Epson Perfection V700 Photo Color Scanner by Epson
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Digital camera reviews of Epson Perfection V700 Photo Color Scanner
Digital camera Review: Excellent Results!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great scanner that produces wonderful results! I have a bunch of film from old travel, plus very old family slides that I've wanted to digitize for years. I finally did enough research and decided on the Epson Perfection V700, even though I tend to lean toward a different brand for cameras, printers and scanners.
Once the minor quirks were worked out, the results were amazing! The quirks for me started with the accessories and how they situate properly for correct use. The documentation is nearly worthless so I had to figure out that the film holder frames actually has pegs that go into holes (there are arrows on each, indicating) so once I figured that out, no problems. Since I am not looking for professional level results for the mass group, I am scanning everything in at 600dpi and photos are perfectly clear. Anything that we may want to blow up and print, I will use higher dpi settings but that certainly does take a lot of time as well as disk space.
The software suite also seems very comprehensive and well within the needs of the amateur photographer or home user.
I gave this scanner a 5 star rating, but put the ease of use at 4 stars due to the poor documentation. Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend this scanner to all my friends!
Digital camera Review: Excellent and Easy to Operate Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought an Epson V700, and have scanned over 1000 35mm negatives with it. It does an excellent job. It provides a really accurate image of the actual negative. The film tray is very easy to use. It is made of a sturdy plastic, and is very easy to load. I scan four strips at a time, each having approximately 4 or 5 negatives on them, so I usually get a total of 16 to 20 negatives scanned in each scanning session. I scan at 6400 ppi resolution, and save the file as a "tiff" file to avoid compression. I tried to scan at 6400 ppi to a jpeg file, but it would not do it at a 48 bit depth, so as I said I changed the setting to save as a "tiff" file and I get the full 48 bit depth. I have a Windows 7, 64 bit system, and it takes approximately 70 seconds per each negative to be scanned using the settings I already mentioned. I do not use the Ice or any other setting because I want the raw file, and the scanner does an excellent job of presenting detail and color. If you want to increase the color saturation at a later time, it does not come out fuzzy or anything, it just adds the color as needed. I am satisfied with the scanner, I feel that Epson is honest in saying it gives professional quality results. The dmax is 4 so it is a little more powerful than the V500, but the more detail it gives may be worth it. The Windows 7 drivers and manual are available on the Epson site, which I had to download for my system, and everything has been working fine. It is simple to operate, and gives very satisfying results. I compliment Epson on creating such a product.Digital camera Review: Excellent choice
Summary: 5 Stars
V700 Photo Scanner This scanner was recommended to me by a highly-skilled photographer, college instructor. He scans 4 x 5 b/w and color negatives, where I use 35 mm. I have been very impressed with the depth of image that I can get from older negatives. I like the ability to have a copy utility, also.Digital camera Review: Excellent photo scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided at the last minute to upgrade from the V600 to the V700 once I saw the extra film and negative holders included in the V700. Wow, I can scan 12 35MM slides at one time, although it does take awhile. Love that it creates a separate file for each slide, even though it scans all 12 slides at once. The ICE software removed the dust marks, etc. I didn't have to do much touch-up in Photoshop afertwards. Simple to install and load the software. I researched photo scanners for about 6 months and am very pleased I spend the extra dollars for this one. Amazing quality.Digital camera Review: Fits the bill
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this scanner to digatize old photos and slides. I think it does a great job. It's pretty putzie to go through all the steps to get the scans if you want high quality. Batch scan, frame, zoom to get frame exactly right, adjust color/exposure/contrast/repair/etc. and then final scan. The frames for slides works well and you can do 12 at a time. High quality scanner that fits the bill for me.