Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner | 
 enlarge | Brand: Epson
Category: CE
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New (58) Used (3) Refurbished (1) from $174.11
Rating:  96 reviews
Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13.6
Dimensions (in): 7 x 15 x 21
nv:Scanner Type: Flatbed
Scanner Element: Epson MatrixCCD line sensor
Optical Resolution: 6400 dpi
Hardware Resolution: 6400 x 9600 dpi
Maximum Document Size: 8.5" x 11.7"
Color Depth: 48-bit
Gray Scale Depth: 16-bit
Interface Connectivity: USB 2.0
Power Source: AC Adapter
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: B11B189011
Model: B11B189011
UPC: 010343865372
EAN: 0010343865372
ASIN: B000VG4AY0
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Create crystal-clear photo enlargements and scan slides, negatives, and medium-format film | | • | Easy Photo Fix quickly restores faded photos with one touch | | • | Digital Ice technology removes dust particles and scratches from images | | • | Energy-efficient LED light eliminates warm-up time while allowing faster scans | | • | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Product Description
The Epson Perfection V500 Photo features a built-in transparency unit for positive or negative film up to medium format. It scans 12 frames of 35mm filmstrip, four frames of mounted 35mm slides or 1 frame of 6x12cm medium format film at once, ideal for preserving old family images. Four easy access buttons are located on the front of the scanner to initiate scan to application, scan to PDF, scan to email and copy. They offer a quick and easy way to scan an image without the need to access settings on the computer. The scan to PDF function allows an image or multiple pages to be scanned and automatically saved to a specified PDF file, while the scan to email button allows documents or images to be copied and sent anywhere in the world at the touch of a button. Software provided with the Perfection V500 Photo includes the new Epson Scan 3.2 and Epson Creativity Suite. Epson Scan is designed to make scanning easy with its automatic mode and home mode. The needs of the advanced user are addressed with the professional mode. Epson Scan 3.2 offers high compression multi-page PDF scanning and allows ICC profiles to be embedded into the scanned files. Colour reproduction for negative scanning delivers superior image quality in critical or mixed lighting conditions. It also offers an advanced backlight correction to improve the overall visibility in the image. Digital ICE Technology ensures dust and scratches are completely removed from colour films, creating high-quality results.
Additional software includes Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4 (PC) and 3 (Mac) and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus. An optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is available for small offices that wish to use the Perfection V500 Photo for higher volumes of document scanning. Full software package - Epson Scan 3.2, Epson Creativity Suite, Digital ICE, Adobe Elements 4 (PC) and 3(Mac) and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus Mac and PC compatible
Amazon.com Product Description
The Epson Perfection V500 photo scanner will create crystal-clear photo enlargements (13 by 19 inches, 17 by 22 inches, or larger) from film with 6400 dpi. The scanner's built-in Transparency Unit makes it easy to scan slides, negatives, and medium-format film, while the Easy Photo Fix quickly restores faded photos with one touch. The scanner's Digital Ice technology removes dust particles and scratches from images, while the 48-bit color depth provides vibrant colors and crystal-clear images. The scanner also features an energy-efficient LED light, which eliminates warm-up time while scanning faster at a lower power consumption rate. This 18.8 by 10.7 by 4.5 inch, 8.9 pound flatbed color image scanner has a maximum resolution of 12,800 by 12,800 dpi, and comes backed by a limited 1-year manufacturer's warranty. What's in the Box
Perfection V500 photo scanner, 35-millimeter and medium format film holders, scanner installation CD-ROM, Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM, scanner setup poster, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter and cord.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 91 more reviews...
 Could not install with Vista November 21, 2008
I started with high hopes, but after 4.5 hours with Epson tech support (level 1, level 2 and level 3 - I now can uninstall and reinstall drivers in my sleep) and 2.0 hours with HP tech support, and another 4+ hours poking around on the Internet for solutions, I never was able to get the thing to work. The drivers would install, but then Vista could not find them. Using Vista Home Premium, SP1. Obviously Vista and the drivers don't speak to each other. Have had no problem with other devices and drivers. Maybe this will be fixed later, but for now it was a frustring and disappointing non-starter for me.
no frames to scan old large negatives November 21, 2008
I have a lot of old family negatives taken with the 120 and 616 box cameras.
They will not fit in the frames provided with the scanner.
Adobe editing program doesn't work with the Vista operating system.
NICE unit! ...but not too speedy... November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Epson V500 Photo scanner is an extremely nice unit. It accommodates photographs, 35mm color negatives and B&W negatives, 35mm mounted slides, large format negatives, and documents up 8.5" x 11" and A4-sized sheets.
The scanned images are awesome! I am extremely pleased with the job this scanner does with my old 35mm mounted slides. I've also had great success scanning old family photos.
Here's how the scanner works:
First of all you must install the scanner software that accompanies this unit. Once you have done that the scanner can be attached to the computer via a USB line. Turn on the scanner's power switch, click on the "Epson scan" icon on your computer desktop, and select the mode that best matches your level of comfort and ability.
The scanner has three main functional modes: 1) Full Automatic, 2) Home, and 3) Professional.
If you are just getting started in the scanning world, select the "Full Auto Mode", place a document, photo, etc., that you want to scan on the glass scanning surface, click the "scan" icon on the Epson scan window and sit back and wait for the results to show up on screen.
Oh, this scanner comes with a set of plastic frames that includes openings that hold up to four mounted slides or up to two strips of six negatives each.
If you are a little more adventurous and want some additional control over the output image you can move up to the "Home mode". This setting lets you choose the document type (photograph, photo negative, magazine page, etc.), the image type (color, grayscale, black and white), and a limited number of image adjustments. FYI - "Digital Ice" technology that automatically optimizes the image, corrects scratches, etc., is available only for photos and photo negatives.
If you want complete control over the the output image, select the "Professional mode." This setting allows you full flexiblity in choosing scanner settings, including sharpness, color, auto-exposure, histogram adjustment, tone correction, color palette access, grain reduction for high speed films, backlighting correction, dust removal, and Digital Ice optimization. Again, remember that the Digital Ice option is available only for photographs, and photo negatives and positives.
The unit looks nice and has a relatively small footprint. That's good because there's not much room on my computer desk.
I have used similar scanners before, and I found the functionality of this model to be quite intuitive.
In addition, the Epson V500 scanner comes with a copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. This versatile image manipulation program can be used to work with your images once they are digitized.
I do have a couple of minor complaints about this unit. First, I don't find this unit to be particularly speedy. For example, it takes 45 seconds for this unit to scan an 8.5" x 11" document and generate an image. It takes the unit about 3.5 minutes to scan four slides and generate their images. So, if you are going to be scanning lots of documents or slides, etc., I recommend that you have a book in hand to flip open once you hit the "scan" button. Second, the Digital Ice setting works only with photographs and photonegatives.
All in all, this is a sweet little unit, and it should meet most people's scanning needs.
For the reasons listed above I give this scanner a solid 4-star rating.
 Great !!! Bought for scanning slides. November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned several scanners including two pro-sumer grade Epsons, a UMAX, and 3 Microteks (one pro-grade). Only one of my former scanners did a respectable job with slides and it cost around $1,000 about two years ago. This Epson does an equivalent if not better job than the high end Microtek I used that cost 5 times as much. Slide scanning with a flat-bed has never been so good as it is now with this Epson. Scan times seem just under one minute per slide at 2400 dpi. Set-up was quick. Very pleased.
A great scanner November 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am using the Epson V500 with Windows Vista and the results are excellent. The software installed without a problem. Refer to the users manual for details. Several hundred slides, Polaroid's and prints have been scanned and the results printed. This is a well-made machine, easy to set up (do refer to the user manual) and fun to use. The greater the resolution of your scan the longer it will take to complete your task. It is worth the time and effort.
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