Epson Perfection V700 photo scanner

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews
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• 7 stars

  Great Scanner - Terrible Software!

  by stedanrac on March 14, 2007

  Pros: Quick, Great resolution and color quality

  Cons: SIlverfast SW is useless and Epson Scan is badly buggy

  Summary: I've had this scanner for about a month now, I got it to digitize years worth of 35MM film negatives.
  
  I have the scanner connected to a Windows XP
  
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  Summary: I've had this scanner for about a month now, I got it to digitize years worth of 35MM film negatives.
  
  I have the scanner connected to a Windows XP SP2, AMD 64 3800+ CPU with 2 GIG of memory and a 560Gig NVidia RAID5 array. I am running the version of Epson Scan and drivers currently on the Epson website. I've scanned about 1200 individial pictures so far.
  
  The scanner itself is great and the quality I get out of it is all I could have expected. While 800 speed film results in grainy pictures, I've done some 100 speed film taken in good light that results in some stunning digital images.
  
  As I have read notes other places (and I agree) that the film holders are flimsy, but they haven't failed me yet.
  
  The scanning software is the core of my problems. Epson includes Silverfast AI, but as far as I can tell, that will only scan one image at a time (even if you load up 10 images in the film holder...) so I dropped that.
  
  Epson scan works well but I have noted a few serious bugs...
  
  - When you scan past 1000 images in one folder it will begin writing over 001, 002, 003 and not warn you. I lost 30 pictures this way.
  
  - The application crashes with a problem writing a TWAIN file. This problem gets progressivly worse the longer I run the application (i.e. the first pass it will scan 12 images in a batch with no failure, a few scans later it will fail after 7 pictures, then after 3 pictures, then after 1 picture). I end up having to reboot my computer 3 or 4 times while scanning to start the cycle over.
  
  If I leave Epson soft running on the computer for a long time (like over night) it will lock the machine up and require a reset button...)
  
  I like the device, but may have to go out and spend $100+ on scanning sw. Comments from other users are very welcome. I'vr reported all of thsi to Epson without a reply.

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  11 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  This thing can RAISE THE DEAD.

  by mortso on January 27, 2008

  Pros: DEEP Gamma depth means rich, full scans from dung originals.

  Cons: The Epson software is behind current OS X standards, so is cumbersoome.

  Summary: After being pleased with the quality of the V500 scans, but tired of waiting for the USB 2.0 interface to deliver the goods,
  I purchased this. It is FAST.
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  Summary: After being pleased with the quality of the V500 scans, but tired of waiting for the USB 2.0 interface to deliver the goods,
  I purchased this. It is FAST. It is very VERY color accurate using the Epson software on "Professional" mode. Using the 'auto adjust' settings I have brought negatives and reflective scans, almost invisible to the naked eye, back from DEATH.
  
  The results are astounding, and the Gamma range (Dmax 4.0) is the first scanner to really dig into the image and release information heretofore INVISIBLE.
  
  AAAA ++++ This thing just plain ROCKS. Thanks Epson!

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  5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Don't buy this scanner if you use Vista

  by djkrr on June 9, 2008

  Pros: Works well with Windows XP

  Cons: Will not install with Windows Vista

  Summary: I've spent hours with Epson and Dell technical support. The support was prompt, patient and detailed, but the scanner is still useless with Vista.
  
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  Summary: I've spent hours with Epson and Dell technical support. The support was prompt, patient and detailed, but the scanner is still useless with Vista.
  
  After reading some reviews I find I am not alone. The latest Epson V700 driver is dated 1/23/08. But Vista cannot find the driver. By now Epson should have realized that an update is needed.
  
  A new Samsung printer, an old HP plotter, and an old HP printer all installed from Vista without a hitch. Epson needs to get busy.
  
  I suppose the moral of the story is that I should have stuck with HP.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  It looks like a rock, and it deivers as such

  by danbrown9 on September 10, 2008

  Pros: After scanning in nearly 10,000 slides i was really able to put this guys thru the steps. I shoot many different formats so having a variable setting is very important, and it delivered the goods there as well.

  Cons: Sometimes will just freak out for a sec and says it is warming up. Right in the middle of a scan after I have been working for hours. Doesn't to be any rhyme or reason to this.

  Summary: i probably could of spent more money on a dedicated scanner for each format I shoot. But as any good photographer will tell you, almost all my extra money goes ...

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  Summary: i probably could of spent more money on a dedicated scanner for each format I shoot. But as any good photographer will tell you, almost all my extra money goes for glass, never enough glass!!!!!

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Epson's Support Terrible on this Scanner

  by dwjon on February 12, 2008

  Pros: I can't evaluate the pro's of this item because I am still trying to install it on my Vista PC.

  Cons: A PC peripheral is useless if you can't even install it and Epson support has been completely worthless in helping me with a successful installation

  Summary: I am not questioning the specifications or operational performance of this scanner because I can't even get it installed on my PC. Epson promotes its support for its product ...

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  Summary: I am not questioning the specifications or operational performance of this scanner because I can't even get it installed on my PC. Epson promotes its support for its product line (including scanners) and when its touted support fails miserably, so does (in my view) the product itself. I feel lack of product support is a legitimate basis for my C-NET review and score (i.e., the product and the company support for the product are integrally intertwined).
  
  I have a new PC with a Vista Ultimate OS. My PC cannot find and install necessary drivers for this scanner. I have gone through several weeks of absolute frustration with Epson on-line support guidance. The instructions are of the "canned" variety and obviously geared toward the XP OS. For someone without great computing skills, following these misleading instructions yielded the predictable failed result. When I pointed this out to Epson my only response was another set of the same XP OS set of instructions I had been given the week before. I have subsequently reviewed related blogs on the Web and come to learn a number of others have experienced the same problem when trying to install Epson scanner drivers on a Vista OS. It should be noted that Epson claims the V700 is Vista compatible. My advice is that unless you are very-very computer savvy, do not purchase an Epson scanner if you run Vista on your PC. It's too late to return the scanner for a refund so my options are to pay a computer professional to (hopefully) install it, or sale the darn thing on E-Bay. In either case, no more Epson products for me. This may be a good product IF YOU CAN USE IT. However, in my view, the quality/character of a company is revealed by how well it backs up its products - in this case Epson has failed miserably! If a product can't be used and company support can't make it work, then it is useless and, on that basis, deserves the nearly unprcedented rating of "1."

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Great scanner! Easy to use with pro results.

  by Apple1968 on September 17, 2009

  Pros: Quality and color depth.
  Scans multiple formats.
  High dynamic range (4).
  Amazing black and white negative scans.
  Professional settings like in a lab.
  Quality finish on the machine, and dust tight seal inside.
  Digital ice technology.

  Cons: Pricey but hey you get what you pay for.

  Summary: If your looking for a scanner to scan your old family pictures no matter what format, this scanner is a must.I read the reviews here and other sites that ...

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  Summary: If your looking for a scanner to scan your old family pictures no matter what format, this scanner is a must.I read the reviews here and other sites that give it a bad review because the compatibility with vista, but heck vista has problems with other printers and scanners. It is not the fault of Epson, it has great support, I also have Epson printers and never had problems. If people are into imaging and photography they should go with a mac os, much easier and plug and play. Macs are designed to work with multimedia. All artist and multimedia personnel know this. I had a pc with windows xp and had to go with vista because of the software upgrades. I hated vista nothing worked well... and my prints never came out as I wanted and the colors were way off. So I switched to a mac and never looked back. Great job Epson for producing a good quality product.Hell I have a Nikon dedicated 35-mm scanner that cost hundreds more and I cannot see that much difference.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Workhorse scanner

  by bbcrover on October 4, 2011

  Pros: Generally decent quality scans

  Cons: Occassional overheating from prolonged use leads to scans that are slightly off target (the computer thinking the negative is 1/8th of an inch to the right). Easily remedied by a shutdown and a few minutes to cool off, or elevating the scanner to allow fo

  Summary: We've been using a single V700 at my work for over a year now and we've cranked out about 40,000 scanned 35mm negatives and a smaller variety ...

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  Summary: We've been using a single V700 at my work for over a year now and we've cranked out about 40,000 scanned 35mm negatives and a smaller variety of slides and prints. In terms of quality and speed, the V700 can't be beat. I know the quality isn't as good as a dedicated film scanner, but those are more expensive and take longer. We're aiming to create a fairly decent scan in case the originals are accidentally lost. In the future we plan to make some decisions about the frames we want to scan as high res. probably on better equipment than the V700. I think for the average home consumer with only a few thousand frames, the V700 is the best bet given the versatility, speed, and cost.

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