do what I bought it for and with the quality I desire. Yet, achieving what I want is rather painful and certainly takes much more time and effort than it should if the user interface had been slightly more competently written.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
Scanner works great, but....
on May 13, 2014
Posted by: CraigPA
from Littlestown, PA
I'm quite happy with the quality of the scans and the ease of operations. However, I had problems installing the Epson Scan software. After several attempts I went to Epson's website and discovered that I needed to download software that is compatible with the Mac OS X Mavericks operating system. After that, it was easy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
Long-term review - 14 years of superb reliability
on May 3, 2023
Posted by: CondorAudio
from Jerusalem
This scanner has been in heavy use in my office, since I bought it new in 2009. I paid about 1/2 the price for which it is selling today (2023).
It always performed flawlessly until very recently, when the scanning speed started to slow down.
I know exactly where the problem is - the grease on the Rail Cylinder hardens, and sticks, instead of lubricating - perfectly normal after so many years. I've serviced this before on customers' scanners, and it is a common ageing symptom.
I disassembled the scanner, and did an ageing service - Replaced the old Consumer-grade 85°C capacitors on the PCB with new 105°C Industrial-grade units; and removed the old sticky grease from the Rail cylinder, and spread a thin layer of industrial-grade synthetic lubricant.
Problems solved, reassembled, and my V600 returned to flawless fast and precise scanning. I expect no problems for at least the next 15 years.
Well done Epson for making equipment which lasts and is repairable, especially after 14 years of heavy use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
A wonderful tool
on May 1, 2015
Posted by: DepotDoc
from Greenville,NC
I have been using my V600 to scan a very diverse array of images: color slides, Negatives (both black & white and color) and a variety of prints in both black & white and color. I have examined my originals and the scans under high power magnification and am delighted with the fidelity of the scans! The interfaces with Photoshop work perfectly as well.
I was very pleased with an earlier Epson scanner; this one was a great upgrade!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
3
All-in-one Scanner
on October 5, 2015
Posted by: Moemudhen
from Florida
Pros
The Scanner works as specified. It is easy to use on photo prints & documents.
The Scanner works as specified. It is easy to use on photo prints & documents.
Cons
Instructions are Poor and not complete.
The Film Holders & Slide Holders are poorly made and could break easily if not very careful. Some of these items should be made better as this scanner is not an inexpensive scanner.
Instructions are Poor and not complete.
The Film Holders & Slide Holders are poorly made and could break easily if not very careful. Some of these items should be made better as this scanner is not an inexpensive scanner.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
3
Software Installation
on October 15, 2015
Posted by: sacgarz
from Yosemite, CA
I was hoping to streamline the software install by installing only what I needed or wanted. I dont need all the automatic restoration features as I do it all manually. I would have liked to have descriptions of all the different packages so I could choose what I wanted to install.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com