The Epson Perfection V700 Photo is a professional-standard scanner aimed at prosumers and keen amateur photographers.

Multiple film format scanning; build; price; bundled software

Fiddly film height adjusters; 120 film holder too short for three frames of 6x7

One of the few flatbed scanners, which we would like to present on our website is Epson's Perfection V700 Photo. Usually flatbed scanners are only somewhat good for the scanning of film material, since their picture quality doesn't come even close to the quality of a "real" film scanner.

We've been working with an Epson V700 in the bunker since July of last year, thanks to a quite generous loan from the company. Its distinctive dark gray and silver squared-off design takes up a corner of our large equipment table, connected to our main systems via a USB 2.0 port, the recommended...

One tends to associate Epson's Perfection family of scanners with home users who simply want to import a few old snaps or slides for archiving or printing purposes. So the latest addition to the range, the Perfection V700 Photo comes as something of a surprise, aimed as it is at a much higher-end...

High-resolution fast scanning; ability to batch scan up to 24 frames of film; colour accuracy is excellent

Only appeals to niche users

"I'm sitting on 1,000 slides. What's the best way to get them into the computer?" is a frequently asked question I get from both friends and readers. Of course, the easiest solution is to send them off to someone else.

Speedy; Full-featured hardware and software; FireWire and USB 2.0 connections

No automatic document feeder option; Large; A bit loud; Driver has some annoying interface quirks; Frequently pauses in midscan to warm up

With the ever increasing popularity of digital photography, it wouldn't be foolish to assume that manufacturers no longer care about the loyal battalions of amateur photographers still dedicated to film.

Excellent performance for both film and photos; easy to use software

Software not so good for monochrome film; the high performance comes at a price

Designed for quality-focused photographers, Epson's Perfection V700 Photo scanner looks different from previous models and sports several new features. The first A4 scanner with a dual lens system, the V700 has a High-Resolution (4800dpi) lens for reflective media plus a Super Resolution (6400dpi)...

The V700 seems to be a nice piece of hardware and the software allows for good quality scans to image files, but it will absolutely not produce a pdf. It will scan a document, a note appears reminding me that producing a searchable PDF require higher resolution, but when you dismiss the note the...

The Epson v700 is hands down the best and most affordable scanner for professional film scans available. In my experience, the performance increase a Nikon coolscan 9000 or a Hasselblad flextight will give you over this scanner is negligible; and the Epson is usually much faster.

Had to fix a could things that came loose in shipping, but had worked wonders in scanning hundreds of old 4x5 wide format negatives. I have always preferred Epson scanners, but this is by far the best in home scanner for negatives.