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Veho VFS-001me 5 Mega pixel slide and negative scanner, USB 2, Vista
 
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Veho VFS-001me 5 Mega pixel slide and negative scanner, USB 2, Vista

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Technical Details

  • High Resolution 5 mega pixel colour scanning
  • One touch ultra fast scan speed (approx 1-2 second)
  • Bundled with free Arcsoft Photoimpression 6 photo editing software
  • Fast USB2 connectivity
  • No external PSU - Ultra small footprint
  • Compatible with latest Vista Windows operating system
  • Now comes with free 'me' store and share software
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  • Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
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  • Item model number: VFS-001me
  • ASIN: B000XFTQ5M
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 17 Oct 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,290 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Veho VFS-001me 5 Mega pixel slide and negative scanner, USB 2, Vista

Veho VFS-001me 5 Mega pixel slide and negative scanner, USB 2, Vista

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Manufacturer's Description
Transfer your old 35mm negative film and slides onto your PC/Notebook ready for editing, archiving or printing. Simple and fast one touch scanning makes it easy to bring those old pictures back to life. Now comes with free 'me @ play' 2GB software so the moment you scan your old pictures onto your PC you can share with family and friends. If you want to remove red-eye or enhance your image in any way then simply use the bundled Arcsoft Photoimpression software

Product Description
Scanning speed: Simple one touch instant preview. 0.5 second scan speed. 1 sec in AP enhance mode. Image sensor: 5 mega pixels - 360dpi Interface: USB2 only (not USB 1.1) Lens: High Quality 4 glass element Focus range: Fixed focus Exposure control: Automatic Colour balance: Automatic Light source: Back light Power: Powered from USB2 socket. (No external PSU needed.) Software: Arcsoft Photo impresion 6 included Dimensions: Small ultra compact foot print. (L x W H) 90mm x 90mm x 165mm Other: CE & ROHS compliant XP & Vista compatible as standard (not Win 98 or 2000) Warranty: 1 Year limited veho waranty

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109 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, 24 Dec 2007
By Tech master (Hampshire) - See all my reviews
Purchased this as it was cheapest on the market for what is does. I had 100 slides and about 200 negs to scan to my PC to archieve and print.

For the money I would say this is great value. Very quick to scan and image quality is good (like any of these devices it is dependant of original slide/neg).

Bundled software (arcsoft PI6.0) is resonable good, although I used photoshop to touch up and edit my old photo's

Had no technical problems installing and using so well pleased with my transaction....A+

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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN, 23 Jan 2008
Like other Reviewers, I didn't want to pay a lot but took a chance on this item producing at least an acceptable job of scanning slides. Amazon were the cheapest suppliers I could find, by the way. No trouble installing, but be careful to make sure the slide holder is properly clicked closed - 2 sides as well as central clip - or it won't feed into the scanner. First results on 40 year old slides were very good. I chose the highest resolution so the file sizes were quite large. I suspect I could get away with a smaller file size and still get acceptable results.
Two points to bear in mind. Before you 'grab' the image, you need to wait about 10 seconds for the 'auto white balance' to optimize. Then transfer the image to your PC, which takes another 10 secs. You will find that this 'raw' image is a bit contrasty. This can be improved a lot by optimizing the image either in the bundled image processing software, or any other. I used Paintshop Pro. If you optimize the contrast, the image becomes much more natural.
Would I recommend this scanner? Yes. For the money you won't get better. And yes the box it came in is cool, as they say!
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122 of 123 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It can be frustrating, but overall it does work (eventually!), 9 May 2008
By R. Collins (Bucks, UK) - See all my reviews
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First of all, whenever you read a review saying that it's too slow to capture an image, it's simply because their PC only has old (slow) USB 1.0 ports. If your PC is modern (e.g. approx 3 years old or less) then it will have USB2.0, and it will transfer images VERY quickly and easily. => Do not worry about this!

When I got this, I installed the latest driver (from the veho-uk website) and then scanned in about 3 or 4 negative films. The results were not amazing, but they are perfectly acceptable for my needs. For the money, I was perfectly happy with the results from 35mm *negatives*.

However, then I tried scanning in some 35mm Kodak *slides*, from the mid-1960's. Bright and sunny slides looked perfectly OK. However, anything other than a bright and sunny day looked too dark. My experience in using 'gamma correction' in Paintshop Pro ;-) fixed some of these pictures, but quite a few others were too dark to be used :-(

I then spent WEEKS AND WEEKS going through Google to try to find the solution. Among the various suggestions that I tried, were (a) downgrade to the original driver on the cdrom (b) search the Windows registry for a 'contrast' or 'brightness' setting that I could manually change (c) try 3 different host PCs (d) re-calibrate many many times etc. etc.

Interestingly, I also found that this unit seems to be exactly the same (rebadged) as the Vupoint FS-C1-VP. So I even tried their driver (from their website), which works OK but no better/worse than the Veho one.

On a complete whim I unplugged my Veho VFS-001 from my PC's front USB 2.0 plug... and instead plugged it into a cheap (£10) 4 port USB 2.0 hub (also in my same PC), which also had 2 other devices plugged in.

=> Hey presto! It now works OK! Sure, I have to wait a few seconds (approx 5) to wait for the image contrast to appear correctly (otherwise the whites are too white, or the blacks are too black) but it generally works OK for my needs! Hurray!

[I can only guess that the power from my PC's front USB port was either too powerful or not enough power... and somehow this caused the problem???)

It's still not perfect - as one user says, you will find that this 'raw' image is a bit contrasty. I also agree with another user, if you do not click the 'take picture' button at the correct time, then the resulting picture will be too white or too black (he says "if there is a part of the image which contains completely white pixels, then there is no contrast left. I tried to get around this problem by clicking the capture button before the scanner had auto-adjusted the contrast, which was fiddly but partially effective...").

Overall, I now agree with this other user: "If you have slides with very pale faces or lots of white you may have a lot or burned out slides, but otherwise I was happy with the general quality, colours and definition."

It has been a bit painful to get it working OK for me, but now that it does I'm quite happy.

If you are a 'newbie' then you might prefer to go for a different device (or gamble that your PC's USB 2.0 port likes the device!). If you are experienced, and don't mind a gamble, then it's quite a nice solution for a very cheap price.
=> I'm happy, best of luck to everyone else!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Does the job but flimsy
The unit does the job quickly and cheaply .The cheapness shows with a very flimsy constuction - the slide holder broke into two pieces , no bad thing as it made loading much... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tel

1.0 out of 5 stars Most dissaponiting
I'd really looked forward to getting one of these. Read all the reviews and could see some people had mega trouble getting the software to work - sadly me too. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Pawsey

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little device

Having read all the reviews, I was concerned that a number of people seemed to have difficulties whilst others though the device was fine. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Slide Master

5.0 out of 5 stars Never received this item after placing my order
I ordered this item in good faith but never received it from the seller. I was disappointed because it was just what I was looking for. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Catherine Hannaway

1.0 out of 5 stars What a load of rubbish!
Having spent the best part of four hours on Easter Monday trying to get this scanner to work I am now desperatly in need of some assistance! Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Wadey

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not Buy
I should have read the reviews on this product before buying. I have now returned the Veho VFS-001 to Amazon. Physically the product looks and feels ok. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Victor Rogers

1.0 out of 5 stars Did not work
Product had a fault, would not allow my computer to use it. Contacted Veho to request assistance. My request was ignored. I sent it back.
Published 3 months ago by G. R. Mackillop

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product for the money
Having located my mother's old slides (about 500 of them) I realised that the cheapest way of converting them to digital was to buy the relevant gadget and do it myself. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Goldney

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Work
It's a shame no one can produce a decent fit-for-purpose product that can scan 35mm negatives and slides. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Peter Pereira

2.0 out of 5 stars Let down by the software.
The software bundled with the scanner - Arcsoft Photoimpression 6 - is rubbish which is the best description of both Arcsoft and Veho's laughingly called Technical support... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barrie Durrent

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