Customer Reviews

Epson Perfection V330 Photo Scanner (B11B200211)

5 star:		(37)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I started researching scanners after my old Epson scanner went south. I say old because I had it for probably a decade and it worked really well. Since i don't need to scan everyday, I wanted to find a reasonably priced scanner. I came upon the V330 and after reading reviews I thought I'd give it a try. The thing that sold me was the added ability to Scan old negatives and film slides... more on that later.

I found it works really well with my Mac and Image Capture, the utility app that comes with all Macs. That way I bypassed the Epson scanner app that came with the scanner. By using Image Capture I can adjust resolution and select whatever area I choose to scan. It works flawlessly! BUT, be sure to go to the Epson website and download the "fix-it" update for Image Capture.

Now to the scanning of old negatives and film slides. WOW! it works great with film slides (I don't have any negatives to try scanning those). I used the Epson scanning software for this. It scans 4 slides at once. Some other reviewers complained about the the resolution being not so good. Apparently they didn't figure out that resolution can be ADJUSTED! Epson offers 3 modes with their software: Home, Business, and Pro. When scanning slides I used the Home set. Here are my settings:

Document type: Positive Film (Slides are usually NOT negative picture)

Image Type: Color:

Destination: Other (allows you to set resolution)

Resolution: 400 dpi (Any more takes too long to scan, any less the picture looks fuzzy)

Target size: 4x6

Do NOT use color restoration. The pics can be adjusted much easier in other applications.

I've already scanned hundreds of pics. Once you do a few, you will get into a groove.

DOWNSIDE: The scanning of 4 pictures using the above method takes about 6 minutes. Find a good book to read while you wait and if you have hundreds of slides, be prepared to spend your evenings scanning:)

UPSIDE: Totally worth the money. I highly recommend the Epson V330 scanner!

I was looking for a scanner to process a lot of 35mm slides I had collected over the years.I also had many negatives and pictures to do, so when I purchased this Epson scanner from Amazon, I got started.

I was very happy with the results! The Perfection V330 Photo Scanner was easy to set up and use, and the results were very good-considering the slides were 30+years old.The negatives and pictures are also turning out quite nice.

I definately would recommend this multi-purpose V3300 scanner for anyone.

I wanted a dedicated scan-only scanner that was small, could do multiple photos, some scan from albums, some slides,and be covenient to scan while playing on-line poker. The primary purpose is to convert a few thousand family photos from 40+ years of marriage and some family photos and slides going back 100 years.

The Epson has done all of that. And very well. The scans are quiet and quick. Several photos may be done at once. Color and B&W may be mixed. It is easy to correct some photo flaws, and to re-orient photos. Once in a while the scanner does not perceive that multiple photos are discrete and captures them as a combined image. This is easily corrected.

I would purchase this again.

I ordered this scanner based on a recommendation in a recent issue of Popular Photography magazine. I've had it for almost a month now and have used it mostly for scanning 35mm slides (up until a few years ago when I bought a digital camera, my primary film for shooting was slide film). I have scanned some older b&w and color photo prints as well, ranging in size from 2x3 inches to 8x10 inches.

The scanner powers up quickly and scans accurately. I wish the resolution on the slides was better (sharper), but for printed photos the resolution is excellent.

The scanner includes software for photo retouching & fixing, but I've not yet used that as I already have Corel (formerly Jasc's) Paint Shop Pro ("poor man's Adobe Photoshop"). The scanner produces the images as jpg files and uses an Epson color space scheme, but my Paint Shop Pro has no problem reading and converting that to a non-proprietary color space scheme.

Overall I am very pleased with this product and would recommend it for someone looking for a reasonably priced, capable scanner.

My purpose was looking for A3 photo scanner with ADF. But it was not success because I could not afford the price of A3 scanner and its specification which some of it does not meet my expectation.

So I have to look for another scanner which meet my below expectation:

1. Scan photo which give the best result.

2. Scan photo from negative film.

3. Could be able to scan A3 document.

4. Fast scanning speed.

5. Low power consumption.

With the above purpose, i have research each scanner specification and price from HP, Epson, Canon... and finally choose this one, EPSON PERFECTION V330.

I used it around 4 days after the date that I purchase. I feel very please with it. It was very easy to setup with windows xp pro. but it just a little bit take time to install additional software that come with its CD.

The scanning speed is very fast (no warm up time) and both text and photo provide a good result. I am doing printing business and sometime my client asked me to produce the same color output as their original document. As I know each device has a difference color gamut, the color won't give accurate 100% but this printer could help me to archive the result around 90%. I understand about this.

Scanning from the negative film also clear and beautiful. Plus, the the additional software is very helpful especially arcsoft scan-n-stitch. This could help me to save a lot of $ for A3 scanner while sometime I need to scan A3 document for my customer. It just a little bit take time compare to A3 scanner. The OCR software also a plus but I rarely to use it.

There are only two point that I found difficult using this scanner, it related to the layout of the scanner. First it is a little bit difficult to open the scanner cover. There is a little space for our finger to catch the cover to open for scan a document. Second if I open the cover for 180 degree to scan a book, the cover of the scanner would sit on the USB and power cable. That would be inconvenient for position of the scanner cover. Epson to change this designed port. This is the reason that I gave it only 4 stars.

Finally, this is the best scanner on the market for photo, document and film scanner with the affordable price.

thank,

This Epson V330 scanner was purchased to replace a perfectly good Epson Perfection 1260 scanner. The software took 15 or 20 minutes to load and there was no conflict with the old scanner's software. The new interface seemed more direct and I liked how images were downloaded into the PC in fewer steps. A major reason for purchasing the new scanner was to scan slides. The 1260 did a good job with a separate light source and one slide at a time. It was a slow process. The V330 has a device to hold 4 slides and all 4 could be scanned at one time, and the light source is internal. I am a little concerned with thin plastic pieces in the holder that pressure holds the slides - I'm afraid they could accidentally be broken off. The quality of the images was amazing, especially after struggling with hundreds of slides with one of those $100 jobbies from Hammacher Schlemmer that has a single push button and a 4-slot holder. That device that was very unpredictable in image quality. I have not tried the V330 scanner for negatives yet. I am very pleased with my new V330 scanner. The upgraded software with the scanner was good, though I haven't fully tested it yet - I am intrigued with new "Scan-n-stitch" technology that allows for scanning extra large documents.

I have roughly 400-500 old slides that my parents have collected over the years and thrown in a box. Some of them are in pretty bad shape. You really have 3 options if money is tight. Have them sent off and pay somebody .20-.50 per copy, buy one of those cheap knock-off slide scanners that are sold everywhere and all look alike or get this quality scanner with superb software. Keep in mind, a scanners only as good as the software. Once I've adjusted some of the settings like restore picture quality and remove grain you're ready to go. The default DPI is 300 but I highly recommend going with at least 600 or even 800 DPI. 1200 DPI is overkill and I don't have 30 minutes per 4 slides to wait. I was stunned by the quality of the scans, even the water damaged slides came out looking better than the original. The film tray is a little tricky to figure out at first. You must read the documentation so as to get the orientation of the slides and negatives correct. When your done using the film tray, it stores very neatly inside the top lid. The best part about a flatbed scanner is that it has many more uses than a dedicated 35mm scanner. I might also mention, I use Mac OS X and it is OS X friendly with rock-solid software. Good job Epson and thanks for making my life a little bit easier and better!

I already have a good HP scanner/printer combo, back at home in Europe where I normally live. It's three years old and I was happy with it. But I badly needed a scanner here for the time being in the US. I wanted to invest the minimum for that, yet it had to have added value over the scanner in Europe, as I was going to take it back home after my stay. Plus I hate to have things that do exactly the same, double. Finding and selecting a scanner that meets both criteria, was not an easy task. After searching, reading and comparing on the net for quite a while, I found that the Epson V330 stood out from the rest. Still I wasn't sure. I felt I could only justify the purchase by telling myself that if the image quality would be the same than my 'old' scanner/printer combo, it would still be much better suited for scanning old photos and slides, later on. Something I have always been wanting to do. And so I considered it worth the try. After I had received the box and was opening it, again I felt this scanner would probably do exactly the same than my combo in Europe and would be a waste of money. But, boy, what a difference with the combo! The V330 is much faster and very silent. And what's most important : the image quality and resolution are so much better. I am very happy with my purchase and consider the money well spend. The scanner/printer combo in Europe has become a printer only and the V330 will get a prominent place next to it.

The only thing I don't like about the V330, as others have noted, is the location of the USB port on the side of the unit. Plugging a USB cable in, makes the setup look odd and ugly, and requires more bench space. I know Epson designed it this way for cost savings, but I find it unacceptable. Would the manager and engineers that decided to implement the port this way, buy a car with its gas inlet on the front side? I don't think so.

I was looking for a reasonably priced slide scanner. The other reviews influenced me to purchase this model. I have hundreds of slides to copy and although this does only 4 at a time I can go on to do other things while its cranking. I borrowed an older model which requires one to sit and provide the commands for each slide . The Epson V330 lets you choose a site and thus it's not necessary to stay at the keyboard.

Linux users looking for a great, cheap film scanner need look no further. Colors look great from negative film, and the scanning utility is stable.

There are a few "cons":

-Some noise and banding is visible when scanning severely overexposed negatives or in some very bright highlights at 2400 DPI or higher. I shot a whole role of 400 speed film with my meter set at 100 - oops!

-It is not a fast scanner at 2400 DPI, where I scan negatives.

-The Linux driver works great, but needs to be downloaded and installed according to the directions found here:

Overall, it is a wonderful scanner - the perfect choice for the broke photo-hobbyist, especially if that person happens to run Linux. I don't know if any other film-capapble scanner is Linux friendly, but the Epson brand is very well supported!