By Joel Shore
September 18, 2013
Epson introduced the $199 Perfection V550 Photo scanner, capable of delivering 6400 dpi resolution for sharp and vivid images, whether scanning film, slides, negatives, photos, or everyday documents. The scanner makes it easy for photo enthusiasts to create enlargements up to 17” x 22”, as well as automatically upload scans directly to Facebook, Picasa and other popular cloud services.
The Perfection V550 offers several photo restoration solutions. With the touch of a button, the color in old faded photos, slides and negatives can be restored to their original brilliance and color with Easy Photo Fix. Additionally, with DIGITAL ICE technology, the ability to remove the appearance of dust and scratches from film, as well as tears and creases from damaged photos, is a simple process for photo enthusiasts and families alike.
Additional features include:
- Resolution – with 6400 dpi resolution, a 3.4 Dmax and 48-bit depth (internal/external), users can create enlargements up to 17” x 22” with true-to-life colors
- Productivity and Versatility – users can save time and easily scan multiple 35mm slides, negatives and medium-format film up to 6 x 22 cm, at one time, with the built-in Transparency Unit (TPU); additionally, auto-edge detection allows users to scan multiple photos at one time by cropping each image and saving each as a separate file
- One-Touch Performance – users can instantly copy, scan-to-email and create PDFs with customizable buttons
- ReadyScan LED Technology – enables fast scan speeds, eliminates warm-up time and decreases power consumption; ReadyScan LED technology is also mercury-free
- ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR – converts scanned documents into editable text
- Connectivity and Compatibility – supports all leading operating systems including the newest versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
