Epson Perfection V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner

By member: SJW826 - Apr 9, 2010

awesome scanner!!!

Strengths: no warm-up time, great resolution/output, great features/bottons on the front, easy to use

Weakness: the bed fits a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper comfortably but I wish it was bigger (really not a weakness tho)

I originally had an HP scanner and thought it was amazing until I jumped ship and went with an Epson. This model is perfect for basic scanning but also awesome for pictures and items that require more detail. For around $200, I would high recommend this scanner to everyone. You won't be disappointed.

I love this scanner!

Strengths: Fast scanning. Easy to use. Flexible handling. Powerful bundled software.

Weakness: No printed manual and no way to print one yourself.

I was happy with my old scanner but the manufacturer decided not to supply Vista drivers so I found myself in the market for a new one. My wish list was simple: simple: high quality scans for both photos and slides. The Epson Perfection V500 more than fills the bill. Basic scanning is fast and easy with built-in buttons for regular scanning, scan to e-mail, and scan to PDF. It also includes a...

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Epson Perfection V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner

Strengths: Fast start-up, lots of features, good software bundle, reasonable price.

Weakness: None noted so far.

I had been using one of the first USB scanners for about nine years. I was looking for something faster, but waiting for something that was also significantly better in other ways. Nothing I had seen up until now satisfied that requirement at a reasonable price. This model seems to have everything I was looking for. 1. It uses white LEDs instead of a fluorescent tube as the light source. The...

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Fast and Accurate

Strengths: Easy setup software with additional bonus software that really works,

Weakness: Minor item; slide scanner only handles 4 slides at a time.

This is a fast and sleek unit using LED's instead of a lamp as the light source. As such there is no warm up time. Initial scans of photos and text are sharp, crisp and color accurate. The scanning software offers three modes; Auto, Home and Profession. Each is easy to use and understand. The Pro mode offers many color and sharpness adjustments that will satisfy high performance needs,

Epson Perfection V500 Phot Flatbed Scanner

Strengths: Ability to enlarge scanned items Ease of Setup Software works flawlessly even in Vista 64 Photo and Film scanning Detachable scanner lid for large objects

Weakness: Short USB cord (but it has a USB cord) No printed manual

Just received the scanner and it was set up running perfectly in 30 minutes which included reorganizing the computer room. I replaced an HP PSC950 all in one with the Epson, The Epson scans faster and with more flexibility then the HP. I scanned Photos into Adobe Photoshop CS3 via import and as copied JPG files. Quality was good. Scanning documents with the Epson software into PDF documents was...

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What a GREAT scanner!

Strengths: Easy to install and operate. Fast. Quiet. 3 different modes to choose from. Digital ICE. Price.

Weakness: None

I just purchased this scanner - primarily to scan my 1000+ slides. At first, I was a bit reluctant because this model is brand new to the market and I was concerned about those inital bugs. But I know that Epson makes a good product so I took the chance. And am I glad that I did. It has some outstanding features: 1. Very simple to set-up and then operate. I scanned my first photo within 30...

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Good, Easy to Use Scanner for Photos

Strengths: The scanner is easy to use, versatile; can make pdf documents.

Weakness: The ICE technology is available only for film and slides, not for photos.

I am very pleased with this scanner, which I bought primarily for use in restoring old photos. So far, it serves its purpose quite well. However, I find that, by itself, it would not be enough to restore my photos and that I must use the Photoshop Elements program which came with it to work on them.

Epson V500 Scanner

Strengths: High-quality scans, ease of use

Weakness: No printed manual. On-line manual only.

Set up was very easy. Install software and connect power and USB cord (included). Software included: Epson Scan with Easy Photo Fix, ABBY FineReader OCR, Epson Creativity Suite, User Guide, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 (Windows), Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 (Macintosh). Plastic holders for film or slides are included. The scanner does an excellent job on photo prints. The images are very crisp and...

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Incremental step up from the Perfection 4490

Strengths: Start up time before scan much improved

Weakness: Software still kludgy

I've been using Epson scanners for years; this is my fourth. It was an upgrade to a Perfection 4490. Functionally about the same, including the button layout and software. The higher resolution of the V500 has proved useful for transparency scans, but I most appreciate the shorter lamp warm-up time on this unit. However, I wish Epson would overall the software. After scanning, you have to maually...

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Perfection V500 Photo Flatbed Scanner (6400x9600,...

Strengths: Ease of use, quality of scans.

Weakness: Instruction manual included only on CD

I bought it to scan old photos to share with family. Another scanner had proven unsatisfactory. This one has done a great job. Not having a printed instruction manual makes it awkward and difficult to learn. While the scanner does a great job in the Auto mode, I have to feel that I am not getting the optimum out of it. Having said that, I would buy it again. Note that I am inexperienced in using...

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