This is a flatbed scanner with the facility for scanning film material as well as print pages. Epson says that this scanner is the first in the world to use "a CCD (Charge–Coupled Device) scanner using LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology.

This is the first dual purpose flatbed/film scanner from which we have taken respectable film scans; In fact we were surprised by the quality of reproduction from all media; We tried colour transparencies, black and white negatives and medium format negatives with uniformly excellent results.

This is quite a complicated piece of machinery and not at all intuitive in setup and operation; so why not provide a printed user's manual? It is a pain to have to have the scanner software open on the computer while at the same time trying to find the necessary instructions in an HTML document on...

The Epson Perfection V500 Photo is one of the most impressive scanners yet for the price, delivering high-quality, fast scans in fully automatic mode.

High-quality scans for prints and film; LED light source eliminates warm-up time

A little weak on office tasks; but that's the trade-off you get for its focus on photos

Epson America recently started shipping the Perfection V500 Photo, its newest flatbed/film scanner. At a street price of around $250, this scanner is the first in its price range to feature a LED light source instead of a traditional fluorescent lamp.

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Decent Scans

Price

The Epson Perfection V500 PHOTO Flatbed Scanner is a really nice scanner for the money. It is easy to install as well as operate. The Epson Perfection V500 PHOTO Flatbed Scanner performs as well, if not better, than other models that are much more expensive.

Easily one of the best photo scanners in its price range, especially for film owners

Easy to use; excellent scan results; removable transparency unit; dust and scratch removal; optional ADF

Light on business scanning; no Ethernet

The Bottom Line The Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner does a great job at scanning photos and negatives. It comes with some good graphics-editing software, including Adobe Photoshop Elements and ABBY Fine Reader for OCR.

Can handle negatives and slides; Great color restoration and dust removal; Software bundle includes Adobe Photoshop Elements

Light on instruction material; Large footprint

Doing my Internet searches found the Epson Perfection V500 at a best price of £176.99 including free delivery from the first link below.

Just got an email saying that the two items ordered are not going to be arriving. That, in spite of the fact that Amazon.com still says that the pricier item is in stock. So why did I NOT GET my most important Christmas gift? Will not do business with this company again. Just too disappointing.

Accurate Color; Easy Setup; Excellent Software; Good Bit Depth; Good Resolution