Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner
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The Epson Perfection V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner offers extraordinary quality and versatility with an impressive 6400 dpi resolution and an earth-friendly energy-efficient LED light source for greater productivity and lower power consumption with no warmup time. The scanner is also equipped with Digital ICE technology to Remove dust and scratches from slides, negatives and film, or restore faded color photos with one touch. Then, you'll be able to take your photos further with the included Adobe Photoshop Elements software. It's all at your fingertips with this powerful scanner.
- High Resolution Scans
- The Perfection V500 provides an amazing 6400 x 9600 dpi resolution with 48-Bit RGB color for extraordinary image quality with a 3.4 Dmax. With all of its image quality potential, you'll be able to print 17" x 22" enlargements from source image as small as a 35mm film frame
- Built-in TPU
- Scan slides, negatives and medium-format film with the built-in Transparency Unit.
- Digital ICE
- Automatically remove dust on film negatives or slides while minimizing the risk that artifacts will be introduced with DIGITAL ICE technology.
- Epson Easy Photo Fix
- Optimize your scans when your originals are less than perfect. Epson Easy Photo Fix instantly restores color to old faded photos so that they appear to have been taken yesterday. Also, Enhanced Backlight Correction fixes incorrectly or under-exposed images.
- ReadyScan LED technology
- Achieve greater productivity with no warmup time thanks to the energy-efficient, earth-friendly ReadyScan LED light source.
- Four Easy-to-use Buttons
- Four buttons let you perform the most common functions with just one touch. Automatically scan photos, negatives and documents using the Start button, and the software chooses the most appropriate settings. Copy documents and print with an easy copy utility. Scan a photo and attach it to a new e-mail message. Or, scan and create a single or multi-page PDF.
- Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Take your photos further with Adobe Photoshop Elements software. It is the ultimate in image editing software for the home user, providing many of the features found in professional image software - without the complicated interface.
- Optional ADF to Scan Multiple Documents Fast
- When it's time to archive important documents, you can scan multiple documents fast with the optional automatic document feeder.
- Convenient USB 2.0 Interface
- Providing fast data transfer and easy setup, the scanner is equipped with a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Interface.
| Scan Quality | |
|---|---|
| Scan Sensor | Epson Matrix CCD 12-line Color Sensor |
| Optical Resolution | 6400 dpi |
| Hardware Resolution | 6400 x 9600 dpi |
| Interpolated Resolution | 12,800 x 12,800 dpi |
| Color Depth |
Color: 48-bit RGB Grayscale: 16-bit RGB |
| Dynamic Range | 3.4 Dmax |
| Scan Area | |
|---|---|
| Reflective Scan Area | 8.5" x 11.7" |
| Transparency Scan Area | Sufficient for up to 12 negatives or 4 mounted slides/ Medium-format film (6 x 12 cm) |
| Film Formats | 35mm (slides & negatives), Medium Format (up to 6x12cm) |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Preview Speed | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Scan Speed |
Full color: 16.98 msec/line Monochrome: 16.98 msec/line |
| Batch Scanning | Yes |
| Automation | Digital ICE |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| System & Software Requirements |
Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Macintosh OS X (10.2.8 or later) Note: If you upgraded from Windows Vista, the scanner will work in Windows 7. If you upgraded from an older version of Windows, you may need to update the driver. Drivers can be downloaded from the Epson website. |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Light Source | ReadyScan LED technology |
| Front Panel Controls | 4 buttons (Scan, E-mail, Copy and PDF) |
| Power Requirements | 100-120VAC, 50-60Hz |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 18.8 x 10.7 x 4.5" (475 x 272 x 113mm) |
| Weight | 8.9 lbs (4kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 424 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
97%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to setup (360)
- Good resolution (344)
- Accurate color (314)
- Excellent software (212)
- Good bit depth (205)
Cons
- Slow (47)
- Poor software (28)
- Difficult to keep clean (9)
- Difficult setup (7)
- Inaccurate color (5)
Best Uses
- Photos and graphics (313)
- Large format film (72)
- Publishing (41)
- Medium format film (12)
- Slides (11)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Frequent user (218), Casual user (140), Great graphics (60)
- Primary use:
- Personal (338), Business (82)
- Computer Platform:
- PC (56), Mac (17)
Most Liked Positive Review
One TWAIN at a time, please
Just purchased an Epson Perfection V500 scanner, primarily to convert the many boxes and books full of 35mm slides and negatives into digital files.
The "Great Thing" is the w...Read complete review
Just purchased an Epson Perfection V500 scanner, primarily to convert the many boxes and books full of 35mm slides and negatives into digital files.
The "Great Thing" is the wonderful job it does in cleaning and color-correcting. It's not quick, but the results are excellent.
The "Not So Great Thing" would have to be the software installation and documentation. It took me 2 days of installing, uninstalling, and registry cleaning before I found the answer on an obscure user website. If you have previously installed any type of scanner or all-in-one printer/copier/scanner, remove the TWAIN driver for the old unit! (I will refrain from the obvious pun here.) It creates a conflict, and the installation program stalls, over and over and over. Once you get that going, it's a piece of cake.
Oh, and removing the slides from the glass after you are done scanning is easy if you just use a sheet of paper - simply slide it under the plastic slide holder with the slides still in it, then lift the holder away, and pick up the paper with the slides on it. No fingerprints on the glass!
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Most Liked Negative Review
Works Ok
First thing that wasn't right was that an old version of photoshop was included, instead of the newest, as listed on the website. B&H is fixing the problem, but not after l...Read complete review
First thing that wasn't right was that an old version of photoshop was included, instead of the newest, as listed on the website. B&H is fixing the problem, but not after lots of time spent on the phone calling B&H, Espon, Adobe, then back to B&H. I now have to send the whole package back for a new one.
For negative scanning (which is most of what I do), it didn't do a good job of exposure or color correcting. Fortunately, I just need it to do the job, and I can use lightroom to fix the rest. Without lightroom it would have been nightmare. But overall, after editing, the pictures have turned out nice. Would have been nice to have some sort of adobe/lightroom touch incorporated into the scanning software. It just didn't seem like the software for the scanner knew how to bring out the best in a photo. :)
It actually scans relatively "fast," considering the size files I need.
The plates that hold the negatives & slides aren't as flimsy as everyone says, but they are a pain to load & unload. Would have been easier if you had something that you could "slide" the negatives into, rather than setting them in, then trying to clip the cover of the plates back together, all while trying to keep the negatives from popping out.
To make it faster, it would have been nice to have two of each of the plates so you can have the next one ready to scan when the other is done.
The software itself is easy if you're in the home mode, but the professional mode, it's difficult to navigate, with very little explaination for anything. I would have prefered using the pro. mode, but such a pain to work in, it went faster to use the home.
Once I get the replacement, I will probably keep the scanner, but I might have chose differently if I know what I know now. I will have to see how it does for some of the other work I need done.
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Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
- Works on Network
Cons
Best Uses
- 35mm slides
- Negatives
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
great for restoring old family photos
great for digitizing and filing those boxes of slides and negatives
reasonable price
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
- Works on Network
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
This photo scanner is so easy to use. The set up is easy and the process of scanning made fast.
The resolution is really good and nice and compact.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
I like this product so much that this is my second v500 scanner. I have used it to scan literally thousands of photos, slides and articles to archive an artist's life and catalogue. It is easy to use, love the multiple marquees. Could come with better instructions, but then again who gives them anymore??? Does slides well, but can't handle odd sized transparancies without a great deal of creativity.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Fine art scanning
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
Very good scanner, high resolution, adequate scan bed. Was up and running just 10 minutes after having it out of the box. No problems with the software. PhotoShop Elements is perfect for what I will use this for.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
The scanner and software were easy to install but the only issue I have is there is really no instruction on how to use it. Then the "ah ha" moment - on line. What a pain, but it worked. The scanner works for me. A bit slow but I am scanning thousands of 35mm negatives which is tedious and I have to do something else while the scanner does its thing or I will go nuts. The scans come out really clear. I scanned a photo also and it worked just fine, too. Overall I am please with my purchase. The color is fairly accurate but I need to experiment with the software and possibly make adjustments there.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- Medium Format 120 Film
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
I should have gotten something that does large format, but I'm managing by making my own holder and scanning twice so I can layer and stitch. Not that big a problem right now so it's manageable since the cost gets out of hand for large format scanners.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
The scanner is being used by a group of volunteers with all levels of computer aptitude and they all love this scanner.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Good Resolution
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
Need to copy a large collection of 35mm slides and medium format negs. The price is right for the hi-rez quality of the image reproduced. The slowness of the process and the lack of clear cut directions are minuses, but overall a good product.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Epson is the best
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
My Epson Perfection 2450 photo is a graet scanner and has been for many years. The V500 is even better and look foreward to years of great service!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
Scanning old photos color and black & white.
Scanning negatives, color and b&w.
also scanned a receipt we needed to keep and worked well.
Easy to use, scans pretty quick,
I have scanned all of my husbands old b&w negatives, had to do some trial and error to get settings right, but work well.
Scanning slides as I don't have a slide projector to look at them, now I can make my own prints from them.
Scanning old negatives, I am excited to work with the photoshop program and see how much I can improve some of the old photos.
Found some old photos from my husbands family and want to make copies for his sister.
Also making copies of old family pics from my moms family.
So far I really don't have any cons to list.
Great Scanner!!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Good price value
- Good Resolution
- High quality
Cons
- Flimsy negative carriers
- Slightly Bulky
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
It's really expensive to use film instead of digital, but this scanner really helps me out. It was only [$] and I am really happy with the results I'm getting. I'm scanning 35mm slides, B&W negatives, and color negatives. If you haven't scanned negatives or slides before, you'll need to do some research on how to do it. If you want high quality scans, you want to use the scanner in "professional mode" so that you can adjust the settings.This scanner is probably an 8/10 or 9/10 as far as getting the maximum quality from a negative, however the price you pay to get a machine with 9.5/10 or 10/10 quality can be much much higher than [$] As long as you take good photos and you scan them well, then you should have no problem making professional images for professional use. The V500 can do a good job.BOTTOM LINE: If you want quality images, do not go for anything lower than the V500 because those machines (less than $100) are only OK if you're posting your pictures on Facebook or just for fun. This machine will give you great results with healthy negatives.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Good Resolution
Cons
- Difficult Setup
Best Uses
- Small Format Film
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
It's a great system and if you get it at a good price, it'll work wonders. I use if for my 35mm negs and MF transparencies. There are better scanners out there; the v600, v700, and v750 are much better for people who want a better workflow or work primarily with Mac OS 10.7. My scanner didn't come with a compatible copy of Epson Scan for OS 10.7 but I was able to download the software for 10.6 that was compatible with Lion. It's been a good scanner, I've scanned about 200 slides and negatives already.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
Cons
- Poor Software
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
The software CD wouldn't load & said that it was unsupported ( I have a Mac desktop running the current Snow Leopard) so I went to the website & downloaded the driver from there. So far so good, but it is early yet.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
This is probably a high quality product but it does not work with Mac OS X Lion. Only Snow Leopard. Epson could not promise a date that Lion software would be available.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
I haven't had time to scan large quantities of anything yet, but I have done sample photos, medium format negatives and slides. All results were high quality.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
- OS X Lion incompatible
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
This is a very good scanner and it was working very well for me in my effort to digitize more than a thousand old slides, negatives and prints.
The scanner and included software do a fantastic job of detecting multiple slides and negatives on the transparency adapter and allows me to quickly reorient the images and select which options I'd like to use for each image (color collection, backlight, etc). Digital ICE has worked very well for me in cleaning up older slides and negatives.
Unfortunately I upgraded my Mac to OS X Lion and discovered that the Epson Scan software is no longer compatible. Epson has not updated this software for quite while and it is still running PowerPC. Apple has dropped support for this platform as of OS X Lion. Epson has not updated it's software to run on Mac Intel based systems and apparently has no plans to.
So, while this is a very good scanner, if you are a Mac user who plans to keep your OS up to date, you should look at a vendor other than Epson.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Bit Depth
- Good Resolution
- Widely Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos and Graphics
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
I'm using the V500 to replace a Microtek Scanmaker 6000. Obviously the V500 is years newer and provide superior technologies and software.
My primary scanning functions are usually to archive prints to a digital format. I scan a lot of color photos for safe keeping.
My findings are that the contrast and brightness needed to be adjusted from defaults. Once I got these fine tuned I feel the V500 produces excellent results.
My rating lacks a star simply because I can't figure out how to spawn the copy software with the copy button. Instead it asks to open Photoshop or the Epson Scan utility.
Overall and excellent easy to use scanner at an excellent price.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
Great scanner and love the slide and negative scanning feature. Very easy to set up.
Would recommend it to anyone wanting to convert old slides and photos to a digital format.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Large Format Film
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
I have had 3 Epson Scanners and none of them last very long. 50 years ago everything was made in the U.S.A. and you could die of old age (80+) before your product quit working.So far this new V500 works ok with my new Apple p.c.I have not had it long enough to rate it except that it looks ok.[*]I bought my first Epson several years ago so I could scan my Hasselblad 500EL camera's medium format negatives and positives, (color slides). Over 10,000 items were scanned. I think the Epson 4490 was made in the USA.My 2nd scanner did not last very long compared to the first one. I DID NOT SCAN ANY PHOTOS, SLIDES, ETC; with it, just paper documents. It just made a big noise one day and quit working, so I took it apart and there was a piece of broken plastic on the bottom of the tray.Why can't the parts be made out of durable METAL, LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS.Today things are made out of cheap material so that they break and the consumer can go buy a new one.I know this is true as I am 80+ years old and some of the things that I bough in the late 1930's and early 1940's still work like new and they are made of DURABLE METAL. I BUILT LOT'S OF HOMES WITH MY FIRST AND ONLY "SKILL" SAW. It will work today just like it did in 1949.Let's keep us consumers's in the "poor-house." Take his/her $$$$ and run.BTW: My Hasselblad 500EL camera works like new and I bought it in 1962 and exposed over 100,000 negatives and/or color positives with the system. However it is not made in the U.S.A and the camera's are still the BEST in the whole world.Rodney in Colorado.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Accurate Color
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Software
- Good Resolution
Cons
Best Uses
- 35 mm
- Medium Format Film
Comments about Epson Perfection V500 Flatbed Photo Scanner:
good price. scans medium format & 2 cut strips of 35mm. The software is extremely simple and easy to use, nothing fancy, just gets your work done quickly.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
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- AC Power Adapter and Cord
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cable
- 35mm and Medium Format Film Holders
- Scanner Installation CD-ROM (Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix technology, Epson Creativity Suite, ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR)
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