Epson Perfection V19 II Flatbed Photo Scanner 4800 dpi Optical Resolution

I needed to preserve old photos from the 1940's on. This works perfectly. Using 1200 dpi is perfect. Scanning up to 6 photos at the same time is quick and easy. Very happy to discover they all came out as individual scans AND were were straight even though I didn't place them exactly straight. Crooked scans are a thing of the past.

Checked out the other reviews when purchasing this. Don't know WHAT they are doing or talking about. Very easy to install. ALL DRIVERS DOWN LOAD FROM EPSON. I can put my iMac, desk top, to sleep and scanner stays on. Went off once and when I woke iMak up it turned back on. No unplugging , reloading or what ever, just turned back on! Doesn't make any more noise then my older scanner, No problem. Scans quickly, not MINUTES like reviews stated? Photo quality is fine as well as printed statements. Just got it up n running so will give an update in the future. Don't know what the other reviewers where talking about. Great little unit, not as bulky as my other Epson scanner was. As a former professional photographer, I have always found Epson to be my choice. Oh yes, price was right!

This scanner died after a little more than 1 year of sporadic use (perhaps after scanning about 400-500 photos). At some point, the scanner stopped turning on consistently (requiring the USB to be unplugged and re-plugged repeatedly in order to get it working) and the preview scan would often turn out to be a full black page. A few weeks afterwards, the scanner stopped turning on at all. Prior to the scanner dying, it's scans also had streak lines through the middle of the page. Fortunately, I was able to work around by positioning the photos outside of the streak lines. Besides that, scan quality was decent, but not outstanding compared to higher-end scanners. Another flaw that's worth mentioning is that the actual scan area does not extend to the edge of the glass (a shortcoming that's even documented in the manual), meaning that it's necessary to place photos within the edge; however, doing so can result in a skewed scan that requires adjustment afterwards. In any case, the fact that this scanner died just after a year of use underscores its cheap construction and build quality and validates the saying "buy cheap, buy twice." This scanner may still be ok if you're just looking for a one-and-done light scan project.

I had a dual need for a scanner - a few documents and a lot of photos. Turns out there aren't really any solutions for less than about $700 that do both well and even then there are compromises. I decided that my priority was photos and landed on the Epson. Once you go with flatbed, you are locked into needing a relatively large surface to put it on. The Epson has very little "extra" beyond the size of the bed so its almost optimally sized. Its also very thin and light so you can put it on just about any flat surface. I named it next to my keyboard with about 25% of it hanging off the desk with no issue. Software installation was simple and easy. On my Mac plugging in the scanner launches the software. On my windows system I have to launch it separately. No big deal. The software itself is just ok. I creates a unique file name each time which is great so you dont accidentally overwrite a file but it would be nice if it took your last rename and added to it. So as an example if you renamed it to "Disney Vacation" then making the next one "Disney Vacation 002" automacily would be nice. The software also seems to randomly flip the images upside down. Like I put them on the bed the same way but for some reason the software flipped it. Changing it back was easy but its still time. One of the things I had forgotten about scanners like this - the use your computers processor! I had originally set this up with an old (i7 970) Windows machine because it had a better location for setting up the scanner. It was slooooooow. So slow I considered returning it. Then I hooked it up to my modern Mac. 10x faster. Not exaggerating at all. Thats generally a very good thing because faster computer - faster scan - but not great if you were trying to use an older system as your scan station. The scanner itself is powered by the USB connection. This is a HUGE DEAL. One of the reasons I bought this is because I had an older scanner that was worthless because of a proprietary power brick that was dead. Overall I really like this scanner and the images it produces are great. The software is disappointing but Epson can fix that. Recommended.

Love this scanner! Super simple setup!

What a pleasant surprise! I was tasked with scanning old family photos on my 6 year old printer/scanner. I set the printer to the highest photo quality, and got small disappointing scans. Being poor, we couldn’t afford much so when I saw the Epson Perfection for less than $100 I took a chance its technology would surpass my old printer….and it DID! It is giving me wonderful halftones, great levels, great detail preservation and large editable scans. So happy!! Only downfall is the speed is much slower than my printer but I will gladly let it take the extra time to get the scans as perfect as these are coming out. Well worth the money. Attached: A cropped copy for my printer scan verses the Perfection scanner. Note the halftones and details, compared to the heavily contrasty and fuzzier printer scans. A win!

I love this scanner. I recently took on the task of scanning almost 500 family photos. I bought a Canoscan and it didn't work at all for me. I bought the Epson scanner and am very happy with the results. I placed 6 photos on the scanner and it automatically separated them into 6 different files. This made the process so much faster. The scan speed is decent and the quality is excellent. Plus you don't even need a power cord. I highly recommend this scanner.

Update: After using this to scan a lot of things, I honestly wish this unit did not have the auto-cropping feature. Between that, and the fact that I have to rotate a lot of the scans (before I save them), I think I've spent a lot of extra time scanning. In addition, I do still get quite a few black lines on scans, even though the lid interior is white. I'm starting to think I should have spent another $50, and bought from the brand that quit on me. I went with this because I didn't get much use out of that one, before it broke. However, I was worried that the same issue would occur with one of those. It was a model that required a power supply, and the port was wonky. I didn't get to try it out, before the return window closed. I chose this because it doesn't require an external power supply. But, with the auto-cropping and the rotation annoyances, I'm not the trade off was worth it. Original review: Well... It's interesting... First and foremost, it does do the job. It's light and compact, as advertised. There's an auto-cropping feature that may cause some issues, however. If you want to avoid that, you have to position your documents away from the top and side edges. That could be problematic because the unit is so compact that there isn't much wiggle room for 8.5" by 11" documents. Fortunately, I haven't had any issues with it. What is annoying to me is that there's no way to predict how the "one-button" scans are imported into ScanSmart (using the button closest to the power light). I'm having to rotate most items before saving them as PNG files. I'm having to do a lot of clicking here and there with the mouse. Tedious. I don't have a huge problem with the USB cable type, but some people might. Instead of using a USB type-c cable, the unit uses a micro USB port. There is a cable included in the box, however. Fortunately, I have other cables of the same type, if the included one hides or quits working. People that have more modern devices than I may have an issue, should that one go walk-about, however. Another thing to be aware of is there's no disc included in the box. You'll need an internet connection to download it. My laptop doesn't have an optical drive, so I had to download anyway. If you're going to use the scanner on a device that doesn't connect to the internet, you'll have to save the download onto a device beforehand, however. I do like the fact that the inside of the cover is white. That means less cropping before I print documents back out. The scanner that just died on me had a black interior. I'll have it crop all of the scans done with it, to avoid wasting toner. With this unit, I should have isolated incidents of having to take that step. That will be nice. Especially since I'm having to rotate so many of the scans, before saving files.

Very happy with my Epson Perfection V19 II it is fantastic for bringing old photos back to life, highly recommend.

I’ve been using this little Epson gem for several months, and it’s basically my personal magic wand for anything paper-related. Old photos? Crisp scans that make me question why I ever kept them in dusty albums. Documents? Clear, sharp, and ready to send without a single smudge or crease. It’s compact, USB-powered (so no extra wall adapters cluttering my desk), and even the removable high-rise lid makes scanning awkwardly thick things surprisingly easy. The 4800 dpi resolution means I can zoom in on details I didn’t even know existed — like spotting my cousin’s questionable 80s haircut in a family photo. For anyone who needs a scanner that’s reliable, detailed, and just a little fun to use, this one’s a winner. It’s like turning your messy paper life into perfectly organized digital nirvana — and yes, I may have done a little happy dance after my first successful batch of scans.

I was surprised it had to be imported from USA and took a little longer than expected to get delivered Having said that, the unit is very easy to set up, download software, install, plug in usb and it worked no problem. Very pleased with results and happy with purchase. One thing though, I went to register g/tee, will not let me choose country only USA?

Muy buen escáner y fácil de usar ,tiene mucha calidad y opciones de escaneo solo que es pequeño tipo fólder de oficio

Funciona a la perfección , el mismo cable USB alimenta al escaner, asi que es de bajo consumo electrico. Rapido, alta calidad de escaneo y myligero.Recomiendo descargar software de escaneo extra, el incluido es demasiado sencillo y automatizado, no se puede cambiar nada. Pero si descargan el epson scan 2, funciona mejor