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| Brand: | Epson |
| Item Height : | 13.6 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 40.4 centimetres |
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- Built-in film adaptor for positive and negative film scanning
- Epson’s
- ReadyScan LED technology
- High-quality scanning at 4800dpi optical resolution
- One touch scanning to Email or pdf
- Includes film holders for 35mm film and slides
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Epson Perfection V330 Photo
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Epson Perfection V330 Photo
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163 of 166 people found the following review helpful
This is the second scanner I've tried, so I suppose I'm still relatively new to the world of scanning negatives. The first I tried was the super-cheap and absolutely abysmal Veho... STEER CLEAR of that one at all costs. I returned it the day it arrived, and immediately started looking around for higher-spec machines which were still purse-friendly.
When this one arrived I was overjoyed. The build quality is very good, and it filled me with hope. Similarly, on installing the software, I was impressed - very slick and user-friendly.
For the first 36 negs or so, the resulting scans continued this trend. There is a plethora of options in the professional scanning mode so the quality of the scan really is as good as the length of time you're prepared to spend scanning - the higher the resolution the longer the scan takes, clearly.
But (and there's always a but), here comes the reason why this product (which on first impressions was brilliant) received only 2 stars from me. After I'd scanned my first film, I noticed a dark line appearing across the middle of the frame. It's less visible in some frames and appalling visible in others, but it is always there. I googled the problem and found that other people using this scanner and scanning colour negs (mine are all black and white) found a red line appearing, rather than the dark shadowy one I saw. Either way, this appears to be a common issue with the V330.
Luckily, I have Photoshop and these lines are easy enough to edit out, but I only edit the ones which are to be published online - for those of you looking to scan family pictures without the hassle, I'd look for a different scanner.
A second, intermittent problem has also presented itself, but seems to only happen once every ten or so scans. This particular problem sees the 6th frame (the last on the strip being scanned) be cut in half in the 'thumbnail' mode. It's easily resolved, however, by using the 'normal' preview mode to scan.
Finally, the scanner developed a third problem - corrupted images in colour scanning. I contacted Epson directly to see if there were solutions to these problems and whilst first appearing to be helpful, my problems were met with a shrug of the shoulders and I was given advice to return the unit with no indication that a different unit of the same make might be any better.
I returned the scanner and was issued a refund. I now have a Canoscan 9000f which, I must say, is a great deal better, faster, quieter and with much better scan quality to boot, even when comparing scans made at the same resolution (1200 dpi).
When this one arrived I was overjoyed. The build quality is very good, and it filled me with hope. Similarly, on installing the software, I was impressed - very slick and user-friendly.
For the first 36 negs or so, the resulting scans continued this trend. There is a plethora of options in the professional scanning mode so the quality of the scan really is as good as the length of time you're prepared to spend scanning - the higher the resolution the longer the scan takes, clearly.
But (and there's always a but), here comes the reason why this product (which on first impressions was brilliant) received only 2 stars from me. After I'd scanned my first film, I noticed a dark line appearing across the middle of the frame. It's less visible in some frames and appalling visible in others, but it is always there. I googled the problem and found that other people using this scanner and scanning colour negs (mine are all black and white) found a red line appearing, rather than the dark shadowy one I saw. Either way, this appears to be a common issue with the V330.
Luckily, I have Photoshop and these lines are easy enough to edit out, but I only edit the ones which are to be published online - for those of you looking to scan family pictures without the hassle, I'd look for a different scanner.
A second, intermittent problem has also presented itself, but seems to only happen once every ten or so scans. This particular problem sees the 6th frame (the last on the strip being scanned) be cut in half in the 'thumbnail' mode. It's easily resolved, however, by using the 'normal' preview mode to scan.
Finally, the scanner developed a third problem - corrupted images in colour scanning. I contacted Epson directly to see if there were solutions to these problems and whilst first appearing to be helpful, my problems were met with a shrug of the shoulders and I was given advice to return the unit with no indication that a different unit of the same make might be any better.
I returned the scanner and was issued a refund. I now have a Canoscan 9000f which, I must say, is a great deal better, faster, quieter and with much better scan quality to boot, even when comparing scans made at the same resolution (1200 dpi).
102 of 105 people found the following review helpful
Good looking, solid robust product.
Easy to load software, easy to follow instructions and simple to use.
I am using it to scan hundreds of old family 35mm slide transparencies in order to archive them and store onto DVDs for future generations.
Does a very good job. Very versatile, full auto modes or lets you touch up and enhance pictures.
Takes approximately 5 minutes to scan and process 4 transparencies.
Also enables you to scan paper photographs and documents producing good images for storage or printing.
In summary I am well pleased with this kit, does a good job at a good price.
Easy to load software, easy to follow instructions and simple to use.
I am using it to scan hundreds of old family 35mm slide transparencies in order to archive them and store onto DVDs for future generations.
Does a very good job. Very versatile, full auto modes or lets you touch up and enhance pictures.
Takes approximately 5 minutes to scan and process 4 transparencies.
Also enables you to scan paper photographs and documents producing good images for storage or printing.
In summary I am well pleased with this kit, does a good job at a good price.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I am very pleased with scanner. Main requirement for me was scanning 35mm film negs and slides. Previously I had used a much more expensive Canon 9900F buth this has no Vista or Winow 7 drivers. The scans by this much cheaper Epson are a much higher quality. The Canon was more versatile with XP as it could scan 24 negs or 16 slides in one go and also large negs up to 5x4 inches but this is academic if it does not work on modern OS. The V330 can scan a strip of 6 negs or 4 slides. But I stress the scans quality much bettr on Epson.
I had been copying slides and negs off cheap light box with my Nikon D90 with Sigma EX 105mm macro lens, but these were much poorer than the scans with Epson.
I put the neg/slides in, let it use all defaults with a small amount of sharpening and close the lid and let it roll. At 2400 dpi it takes about 10 minutes, so I do this as a background task while I do something else.
Strange over the years I have switched from Canon scanners to Epson whereas for printers I have done the reverse.
I had been copying slides and negs off cheap light box with my Nikon D90 with Sigma EX 105mm macro lens, but these were much poorer than the scans with Epson.
I put the neg/slides in, let it use all defaults with a small amount of sharpening and close the lid and let it roll. At 2400 dpi it takes about 10 minutes, so I do this as a background task while I do something else.
Strange over the years I have switched from Canon scanners to Epson whereas for printers I have done the reverse.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good but some software issues
The scanning speed is good and copied positives are very good.
Negative scanning is clear and sharp but there's quite a bit of noise to clean up on the images and the colour... Read more
Negative scanning is clear and sharp but there's quite a bit of noise to clean up on the images and the colour... Read more
Published 10 days ago by tunybgur
Great Scanner
I was forced to replace my Canon Scanner as there is no driver for Windows 7 (wasted a huge amount of time trying to find one!! Read more
Published 20 days ago by The Electrician
ok
Probably 3.5 stars - it's quite good quality scan, but usability is a bit of a pain - am writing this about 6 months after buying and the machine doesn't turn off unless you unplug... Read more
Published 26 days ago by F. Regan
Does not scan slides or film
Epson V330 printer. Worked fine for photos but persistent error message when trying to scan film or slides. Read more
Published 1 month ago by GG9
Excellent quality scanner
Having previously been using an all-in-one printer, copier, scanner I had mixed results with scanning photos. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fulham280
DUST like specs appeared under the glass after a year in storage and...
I was at first happy with the V330 scanner but a *year* later I feel let down because tiny white dust-like spots appeared under the glass. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Superdoc
Not fit for purpose
Want to scan negatives? Forget it. Every single frame has a red line through the middle. Useless, and certainly not fit for purpose. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nick
Hard working!
I found this scanner to be hard working and reliable. In the space of two weeks I have scanned and copied over 2,500 photos to my laptop for editing and archiving. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Fryer
A great scanner
I bought this to transfer my slides to JPG. It did a superb job, all full automated. It was a little tricky fitting the slides into the holder at first, but once I'd done it a few... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Avid Romance Reader
Good Results
Purchased mainly for the photo aspect. I wanted to digitise many of my old prints for which I do not have the negative, and negatives for which I don't already have a print off. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JENJOD
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