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Epson Perfection 4870 Photo Scanner

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Media Type	Negatives, Slide, Photo
Scanner Type	Film
Brand	Epson
Connectivity Technology	USB, Firewire
Resolution	9600
Item Weight	19.5 Pounds
Optical Sensor Technology	CCD
Greyscale Depth	16 bits
Minimum System Requirements	Windows 7

About this item

4,800 x 9,600 dpi optical resolution, 12,800 x 12,800 dpi interpolated
48-bit color depth, 16-bit grayscale; 3.8 Dmax
Transparency adapter built into lid with 4 film holders
Digital ICE and Epson Easy Photo Fix for color restoration and dust removal
USB 2.0 and Firewire connectivity; PC and Mac compatible

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer What if the quality and power of a high-end, dedicated film scanner were available without the high-end price? What if that product could not only scan multiple slides and negatives, but old photographs as well—giving new life to faded or damaged originals? A remarkable breakthrough in high quality digital imaging, the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo offers the perfect solution—at a truly remarkable price.

With clarity and reproduction comparable to that of expensive dedicated film scanners, this premium product provides the flexibility to automatically scan and restore photos, transparencies, and more. Its built-in 6-by-9-inch transparency unit accommodates film as large as 4 by 5 inches or up to twenty-four 35mm negative images simultaneously. And, its superior 4,800 x 9,600 dpi resolution and stunning 3.8 Dmax deliver intricate detail for phenomenal reprints and enlargements.

Easy Photo Fix Technology

With Digital Ice Technology, which removes dust, scratches, and even tears at the click of a button, and innovative Epson Easy Photo Fix, the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo produces brilliant restorations. A complete digital scanning system, this high-value performer offers incredible versatility. And, it includes convenient high-speed connectivity for easy setup and installation.

When teamed with an Epson Stylus printer, the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo offers the perfect input/output solution. Its phenomenal performance, paired with its extraordinary price point, makes it easy for anyone to create professional quality scans from virtually any original.

What's in the Box
Epson Perfection 4870 PHOTO Scanner; 6-by-9-inch transparency adapter (built into scanner lid); 4 film holders: 35mm slides, 35mm film strips, medium format, and 4-by-5-inch film; CD-ROM with Epson Scan Scanning Software; ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR software, and Electronic Reference Guide; CD-ROM with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; CD-ROM with LaserSoft SilverFast SE 6; USB 2.0/1.1 cable; scanner setup poster; Scanner Quick Guide

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Package Dimensions

23.5 x 16.25 x 9 inches

Item Weight

19.5 pounds

ASIN

B0001B5AK8

Item model number

B11B163011

Customer Reviews

3.3 15 ratings

3.3 out of 5 stars

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

December 13, 2004

Manufacturer

Epson

Language

English

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Saam

Excellent product, but more than what average user needs

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2004

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I bought the Epson 4870 scanner to scan my old pictures and negatives. I read many reviews on different scanners. I chose Epson 4870 mainly for the high resolution. I also, liked the firewire option and the speed seemed to be reasonable.

I managed to scan hundreds of films and pictures in the last few months with no problem. The product works excellent, but that itself could be the problem. It is just too good for my needs. The very high resolution would produce files about 100 MB; way too big to adjust the lighting or the color on it. My Intel P4 machine with 256 MB RAM had hard time managing those files. The resolution was much higher than anything my $1000 digital camera could ever produce. Unless you are a professional photographer or you need to make large posters of your pictures, you will never need such a high resolution capability. I ended up using the lower resolution settings and still have very good quality scans. Save your money and buy the Epson 3170.

Here are some technical notes:

The setup on my XP machine was very easy and took only few minutes. I used both firewire and USB with no problem. I noticed absolutely no "stability & reliability problems" as other reviewer has reported. I wonder if that reviewer's machine did not have the muscle to handle the large files. You need at least 128MB of memory. Also, if you use Windows, make sure you have set enough space for your virtual memory (on XP: Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System ->Advanced -> performance ->Virtual Memory).

The black & white setting of the software does not work, but you can use the color setting for scanning the black and white pictures with no problem (you will get a good quality B&W scan).

The Adobe Photoshop LITE included with the package is definitely needed to adjust the lighting and the color. For more repair work on damaged films or for applying special filters, I would recommend the full version of the Adobe Photoshop.

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Paul

Every time I've bought an Epson product I've regretted it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2011

I bought this scanner mostly for it's 4x5" film capabilities. I have maybe a hundred of Kodachrome and B&W negs from the last 80 years. Canon does not have a current scanner with 4x5 capabilities (The 4 year old 9950F still sells for over $200 on the Bay! I've learned why!) I played a bit with scanning a 4x5 in two pieces with my Canon 8800F and then stitching them, but hey, why go through the hassle? Just get a scanner that does it, right?

The Epson 4870 makes perfectly good scans. I have no issue with that. The film holders are nicely made and do a good job. Again, no issue. But the Epson scan program is junk, total junk. Especially after using Canon scanners, it's that simple. And the included Silverfast SE and third party VueScan solved nothing.

Since I was in the midst of scanning 35mm slides, 4 at a time on the Canon 8800F, I fired up this "Just came in the mail Epson" and went to the Pro setting for slides. Within minutes I was hyperventilating.

1. Certain functions like grain reduction, restore faded, dust removal, and digital ICE must be used, or not, for the whole batch! No individual slide selection. On this particular batch of maybe 100 1960's slides that survived my garage fire in 1988 that I'm running right now, those functions are important on a slide by slide basis. One size does NOT fit all.

2. Slow. Eighty seconds for the preview scan. I think the Canon must be about 20-30 seconds. Even though this will do 8 slides at a time, I'm better off scanning four at a time with the Canon.

3. No 1600dpi option. A nice middle of the road between 1200 and 2400 for non-art slides. 1200 or 2400, take it or leave it.

So forgetting that the Epson for what should be twice as fast slide scanning, I got out some 4x5's. As said, nice holder. Hit Preview.......and it gave me slide sized parts of the image! OK, let's change this setting from Thumbnails to "Normal", whatever that is. OK, a nice full scan of both 4x5's with absolutely no auto-crop function. Burrowing into the Help file, one BTW type little note, that with medium and large format YOU have to do the cropping, dear user. The two images sit there as if you had scanned two prints, except the background is black instead of white. Each and every medium format and 4x5 you scan, you have to crop manually and then scan one frame at a time, it won't do all frames with one click!

The Pro interface is clunky and annoying, too, with two floating boxes like the GIMP. You have one box for all of the settings, twice as wide as Canon's slim controls. Then you have the image box, separate. Both cannot be on the screen at the same time at full width (at my monitor settings). So, it's grab and slide this box, then that box, then back...... Canon? One big frame, all settings options off to the right. K.I.S.S.

The 4870 probably makes decent print scans on the platen, but then, what scanner hasn't in the last 15 years?

Like the Epson printer I bought some years ago, I cannot sell this thing fast enough. I know that this model has been out of production for a few years, but there are plenty selling on eBay. If I can save one person from the pain I've experienced, this review is worth my time. The scanner sure wasn't.

Canon rules.

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Shannon Reynolds

Epson Flatbed Scanner

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2008

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This product is awesome. I have captured my 35 mm negatives directly to my computer and been able to correct a lot of frames the photo stores cannot. They have a standard way of printing which they set in the first few frames. My shots don't work that way.

This scanner gives me the ability to edit my negatives (slides and prints) the way I would in a dark room. The software that comes with it has quite a lot of capabilities without being Photoshop. Then I move the to Photoshop for additional enhancements.

The trays provided to hold the negatives make scanning them a breeze.

All-in-all this is the best scanner I've owned over the last 20 years.

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Nick Charles

4870 & Digital Ice

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2004

The "Digital Ice" technology ONLY works with color film--even on a dedicated film scanner, so this is normal. As an inexpensive flatbed scanner that can also handle film scans, Epson has done an incredible job. (Inexpensive compared to high-end scanners) All this in a sub-$500.00 package, with a D-Max of 3.8 is really outstanding and worth the investment if you are an artist or photographer on a shoe-string budget. Worth the price, if you're also willing to tinker with the software settings before making your scans, and you're using Adobe Photoshop to finish the job when the scan is complete...

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