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  • Create extraordinary enlargements from film: 6400 x 9600 dpi for enlargements up to 17 Inches x 22 Inches. Maximum Scan Area 8.5 x 11.7 inches. TPU 2.7 x 9.5 inches
  • Remove the appearance of dust and scratches from film: Digital ICE for Film
  • Remove the appearance of tears and creases from photos: Digital ICE for prints
  • Restore faded color photos with one touch: Epson easy photo fix included
  • Scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film: Built in transparency unit
  • Achieve greater productivity: Energy efficient Ready Scan LED light source means no warm up time, faster scans and lower power consumption
  • Convert scanned documents into editable text: ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR

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2.7" x 9.5" 8" x 10" Optional 12" x 16"
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The Epson Perfection V600 Photo delivers outstanding quality scans from photos, film, slides and everyday documents. With 6400 x 9600 dpi resolution, this high performance scanner ensures precision film scanning for sharp, vivid reproductions up to 17" x 22". Featuring Digital ICE for both film and prints, one touch color restoration and ArcSoft PhotoStudio, this scanner provides a complete photo restoration solution. Use the built in Transparency Unit to scan slides, negatives and medium format panoramic film up to 6 x 22 cm. The V600 Photo scans everything from invoices and receipts to photos and 3D objects. And, with the included Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, you can easily convert scanned documents into editable text. Use the scanner’s four customizable buttons to instantly scan, copy, scan to email and create PDFs. The V600 Photo also features Epson’s exclusive ReadyScan LED technology for increased productivity and energy efficiency. Minimum System Requirements: Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Mac OS X 10.6.x, 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.10.x.

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Customers like the quality, performance, ease of use, and value of the scanner. For example, they mention it produces good quality images, works superbly, and is easy to set up and use. That said, opinions are mixed on speed, image quality, and size.

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2,115 customers mention1,578 positive537 negative

Customers like the quality of the scanner. They mention that it produces good quality images when using the included SilverScan software. The scanner provides outstanding images that rival modern digital, with excellent resolution and can reproduce detail from a weak slide or negative. Customers also say that the quality is on par with any scanner they've used, with clear, sharp, and well-exposed images.

"...However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan..." Read more

"...Overall it has been a great experience and the scanner provides outstanding images that rival our modern digital cameras...." Read more

"...The technology is mature and the price doesn't always reflect the resulting quality of scans as much as it reflects what the vendors think those who..." Read more

"...The Epson includes Adobe Photoshop software so you can easily fiddle with slides that were over- or under-exposed, or might have suffered some..." Read more

1,059 customers mention805 positive254 negative

Customers like the performance of the scanner. For example, they say it works well, has good results, and is easy to use. Some mention that the software runs well for the first few days and then crashes. That said, the standalone tools do very well and produce high quality TIFs. That being said, some are happy with the performance and functionality of the product.

"...The results are substantially better than what you can get with the included software.I haven't found a flaw with this product yet...." Read more

"...So far, I have used the fully automated scan option with very good results. And this has been a snap to do. I am very pleased, as I said...." Read more

"...Then it basically acts like a TIFF, but still works easily online/TV set viewing/etc...." Read more

"...It also has no indication that it is working after hitting the "scan" button (You hit the start button and nothing happens for long minutes);..." Read more

925 customers mention689 positive236 negative

Customers find the scanner easy to use. They mention that the Epson operation is pretty intuitive, and the negative and slide trays aren't difficult to use as long as the volume of scans is low. The setup and insertion of the slides is quite easy, even if it all has to be done manually. Negatives are easy to load, and setup within their home network was simple. The user interface is almost identical, and both the Epsons and the Vuescan interfaces are pleasant to use, with the exception of the latter.

"...Its negative and slide trays aren't difficult to use as long as the volume of scans is low...." Read more

"...The Epson operation is pretty intuitive - you won't need to study instructions. The quick start guide gives you all the information you need...." Read more

"...It is easy as pie, and the quality is on par with any scanner I've used so far. Speed? For a 2400 dpi neg scan much less than a minute per scan...." Read more

"...Pro produces flat, dull results and its color controls are ancient, inconvenient and lacking in modern photographic works...." Read more

470 customers mention381 positive89 negative

Customers like the value of the scanner. They say it is a great investment and owes them nothing.

"...Overall, this is a great scanner and well worth the money and time it takes to revive old memories." Read more

"...The Epson V600 fit all my needs quite comfortably, and hit a nice price-point, at only a little over $200...." Read more

"...This scanner really is the best scanner for the money.... But you will question that if you using Windows and do not have a lot of memory, and you..." Read more

"...The value for the money is very high. If you have a scanner that is 4 or 5 years old or older the upgrade is worth it...." Read more

239 customers mention190 positive49 negative

Customers like the color of the scanner. They say that the built-in color correction feature is great, and works well. The scanner does an excellent job of restoring color, even on slides that look totally red. The color and tone reproduction level is pretty high, and the software has decent options. Overall, customers are satisfied with the color quality of the product.

"...the color reproduction was very clear and concise...." Read more

"...The built in color correction feature is great...." Read more

"...The scanner does an excellent job of restoring color even on slides that look totally red. Some slides I have scanned are 45 years old...." Read more

"...There is also color truing with the program so that if your old photos and/or slides have aged or yellowed you can correct for more true color...." Read more

452 customers mention251 positive201 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the scanner. Some mention it's unbelievably fast, with a very fast preview on scans, and no warm-up delay. That said, some say it'll take longer than the professional mode at 2400dpi, and that the learning curve is relatively rapid.

"...Both use LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, so there is no warm-up delay. There's virtually no difference between them...." Read more

"...rates than I am using (up to 9600 dpi) but this does increase the scan time and file size...." Read more

"...It is a huge time saver over having to edit each photo with GIMP/Photoshop to remove flaws. I saw no artifacts from this process...." Read more

"...setting; even though it's only 1200dpi it seems to take longer than the professional mode at 2400dpi; even though in the manual it says you can skip..." Read more

355 customers mention245 positive110 negative

Customers are mixed about the image quality of the scanner. Some mention that the colors seem accurate, and the resolution is more than any photography enthusiast would need. It has very high DPI, and can do higher resolution scans. However, others say that the finished scan image was substandard, and that the resolution was only good for a scan the size of a postage stamp. They also mention that they are unable to scan multiple photos at a time, and correct, remove dust, or detect multiple photos on the glass.

"...and direct scanning to cloud accounts, in addition to one-button scanning and photo repair...." Read more

"...The Epson has high enough resolution for 17x22. Its negative and slide trays aren't difficult to use as long as the volume of scans is low...." Read more

"...I am sorry to hear that you are now unable to scan multiple photos at a time. The following information should help resolve the issue...." Read more

"...The great thing is that the automatically restored image from the Epson scanner almost never requires any other adjustment; this is a huge time..." Read more

143 customers mention75 positive68 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the size of the scanner. Some mention that it is small and doesn't take up a lot of space, while others say that it's big and bulky. Some customers also mention that the scan area is small, while other customers say that the scanner is enormous.

"...The Epson V600 fit all my needs quite comfortably, and hit a nice price-point, at only a little over $200...." Read more

"...Instead, I waste time with all the settings then get the "image size is too large..." error when hitting the Scan button (the first few times.)..." Read more

"...this is just what we needed, it looks great, doesn't take up a lot of space, and the set up within my home network was simple...." Read more

"...CONSThis thing is huge (because it can scan actual sheets of paper too).It's heavy (really heavy and good quality)...." Read more

It does a good job. But it has very flimsy film holders which break easy. (Updated)
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It does a good job. But it has very flimsy film holders which break easy. (Updated)
Update April 22, 2018, and I lied before. This will instead be my final update on this scanner.I figured that I would throw in a some more technical information.A 35 mm color negative scanned at 2400 DPI (Yes, it uses DPI) at 24 bit depth will yield just over a 4 MB size JPG image. Scanned at the same 2400 DPI at a 48 bit depth will yield over a 40 MB size TIF file. The scanner does not support PNG image files.(Mistake! Some of my jpg files from scans are around 100 MB. And some of my TIF files are around 200 MB. I never went past 3200 dpi when scanning. And some of my files reflect the sizes above, and everything in between.)Scanning a typical 120 6x7 negative with the ICE technology turned on requires an averaged of 30 minutes to scan each negative. At least I did while using my old Win 7 computer. Naturally, the smaller size 35 mm and smaller negatives and slides took less time. And there is a big difference in the time it takes to scan an image between when the ICE technology is turned on, and when it is turned off.Turning the ICE technology off allows a scan to be completed in a fraction of the time needed to scan the same image with the ICE technology turned on. While the ICE Technology is not 100% effective, it seriously reduces the amount of post-processing.Use the software in Pro Mode for your best results.While the software allows for both automatic and manual color correction, you will find that you often have to do color corrections in post-production.On the occasional times when the automatic preview does not see the entire image, You can designate the image area manually.If you are using a Linux computer, your have to manually designate the image area 100% of the time.This scanner can scan up to 12,800 DPI at a 48 bit depth on color images, and 16 bit depth for grey scale images. (I don't even want to consider the file size at 12,800 DPI.)Ok. I think I am done with my thoughts on this scanner here.I think that this V600 is the best film and slide scanner for the money when scanning 120 film or smaller.If you are scanning prints, then this is also a very good print scanner. But there are many good print scanners out there. It's major benefit concerns scanning film and slides.************************Update April 15, 2018I think that this will be my final update for this scanner.I have scanned thousands of my old images, including images from my parents, since I received this scanner. I had this thing running day and night for a long time.For the price, it is unbeatable. But if price were not an object, then I would have gone for the V850.Over the winter I have scanned film from 4x5 to 110, including 620, 126, 127, 35 slide and negative, 120/220 film (Various formats), and 4x5 positive and negative film. And there was also a bunch of prints. Some of the film that I scanned this past winter dated back over 100 years.This scanner scans images up to 12,800 DPI in 8 and 16 bit depth for Grey-scale, and 24 and 48 bit mode for color. A down side is that you are limited on the type of files that you can save. My favorite file format is PNG, and I could NOT save it in this format.The 120 film and 35 mm scanning anything was the easiest type of film to scan. I ordered in holders for 126, 127, and 110 film. These holders had been 3D printed by 3rd parties. There holders fit inside the 120 mm holder. the software will automatically select the film images. (On using 120 film, you must select the correct image format before scanning for the images to be automatically selected. And on scanning film smaller than 35 mm, you must select the image manually.)It's a good idea to order in an extra set of film holder.For 4x5 film, I simply lined it up on the scanning plate and laid it there to be scanned. However, I could have made a template from an old mounting board which would have worked better. The V600 will scan a little more than 75%, or maybe 80 % of a 4x5 film image. Had I used a template to line up the film, then I could have matched up the images and combined them using various post-processing software.(Note: A template has to leave a notch at one end of the scanning plate. The scanner has an eye there.)Point, you can cut our a template from an old mount board to scan any film size. But you will need to select the scanning area in the software manually.My chief complaint was that it is slow! This maybe because I was using an older computer with only 8 GB of memory. Also, the ICE technology really slows the scan down. And using ICE is a serious slow-down....The ICE technology takes out a lot of the dust and defaults in the film. But there will still be places that need to be corrected. The ICE technology simply makes it easier.One correction from what I posted earlier. This scanner will work with Linux operating systems. On Linux, it will not make use of the ICE technology. And you also have to select every image manually. This scanner will only work on a Linux operating system when using Xsane scanning software. The Epson Linux print software has to also be installed.Obviously, you need to keep the scanning plate clean. I used soft nylon gloves, and kept a can of compressed air next to the scanner. I also had one of those film and camera equipment bulb blowers next to the scanner.This scanner really is the best scanner for the money.... But you will question that if you using Windows and do not have a lot of memory, and you are using the ICE technology on every image....Just uploaded a flower that I photographed in the early 1970's with 35 mm film. (And I just deleted the image of the mother and baby.)Update February 14, 2018The scanner does a reasonably good job. It has an excellent resolution and can reproduce detail from a weak slide or negative where that detail would have been lost in a photographic print from the negative. (I used to print thousands of film prints.)I've discovered that 4x5 film can also be scanned up to 80 or 90% on the 4 inch side, and full length on the 6 inch side. This is done by simply laying the film on the scanner bed and lining it up in the center.Among it's failings are that the color and contrast is seldom exact. Epson provides the tools to correct this in it's software, but those tools are difficult to use at best. It's better to scan your image and make the corrections with some other photographic software after it's been scanned. Just make sure that you are not clipping the parts of the image that you want. (It is easy to end up with an image where highlights or shadows were clipped from the image.) Lowering the contrast is a good way to reduce this problem.A serious fault is the weak slide/negative holders which come with the scanner. They are very flimsy plastic holders. You should order an extra set of these. If you do a lot of scans, then you will probably break 1 or 2 of these film holders very quickly. (I just ordered my 3rd 120 film holder in the past 6 months.)Additionally, I am adding a photo that I scanned with this scanner of a person with a crossbow in a competition.Below is my previous thoughts on this scanner.Update: Sept. 20, 20176x7 120 film. There is an issue not mentioned in the scanner manual where I could find it. The default size in the software for 120 film is 6x4.5. To correct this, you need to go into the Epson scanner configuration. Select film and then select 6x7 film size.I am uploading an scan from a 6x7 negative.Also, Software thumbnails tend to me darker then the final scan.Scans will not have the same depth as the original flat art. But they will look better than the originals in some cases.(Note: The baby in this photo that I scanned and uploaded here would be approaching 40 years old now. It was simply a 120 negative that I ran across.)**************************************Original review below.I just got this in yesterday, and scanned roughly 300 slides and negatives. It does a good job of scanning old 35 mm slides and negatives. There is a single holder for the 35 mm slides and negatives. It scans up to 12 negatives or positive film images in strips at a time in the film holder. It scans up to four 35 mm slides at a time. Most of the results were better than the originals. I haven't gotten to the 120/220/620 film holder yet.Dust and fingerprints are an issue on the scanning plate. Use lint-free gloves or cloth when touching it.The software does not seem to work on a Linux system under Wine. That being the case, I did not connect it to my Linux computers. It is attached to a Windows 7-64 computer which already had the Epson printer software installed. The software for the scanner seemed to be just an ad-in to the other Epson printer software.I would have liked to see a 4x5 holder, but they saved that for the more expensive scanners. It's reported that some people are scanning 1/2 of a 4x5 image, and stitching it together. I haven't tried this yet.The film holders are cheap, and easy to replace.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010
I've had the Epson V600 Scanner since 2010. I compared it side-by-side with the [[ASIN:B008ZDCZ8Y Epson Perfection V370 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with scan-to-cloud & 4800 x 9600 dpi (B11B207221)]] using the Epson software and also Vuescan by Hamrick Software.

Here is the concise comparison, based on the most common scanning tasks:

QUICK DOCUMENT SCAN: Both scanners handle this with one button. Both use LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, so there is no warm-up delay. There's virtually no difference between them. Use the included Epson software.

OCCASIONAL PHOTO SCANS: Both scanners excel at this, again with one button. No difference between them. Use the Epson Software

OCR: Both scanners include OCR software. Depending on your application, both do an acceptable job. Take your time, line up the pages carefully, rescan when a page has lots of errors. Neither scanner has an automatic document feeder, so you won't be hand-feeding 100 pages without some fatigue. No difference between the scanners.

BOOK/OBJECT SCANS: This is something I didn't know I would need before getting the V600. But if the scanner does not have a hinged lid designed for objects thicker than a piece of paper, it will be a major inconvenience to scan a book or a 3D object (I've scanned remote controls, artwork, school projects, etc.). Both scanners have a well-designed hinged lid, and work very well with thick books.

FILM SCANNING: This is where you start to see a difference between these two scanners. The V600 delivers a significantly better result than the V370 with transparencies. It's resolution is 6400 dpi vs 4800 dpi for the V600. This makes a real and noticeable difference with film, because the original is small and you want all the resolution you can get. In addition, the V600 has a secondary infrared lamp for film scanning, which can make a significant difference for color slides and negatives because it makes dust "disappear." The V370 does not have an IR lamp.

HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING: Many people put a bit much emphasis on scanner resolution. The fact is, if you are not scanning film or doing some type of technical work where you zoom way in to an image, you will seldom scan a full-size original at the full resolution of the scanner, because each scan will be hundreds of megabytes! The resolution of the V600 is much higher than that of the V370, which will only make a difference if you scan film or do highly-detailed work. If you don't already know you have an application like this for the 6400 dpi of the V600, it is unlikely you will need more resolution than the 4800 dpi of the V370.

EPSON SOFTWARE (included): The Epson software has gotten better with every release. The newest version for the V370 does photo stitching and direct scanning to cloud accounts, in addition to one-button scanning and photo repair. Epson gives you four modes to choose from, each with a few more controls to tweak. My daughter will not touch Vuescan (see below) because the one-click Epson software does a great job for many jobs, and the Professional mode gives access to most settings to improve your scans. Mac and Windows are both well supported.

VUESCAN SUPPORT: Vuescan from Hamrick Software is an amazing third-party product that gives you significantly better control of every aspect of your scans. I've used it since buying the V600. I downloaded the latest release, which directly supports the V370, to do this review. However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan. And if you do need the extra control and features of Vuescan, you probably want the V600 scanner.

This is the key finding of this comparison: If you are the kind of person who will spend many hours scanning hundreds of photos, and learning how to tweak every possible setting to get the best scan before importing it into PhotoShop for further manipulation, then you want the V600. If you are an a less technical user who doesn't adjust digital photos in Photoshop or tweak scans in Vuescan or scan film, then you will be thrilled with the V370 with its included software. Both of these products are light years ahead of what scanners could do 10 years ago.

SUMMARY: Buy the V370 unless you are a PhotoShop guru who loves to tweak, or you have a lot of highly-detailed scanning work that requires 6400 dpi resolution. The V600 will do a significantly better job on negatives or slides, but if you have lots of film to scan, look into a film scanner.

Original V600 review from 2010:
I got rid of my last scanner about 12 years ago. Back then, they were slow, worked poorly with slides and negatives, and the drivers caused unmitigated grief for your computer. So it was with some trepidation that I installed the V600 onto our MacBook running Snow Leopard and HP laptop running Vista.

I need not have worried. The included software performed flawlessly, and the scanner creates amazing scans even when using the fully automatic settings. I have uploaded three scans, all using the automatic settings:

* White horse, scanned from a print made from a digital camera
* Candy scanned from objects on the scanner bed
* A dog's tail, also scanned from the the live object

All three scans (especially the candy and dog's tail) are courtesy of my 12-year old daughter, who is getting very creative with the V600. Epson has delivered software that makes the whole scanning experience easy while still delivering high quality results.

The film scanner uses special trays (included) and a separate light source, and delivers 6400 dpi. The automatic results are decent, actually a lot better than my neighbor's scanner that cost three times as much as this one. But for great film or negative results, grab a copy of VueScan on the web. Scanners are actually very complex animals, with color profiles a myriad of available settings (which are mostly kept under the hood of the included Epson software). If you want to tweak your results, VueScan is the best solution. It directly supports the V600, and includes profiles for dozens of different negative and transparency film stocks. The results are substantially better than what you can get with the included software.

I haven't found a flaw with this product yet. 5 stars for sheer delight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad de escaneo por el precio
Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2023
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Fred D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good scanner for artworks
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2022
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codetiger
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought this product to create a family photo archive and loved it
Reviewed in India on January 6, 2021
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Lurch
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in Australia on March 22, 2023
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Othon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente herramienta de trabajo
Reviewed in Mexico on August 11, 2023
Pattern: ScannerStyle: V600 - NewVerified Purchase