Epson Perfection V700 Photo Color Scanner

The V700 is a very functional piece of equipment. Installation was shockingly simple, as simple as much lower-end scanners. I love it when a new device integrates with no issues. I set up the scanner, ran the install software, turned it on and got the drivers from the disk. It was immediately available from Photoshop. So I grabbed a picture off the desk and scanned it. It came through, with nothing but default settings, at a higher quality than I expected. The V700 is demonstrating it's worth right out of the box. When scanning, you can take control of the method and image. It has a full-auto mode, which I used on that first scan, a home mode, which gives you some control, and a professional mode, which gives you a pretty high-end set of controls over the scanning method, image types, image quality, etc. It's all intuitive and easy to use, which is good since there is no printed manual. There is an online guide though. Reading through the guide, the instructions are clear and concis... Read more

There are many reasons one would one to purchase a scanner like the Epson Perfection V700. You might be a professional photographer wanting to scan your older work. You might be an amateur wanting to scan many old family photos. Either way, you might find something you want in this product. I, for one, am an amateur photographer but I also have been working to scan in thousands of old family photos and negatives. I have previously spent hundreds of dollars getting the scans done professionally and if you do not have the time to scan the photos yourself that is an option. However, if you have the time and patience you can look at this scanner to do the work. But beware, you will need to learn how to use it because it's not just "push a button and watch it do the magic." This is a professional piece of equipment. First, this scanner does an excellent job of producing quality images. For the price, you are getting very good quality. It is certainly above the typical scanner... Read more

My father in law, who has been scanning in thousands of slides, negatives and photos going back at least 60 years brought samples of every kind of photographic data to my house to test out this scanner. In the past I have scanned in many, many 35mm with a Canonscan 9950F. This scanner needed more stringent evaluation, it is obviously a powerhouse designed for serious users. We set up on DELL XPS 600 with Windows XP. Hardware setup easy, even for beginners. Someone with experience would not even need directions. Tried the scanner with 35mm slides, 35mm negatives, black and white color photos of different levels of quality. It worked well with all of them and was able to restore poor quality photos automatically. He had some slides that are in 7mm square cardboard frames (Ektacrome) takes more creativity to fit into the holders and has to be sort of kludged together. Those of us with some really old photographic material would appreciate the flexibility to perhaps purch... Read more

My first scanner was an itty bitty Canon LiDE 30 and from there I moved up to an HP all in one that didn't scan any better or faster, then I got an Epson V500 photo and slide scanner and was in scanner heaven. I scanned my slides without effort and was a very happy scanner. Now along comes the Epson V700. Boy I thought the V500 was big. This baby makes that baby look like a baby. This is one humongous scanner. But does size make a scanner good. I don't know, but this is one super scanner. With the V500 I could scan four slides at once, but now I can do an even dozen. Imagine, scanning a dozen slides at the same time. I am so giddy every time I slide something onto the tray to scan, this is really a professional piece of equipment. Gotta have room for it though, because as I said, it's big, but it works a treat. The scans are beautiful. The V500 is the queen of scanners, of that I have no doubt, but the V700 is truly the king of scanners. It is simply a beautiful machine. If it we... Read more

So far I am really happy with this scanner. Images are sharp and the color is accurate. You can scan 4 strips of negatives at a time, or 12 slides at a time, which is important to me because I still have a lot of film to scan. My other scanners only scan 2 strips of negatives, or 4 slides at a time. About the only thing I can really find fault with is it's appearance; it's big and ugly, but so what?