Epson launches energy efficient scanner for advanced amateur photographer

Epson has announced the Middle East launch of the Perfection V500 Photo scanner, designed to meet the needs of the advanced amateur photographer. It is the first Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) scanner to use white LED as a light source, and delivers fast scanning speeds with low power consumption to ensure it is Energy Star compliant.

When switched on it warms up within one second, meaning virtually no waiting time to start using the scanner. With its compact and stylish black exterior, 6400dpi optical resolution and high compression PDF scanning, the V500 Photo meets the photo and film reproduction needs for the home, office or school.

It features a built-in transparency unit for positive or negative film up to medium format. It scans 12 frames of 35mm stripfilm, four frames of mounted 35mm slides or 1 frame of 6x12cm medium format film at once, ideal for preserving old family images.

Four easy access buttons are located on the front of the scanner to initiate scan to application, scan to PDF, scan to email and copy. They offer a quick and easy way to scan an image without the need to access settings on the computer. The scan to PDF function allows an image or multiple pages to be scanned and automatically saved to a specified PDF file, while the scan to email button allows documents or images to be copied and sent anywhere in the world at the touch of a button.

Software provided with the Perfection V500 Photo includes the new Epson Scan 3.2 and Epson Creativity Suite designed to make scanning easy with its automatic mode and home mode, while the needs of the advanced user are addressed with the professional mode. Epson Scan 3.2 offers high compression multi-page PDF scanning and allows ICC profiles to be embedded into the scanned files. Colour reproduction for negative scanning delivers superior image quality in critical or mixed lighting conditions. It also offers an advanced backlight correction to improve the overall visibility in the image, and the digital ICE Technology ensures dust and scratches are completely removed from colour films, creating high-quality results.

Additional software includes Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4 (PC) and 3 (Mac) and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus. An optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is available for small offices that wish to use the Perfection V500 Photo for higher volumes of document scanning.