Customer Reviews for Epson - Perfection V600 Photo Scanner - Black
Customer Rating
4
on January 12, 2015
Posted by: Anonymous
from Livonia, MI
I believe I had registered before. Would have been nice if you or Apple had warned/informed that Yosemite would have discombobulated the connection between the Mac and the scanner
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
All Negatives Very Blurry with Horrible Contrast
on December 6, 2014
Posted by: Unhappy
from USA, Mobile, AL, USA
It is not the source- my negatives are perfectly clean, crisp and colored. The film is flat. It is not damaged in any way. When viewed with a backlight, the negatives are fantastic.
It is not my computer. My screen produces HD images from all types of sources available online. The colors are true.
It is not the software- I've tried almost every combination of choices using the professional scan software option to capture an image. ALL are blurry and incapable of distinguishing well defined areas of the photo where there happens to be a high contrast. The imperfections are NOT remedied with post-scan processing software. The software masks them slightly.
The scanner simply cannot find the correct focal point for the image. It's just like a camera lens. Have you ever tried to photograph a flower up close and not adjusted the macro settings? The camera cannot produce the image without blurring- it cannot focus because it is too close. The same issue appears to be occurring with this scanner, but unfortunately, I do not have a macro setting to adjust.
I surmise the backlight is too dim as well. I cannot confirm because it shuts down when the scanner lid is slightly opened.
Only buy his scanner if you want quick images to post on facebook. This is not for a person attempting to capture their negatives digitally in a quality manner for databasing of your family moments. It will give you an image. It will not look like the picture you captured on film.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
easy
on January 26, 2013
Posted by: fishing chick
from Phoenix
to to install and easy to use. Quick startup and fast response.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
1
Disappointed
on May 14, 2014
Posted by: Bill
from San Francisco Bay Area
My V600 does a good job on simple tasks like scanning photo prints and magazine pics. However, I wanted it to scan artwork done on tinted charcoal paper. It does a very poor job on this. My frustration is that Epson has failed to publish any info on how to use the V600 features to make corrections, so you are left to trial and error (mostly error). My clue should have been the free copy of Photoshop Elements included. With CS6 I can correct most of the problems, but I wish Epson would see fit to share some of its info on how to use it's software effectively.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
4
Great scanner but?
on August 2, 2015
Posted by: b2buck
from Wichita, KS, USA
Scanner was easy to install and does a great job scanning prints and recognizing them. Big problem was that the ABBYY software crashed all Microsoft Office apps like Excel, Word and Outlook. As soon as I uninstalled that software the Office apps worked fine. Epson needs to either delete this software from the package or fix it so this does not happen.
I have only had Epson scanners since 1994 and they always are great workhorses. My previous Perfection 4180 was working perfectly fine but I wanted to upgrade the resolution of the V600. I plugged it into my iMac with Lion and it popped up on the screen and ImageCapture was scanning within seconds. It is almost too good. I am scanning an old dog show magazine and the scanner picks up the ghost image of the back of the page! Great value and great Epson internet service AND it came with a full version of PS Elements 9! The scans are coming out better than the originals and I am thrilled. As I expected.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting epson.com
Customer Rating
5
The Perfection V600 is Perfection
on February 3, 2012
Posted by: Chas
from Northern California
I bought this scanner to replace a 2450 I've had for several years. The specs on the V600 vs. the price were quite impressive so I ordered it, received it and have been putting it to heavy use scanning photos and historic documents. The results have been awesome. I've tested it's film scanning ability and for what I consider to be routine personal and commercial grade scanning this scanner does a great job on film, too. The V600 has been an excellent investment.