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Manufacturer: Epson Part number: V-500
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- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 24 reviews
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- The Epson Perfection V500 Photo offers extraordinary quality and versatility with 6400 dpi resolution and an earth-friendly LED light source for greater productivity - all at an amazing value. Remove dust and scratches from slides, negatives and film. Or, restore faded color photos with one touch. Then, take your photos further with the included Adobe Photoshop Elements. When it's ... Read more
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User reviews
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Scanner Slow, Software lousy
by mortso on November 8, 2007
Pros: Scans up to 6400 DPI
Cons: But only after dialogs, stupid file names and SLOW
Summary: This scanner is one of the most frustrating scanners I've used. It's optical resolution seems fuzzy for 6400 Dpi. and as well the included software is a productivity ...
Summary: This scanner is one of the most frustrating scanners I've used. It's optical resolution seems fuzzy for 6400 Dpi. and as well the included software is a productivity LEACH demanding a ridiculous number of "OK"'s to get your work done. It even defaults to "CANCEL" after a mandatory warning on "high resolution scans" like I friggin don't know that having BOUGHT A 6400 Dpi SCANNER in the first place!
It defaults to serial file names (imgoo1.etc) and can't just enter a filename without adding the "001" limiting file naming and frustrating me.
As for speed, it's obvious that a FIREWIRE interface is required for a 200 Mb scan... the single USB 2.0 interface is barely tolerable.
The "PRO" scanners come with Silverfast AI... I think it's worth the extra cash to get that software interface... epson's is pretty terrible.
Thanks epson... but this goes back to AMAZON tomorrow.Updated
After figuring out that the slides and film scan upside down, my resolution is higher, tho not what I'd really expect from this level DPI. The software is OK as long as you remain in Photoshop where YOU set the filenames. I maintain that it's not terribly intuitive however but does work acceptably.Updated
Well, once I figured out that slides and film load upside down, my resolution is acceptable however not outstanding. It still seems fuzzy. The software is not AS BAD as I reviewed after learning it, however it is rather not intuitive like the old "AGFA" scanning software was or Silverfast is. I'll probably keep it, though might trade up to a V750-Pro.13 out of 16 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Works Great, Recomended
by MarkTheSpot on February 7, 2008
Pros: Easy instalation, easy to use software
Cons: Have not found any
Summary: I took it out of the box, set it up using the included instructions (I did not install any optional software, just what I needed to operate the scanner)and ...
Summary: I took it out of the box, set it up using the included instructions (I did not install any optional software, just what I needed to operate the scanner)and started using it.
I have tried color and BW negatives, slides, photographs and coins set directly on the platten.
The scanning software recognizes the type of negative and the options for correcting problems with dust, scratches, color etc... work as good as using photoshop to correct them later.
The scans are clear, sharp and quick at reasonable resolutions (600dpi).
Obviously when scanning at the higher resolutions it takes longer but there is no reason to unless you make billboards.
My last scanner was an ancient Microtek C6 USB. The V500 is lightyears ahead of it. I don't know if the computer makes a diference in scanner performance, my computer is big and fast, it's main use is video editing.
I would have given it a 10 if it had been faster.7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Much better than I expected
by Morisot on March 13, 2008
Pros: Photos, slides, film, OCR, PDFs - BEAUTIFUL
Cons: Can't utilize it fully --my computer is too small
Summary: My old Umax Astra 2200 scanner died recently. Was disappointed and confused by the reviews of scanners -- but we really needed one asap, so I bought this one.
I ...Summary: My old Umax Astra 2200 scanner died recently. Was disappointed and confused by the reviews of scanners -- but we really needed one asap, so I bought this one.
I have been pleasantly surprised.
It was easy to set up. The setup sheet is very clear. (I did attach it to an older XP computer -- and it only has USB 1.1 -- but the scanner works.)
I didn't have to program any of the buttons on the scanner -- they just work.
There are three levels of menu: Automatic, Home, Professional
Even the automatic produced good results - doing all the thinking. Home and Professional give you the marquee to define areas to scan. Professional gives you a lot of options - including defining the target finish size.
The slides I scanned were beautiful - and I didn't fuss with any settings except to pick "film-positive". (Oh, yes -- I did scan one at a time -- when I scanned the four in the holder at once my slow computer stumbled.)
The PDF was fast and fine.
Scans of photos have been very good.
The included OCR software did a great job scanning a color newspaper ad with a listng of restaurants, missing only two headings that were in a dark yellow color.
Last night I scanned a 60 year-old, 2x4inch, black and white negative in the required holder. The result was spectacular. (But it scanned as two halves--I hope I can figure this out.)
I do think I need a faster computer with USB2 and more memory to really let me enjoy this scanner to its fullest capabilities.
It does buzz and hum a little while in use -- no more so than my old scanner. I will have to find a safe place to store the film and slide holders (which were very easy to use and yes, they are plastic.)
I am very happy with the quality of the output from this scanner.
M.6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Outstanding film & photo scans!
by Bluehawk99 on September 17, 2008
Pros: Love the 120/220 and 35mm scanning abilities as well as standard phot scanning.
Startup time is negligibleCons: OCR could be improved
Summary: Loved the price..$150 direct from the Epson Store (refurbished with full warranty). Had been waiting a long time for a lower priced scanner for medium format film with high ...
Summary: Loved the price..$150 direct from the Epson Store (refurbished with full warranty). Had been waiting a long time for a lower priced scanner for medium format film with high optical quality. The V500 has it! Easy to use, excellent quality film and photo scans, much better than my old Umax which the V500 replaced. Scanning text is good but not excellent but that's a minor point as I bought it for scanning the tons of professional film I've had laying around from my old photojournalist days! Some reviews say you can only scan one medium format negative at a time which is not correct...you can scan several.
All in all Epson has done an excellent job with this scanner!5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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True Plug-Play
by Micah59 on February 27, 2008
Pros: Easy to get Excellent Quality Scans
Cons: None detected
Summary: This scanner is worth the money, you just need to load the software, plug in the scanner and you are ready to scan. No reboot required. I'm scanning slides ...
Summary: This scanner is worth the money, you just need to load the software, plug in the scanner and you are ready to scan. No reboot required. I'm scanning slides at 2400 dbi and the quality is excellent and you don't need to know alot about photos. The ICE makes the corrections and you have excellent scans. Worth the money.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not excellent, but good enough.
by thtroyer on June 18, 2008
Pros: Scans film well. ICE works great for dust removal.
Cons: Film holder is a little cumbersome. Images could be a little sharper.
Summary: After making the switch to shooting film, it was getting costly to have film developed and scanned at local labs. Beyond getting costly, the scans were sub-par, only ~2MP.
So, ...Summary: After making the switch to shooting film, it was getting costly to have film developed and scanned at local labs. Beyond getting costly, the scans were sub-par, only ~2MP.
So, I began checking for a film scanner. I began looking for something decent, but didn't want to drop $>300. Needless to say, after some research, I ended up with this scanner, refurbished, for $150!
I've scanned about ~200 negatives, color and black and white, so far. Quality has been acceptable, and much better than I was getting from various local labs.
Scans are a little slow, but I'm ok with that. Usually ~30 minutes for 8 negatives, 2400 dpi, with dust removal.
The built-in software works alright. I run Windows in Virtualbox to do the scanning, since I run Gentoo. In any case, there are options to crop, correct color, etc. Gimp's tools are definitely nicer, but in a pinch, these tool work alright.
More importantly, the scanner does decently with color correction, without blowing contrast or color way out of proportion (as happens with some lab scans).
The film holder works decent, but it can be a little tedious to load and unload.
I'm happy with this scanner. I bought it for scanning film, and for that, it works well enough. I'm an amateur hobbyist photographer. If you'd like to see sample scans, everything recent in my film set has been scanned by the V500:
flickr.com/photos/thtroyer/
Would definitely purchase again, as this is exactly what I was looking for.4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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The scanner I've always wanted
by sweet_papa on May 28, 2008
Pros: fast scans, good colour, high resolution more that I'll ever need
Cons: could scan more negatives
Summary: Coming from an old Epson Perfection 1240, this is the scanner that I've always wanted. The scans are fast because there's no warm up time. I used to ...
Summary: Coming from an old Epson Perfection 1240, this is the scanner that I've always wanted. The scans are fast because there's no warm up time. I used to have to wait 30 seconds to a minute for the first scan because the lamp had to warm up. No more. The preview scan starts within a couple of seconds is finished within 10 seconds. Scans are fast. Also the colour of the scans is very accurate.
I bought this scanner to archive my library of negatives. The 6400 dpi resolution of this scanner is way more than I'll need for 35mm film. Scanning 35mm negatives taken with my point and shoot camera, I only need to scan at 2400 dpi. A higher scan resolution exceeds the resolution of my images. You can load up to 12 negatives (2 strips of six) but in reality most of my negatives are cut in strips of 4 so I usually can only scan 8 negatives at a time. My only gripe is that I wish the scanner could process more negatives at once. I love how the software previews the negatives and spits out a bunch of thumbnails with colour and exposure that are spot on right away without having to adjust any settings. Beautiful, all I have to do is press scan. Just the way it should be. Digital ICE is an absolute dream feature that scans the negatives a second time and removes dust from the scan. Although the scan times are quadrupled with Digital ICE selected, it's well worth it as it saves me a lot of time in Photoshop cleaning up scans.
I love this scanner. It does what it's supposed to do quickly and with beautiful results.4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Does not Work with Mac OS X Leopard
by GdeD on December 16, 2007
Pros: Makes nice paper weight but does not do scans
Cons: Does not work no drivers available for Mac OS 10.5.1 leopard
Summary: Months after releasing the V500 Epson has yet to release Leopard Drivers while huge amounts of people are switching to Macs. My old cano scan works fine so does an ...
Summary: Months after releasing the V500 Epson has yet to release Leopard Drivers while huge amounts of people are switching to Macs. My old cano scan works fine so does an HP.
Epson is not seriously supporting Macs and I am returning V500. PS note that the box indicates that it works with Mac 10..8 or later which is a total lie!Updated
since my Dec 16th review Epson released the leopard driver. I have to be fair and report that the scanner interface now responds well and scans pictures with accurate details and speed5 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Mac OS X Leopard drivers now available. Works great.
by thomas55409 on January 4, 2008
Pros: Fast scans and included slide scanning light.
Cons: none obvious
Summary: A previous user gave this machine 2 out of 10 because there were no drivers available for Mac OS X 10.5 (aka Leopard). While that is unfortunate, they are ...
Summary: A previous user gave this machine 2 out of 10 because there were no drivers available for Mac OS X 10.5 (aka Leopard). While that is unfortunate, they are now available from Epson's website and seem to work great.
3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great scanner, BUT....
by treyusa on September 14, 2009
Pros: Pretty fast at lower resolutions, very nice images, nice batch handling of images. Pretty easy overall to use; software pretty reasonable (not great)
Cons: As someone else has said int his forum, scanner does NOT SCAN TO EDGE OF GLASS, no matter where you put the photo (ive tried on all sides/ corners).
Summary: Very good scanner, with one pretty big flaw, and a few minor ones.
Pretty fast at lower resolutions, very nice images, nice batch handling of images; i.e. put in ...Summary: Very good scanner, with one pretty big flaw, and a few minor ones.
Pretty fast at lower resolutions, very nice images, nice batch handling of images; i.e. put in 5 photos, the scanner will automatically separate them AND auto-rotate them! Don't know exactly how it does this, but it seems to work 90% of the time. If it fails, you can just rotate the failed one manually. Then it will save all the individual photos it has detected into separate files. Pretty easy overall to use; software pretty reasonable (not great)
As someone else has said int his forum, scanner does NOT SCAN TO EDGE OF GLASS, no matter where you put the photo (ive tried on all sides/ corners). The scannable area is at least 3/8ths off the edge, and this really is a big pain. If you manually try to move the photo inwards, to the scannable area, it becomes rotated slightly, and this of course is a problem too. I may have to return it based on this factor, and try the Canon canoscan F8800, which seems to be getting nice reviews. I just hope it doesn't have the same problem....
Additionally, the software on OSX at least is a the buggy. For example, there is a bug with the save settings command, so you have to reenter your settings every time you use the machine! This is a pain, in practice, actually... On OS X, you can't just hit the scan to PDF button on the scanner. It won't save a PDF automatically...1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Epson
- Part number: V-500
- Description: The Epson Perfection V500 Photo offers extraordinary quality and versatility with 6400 dpi resolution and an earth-friendly LED light source for greater productivity - all at an amazing value. Remove dust and scratches from slides, negatives and film. Or, restore faded color photos with one touch. Then, take your photos further with the included Adobe Photoshop Elements. When it's time to archive important documents, you can scan multiple documents fast with the optional automatic document feeder. It's all at your fingertips with this powerful performer. Best of all, the energy-efficient LED means you can work smarter with fast scans and lower power consumption. Plus, with no warmup time, it's easier than ever to get started.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Type Flatbed scanner - Desktop
- Interface Type USB 2.0
- Max Supported Document Size 8.5 in x 11.7 in
Scanner
- Input Type Color
- Grayscale Depth 16-bit (64K gray levels)
- Grayscale Depth (External) 16-bit (64K gray levels)
- Color Depth 48-bit color
- Color Depth (External) 48-bit color
- Optical Resolution 6400 dpi x 9600 dpi
- Interpolated Resolution 12800 dpi x 12800 dpi
- Scan Mode Single-pass
- Scan Element Type CCD
- Lamp / Light Source Type White LED
- Scan Density Range 3.4D
- Control Panel Buttons Functions Start,
Copy,
Scan-to-PDF,
Scan-to-Email - Scanner Features EPSON ReadyScan LED Technology,
Digital ICE Technology Media Handling
- Max Document Size 8.5 in x 11.7 in
- Supported Document Type Film,
Transparencies,
Plain paper,
Slides,
Bulk objects (such as books) - Supported Media Size Details Flatbed - up to 8.5 in x 11.7 in,
Film - up to Film 135 (35mm) - 12 frames (strip),
Slide - up to Film 135 (35mm) - 4 frames (mounted),
Slide - up to Film 120 (2.36 in) - 1 frame (mounted),
Transparencies - up to 2.7 in x 9.33 in - Document Feeder Type Manual load,
Optional autoload Storage
- Optical Storage None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slot(s) None
- Interfaces USB 2.0 - Type B
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Film adapter ,
Slide holder - Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
Power
- Power Device External power adapter
- Voltage Required AC 120 V
- Power Consumption Operational ( Standby ) 16 Watt ( 4 Watt )
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Adobe PhotoShop Elements,
EPSON Scan,
EPSON Creativity Suite,
ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus - OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional,
Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows Vista - Peripheral / Interface Devices 4x CD-ROM,
USB port - System Requirements Details Windows 2000 - Pentium II - 450 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 350 MB,
Windows XP Home/Pro - Pentium II - 450 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 350 MB,
Windows XP 64-bit Edition - Pentium II - 450 MHz - RAM 512 MB - HD 350 MB,
Windows Vista - Pentium II - 450 MHz - RAM 512 MB - HD 350 MB,
MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G3 - 400 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 735 MB Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 10.7 in
- Depth 18.7 in
- Height 4.4 in
- Weight 8.8 lbs
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 80%
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Epson
- Address:
3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806 - Phone: 1-800-873-7766
- Fax: 1-562-290-5220
