Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

This scanner is about equal to others in its class. However, its limied by the software Epson provides. You need to purchase 3rd party software, such as Vuescan to actually scan at 6400 dpi. The ADF is limied to one-sided scanning and there are no provisions in software for flip pages over and scan the other side. Epson won't even answer questions on this issue. The film holder will not hold film strips flat. You need a special glass film holder to use this capablity.

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

For mainly scanning hundreds of larger negatives from my grandfather and parents stored negatives that I inherited since they have past away. Organizing and labeling all these negatives as well as photos on external storage.I already had an Epson negative scanner but I needed the larger format this V500 has for successful scanning.My previous Epson scanner is user friendly and this is why I bought this Epson Perfection V500.The price was affordable,user friendly features,good results.It is everything I was looking for.I am being able to view photos from these negatives I have never seen before.Prior to the digital age you would turn in film to be developed,order 2 sets of prints possibly and stash the negatives aways in boxes or drawers.The majority of my Grandfather's negatives are 2 1/2" X 4 1/2" and most of them in wonderful condition.Now I can preserve them digitally and be able to distribute the photos via a disc to family members.

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

I have used several scanners previously. I spent at least 6 hours, unsuccessfully, getting some slides scanned. They were so poor, I returned it to the store.

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

scanded a lifetime of photes to a file then able to put into a dvd also to cd in the auto mode so simple i did it in no time at all great product

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

I've had the V500 for a couple weeks and have put thru several hundred slides, film and prints for digitizing and archiving with very good results. The scanner is fairly easy to use and has a lot of the basic photo adjusting features built into the scanner software. One problem was installing in Vista (setup.ini error message) which required assistance. The fix in my case was to create a new admin profile and install via that profile. I already had Adobe Elements 7 and understand earlier versions aren't compatible with Vista so be forewarned. I wish it had a 126 (instamatic) format carrier as there are quite a few of those negatives I'd like to scan from my pre-35mm days and the kids cameras. I'm sure there's a lot of old 126 out there. The speed depends on your resolution and other settings. All in all I'm very happy with it and have many hours of scanning to go. Will see how it is for endurance.

Comments about Epson Perfection® V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner:

I do many lectures on branding and advertising. It is very useful to put examples of print ads in these presentations. I have scanned many ads in a variety of sizes between 3x4 up to approximately 81/2 x 11 from both color magazines and newsprint. The scanner is easy to use, the software allows excellent control over the image qualities, and it makes the job quick and easy. I do not consider myself a computer person, so when it is easy for me to use and it does a great job...that is high praise.