- Up to 2,400 x 4,800 dpi resolution, 48-bit color
- Scan and organize stacks of business cards or photos up to 4 by 6 inches
- Built-in film strip and slide adapter and photo/business card feeder
- Easy 4-button operation to scan, copy, email, and start
- USB 2.0 interface; PC and Mac compatible
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Quickly scan stacks of business cards or 4-by-6-inch photos. With the Epson Perfection 2480 Limited Edition, it's easy to scan and organize important documents and snapshots, as well as slides and negatives. The 2,400 x 4,800 dpi resolution offers consistently brilliant results, and the included Multi-Photo/Business Card Feeder makes scanning and organizing all your business cards and 4-by-6-inch photos a snap!
User-friendly software means anyone can work more efficiently and still achieve remarkable results. In fact, the Epson Perfection 2480 Limited Edition even includes Epson Easy Photo Fix for one-touch color restoration of faded photos, slides, and negatives. And, this powerful performer speeds through every task, thanks to Hi-Speed USB 2.0.
What's in the Box
Epson Perfection 2480 Limited Edition scanner, business card and photo feeder, film adapter, software bundle with drivers and utilities, power cable and AC adapter, USB cable, setup poster, user's guide, warranty and registration information
Product Description
Quickly scan stacks of business cards or 4" x 6" photos. With the Epson Perfection 2480 Limited Edition, it's easy to scan and organize important documents and snapshots, as well as slides and negatives. 2400 x 4800 dpi resolution offers consistently brilliant results. And, the included Multi Photo/Business Card Feeder makes scanning and organizing all your business cards and 4" x 6" photos a snap! User-friendly software means anyone can work more efficiently and still achieve remarkable results. In fact, the Epson Perfection 2480 Limited Edition even includes Epson Easy Photo Fix for one-touch color restoration of faded photos, slides and negatives. And, this powerful performer speeds through every task thanks to Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Get more done with easy-to-use organizational software Restore faded color photos with just one touch Scan slides and film strips with ease Quickly scan photos and important documents with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Automatic Document Feeder - Multi Photo and Business Card Feeder - scans a stack of up to 24 4 x 6 photos or business cards 4 buttons; Start, Copy, Scan to E-mail, Scan and Save Unit Dimensions - Width - 10.6 x Depth - 16.5 x Height - 3.5 / Weight - 7 lbs Bundled software - Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix, Epson Smart Panel, NewSoft Presto! BizCard, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR Epson One year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada Is Windows PC and Macintosh computer compatible
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
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I just bought this scanner, and have only used it a few times, but I'm already blown away by how easy this is to use! Since my first two kids were born before digital cameras, I have boxes of photos to "digitize". This is making very quick work of it. I like the fact that it even accomodates the older square photos from when I was a kid. It has a color restoration feature on it for these older photos, and so far, so good. It quickly and easily converts back to the standard flatbed for bigger photos. I would definetely recommend this to anyone with a large amount of hard copy photos they would like to preserve.
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
I've tried scanning in all my hard copy photos over the years, but the process of doing so on a traditional flatbed scanner has made the process nearly unbearable.
It's about time that one of the big players released a scanner with auto-feed capability to scan photos effortlessly at a reasonable price.
The scanner itself produces very nice scans and is a compitent piece of hardware. The real gem however is the feeder lid which has made scanning my collection of photos a breeze. No jams, no damage to the photos, and no hassle. Just drop a batch of up to 25 photos in the feed mechanism and go have a snack while the scanner does all the work. The included software does everything you need it to do - adjust color, crop, rotate, or remove red-eye - all with an easy to use interface.
Only downsides were that the installation process was a bit messy (it does the job, but seems to be 4 software installation processes in one) and that the auto-feed mechanism can't accomodate 5x7's.
If you have a bunch of photo albums around and want to take your memories digital, this is the scanner for you.
It's about time that one of the big players released a scanner with auto-feed capability to scan photos effortlessly at a reasonable price.
The scanner itself produces very nice scans and is a compitent piece of hardware. The real gem however is the feeder lid which has made scanning my collection of photos a breeze. No jams, no damage to the photos, and no hassle. Just drop a batch of up to 25 photos in the feed mechanism and go have a snack while the scanner does all the work. The included software does everything you need it to do - adjust color, crop, rotate, or remove red-eye - all with an easy to use interface.
Only downsides were that the installation process was a bit messy (it does the job, but seems to be 4 software installation processes in one) and that the auto-feed mechanism can't accomodate 5x7's.
If you have a bunch of photo albums around and want to take your memories digital, this is the scanner for you.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Got it 2 days ago. Spent the first day playing around with all the settings specific to the feeder (ADF). Now 250 scans into its life I can recommend it just because of this feature. I've looked around for a long time for this kind of features on a scanner; including an obscure scanner called fotofunnel or the trouble ridden HP w/ADF...
anyway other details:
I couldn't get Vuescan to show it's Batch feature. So it's useless for this scanner, though it works for the regular scanning features (maybe it'll be updated soon :). Same thing with Silverfast or what ever its name is.
Out of 300 scans I've had 1 jam and 3 failure to feed (could'nt grab the photo but managed with a little help). The jam was simple; just open the lid and remove the photo that's on the glass and pull back the incoming photo about half an inch. In other words, I'm not too worried about it damaging my photos. One anoyance is that dust accumulates on the glass after a some 40 scans (more or less depending on how clean your pictures are). Good luck with your research. Got to go, about 3000 scans to go.
=======update======
Now on my 2000th scan I can add a few things.
-Some types of Black & White prints fail to feed. So I have to push each one an extra 1/4" for the feeder to grab it; after that all is well.
-You can keep on stacking as it scans but I chose not to do it b/c I'm concerned about overheating something. So I let it rest a minute or less.
-The feeder has a fan that is quite loud. I don't know what it's for but would guess it flattens the photograph to the scanner's glass.
-Warped photos WILL jam inside. Nothing serious, but it interrupts the flow. All of my 25+ year old photos have this problem because they were peeled off albums.
Ok, back to work...
anyway other details:
I couldn't get Vuescan to show it's Batch feature. So it's useless for this scanner, though it works for the regular scanning features (maybe it'll be updated soon :). Same thing with Silverfast or what ever its name is.
Out of 300 scans I've had 1 jam and 3 failure to feed (could'nt grab the photo but managed with a little help). The jam was simple; just open the lid and remove the photo that's on the glass and pull back the incoming photo about half an inch. In other words, I'm not too worried about it damaging my photos. One anoyance is that dust accumulates on the glass after a some 40 scans (more or less depending on how clean your pictures are). Good luck with your research. Got to go, about 3000 scans to go.
=======update======
Now on my 2000th scan I can add a few things.
-Some types of Black & White prints fail to feed. So I have to push each one an extra 1/4" for the feeder to grab it; after that all is well.
-You can keep on stacking as it scans but I chose not to do it b/c I'm concerned about overheating something. So I let it rest a minute or less.
-The feeder has a fan that is quite loud. I don't know what it's for but would guess it flattens the photograph to the scanner's glass.
-Warped photos WILL jam inside. Nothing serious, but it interrupts the flow. All of my 25+ year old photos have this problem because they were peeled off albums.
Ok, back to work...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best scanner I've owned
Title says it all. I use a Mac, so I can't speak to Windows drivers & utilities.
Published on July 22, 2008 by Jared Terry
The perfect scanner-except for one thing
Evidently this is the perfect scanner for scanning lots of photos. Everyone here loves it, and it gets 4.5 stars. Exactly what I need. Oh, but one thing--Epson has discontinued it.
Published on August 25, 2007 by S. Field
Surprisingly Good!
I've scanned a ton of photos already. I put them in the feeder and it actually does what it's supposed to! No problems yet. Read more
Published on June 16, 2007 by J. Johnson
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I've upgraded over the years and have always bought Epson. I helped folks out with Canon and HP scanners and always come away feeling the Epson was a faster and more user friendly... Read more
Published on January 21, 2007 by memyselfandI
scan a bunch of photos with little effort
I have many photos and would like to scan them, but do not want to do one at a time on a flatbed scanner. Read more
Published on July 1, 2006 by me
Better than the HP 5500C!
I own the HP 5500C and it's been a pain since day one. It jams on nearly every photo. So far I haven't had a single jam from the EPSON. Read more
Published on October 27, 2005 by John A. Archer
Awesome for scanning many photos
The purpose of buying this product for me was to take advantage of the multi photo scanning ability - in particular I was focused on the photo feeder mechanism which most reviewers... Read more
Published on October 17, 2005 by Etta Wildberry
What it does, it does REALLY well
I've scanned about 1,600 pictures with mine, so far. I've had perhaps 5 jams in total, none of which damaged any pictures, and all of which were caused by me trying to get too... Read more
Published on September 21, 2005 by Scott Eldridge
Bought to scan photos
I purchased this scanner to scan in to our computer all of the photos that we have taken through the years. It worked wonderfully! Read more
Published on September 20, 2005 by Don Heckman
excellant
This is an excellant scanner. I was about to pay over $300 to by the feeder and scanner seperately. You do have to make sure there is no build up of dust on the platform.
Published on September 18, 2005 by Wise1
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