Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’ve owned the Epson FastFoto FF-680W for about a month now, and I can confidently say it’s one of the best purchases I’ve made in recent years. If you’re sitting on boxes or albums full of old photos, this thing will transform how you approach scanning and organizing your memories. It’s fast, accurate, and surprisingly easy to use—even if you’re not especially tech-savvy. The setup was painless. I connected it to my Wi-Fi network and had it running within 10 minutes. The included software walks you through each step, and it’s clear that Epson put a lot of thought into making the process as smooth as possible. I used both the desktop app and the mobile functionality, and both worked well. I mainly scan to my computer, but it’s nice to have options. Where this scanner really shines is in speed. I’ve scanned hundreds of old family photos—some decades old—in just a few sessions. The auto feeder handles stacks of photos without issue. I was a little nervous about putting delicate prints through a machine, but the scanner is surprisingly gentle. It even detects and warns if something is stuck or too fragile to pass through safely. The quality of the scans is excellent. You can choose from different resolution settings depending on your needs. For family archives, the default high-quality setting works great. It captures colors accurately and doesn’t over-process the images. The included software also automatically corrects red-eye, fading, and color imbalances, but you can toggle those features on or off. I usually leave them on—they’re subtle and do a nice job of enhancing without making the photos look unnatural. One of the standout features is the ability to scan both the front and back of a photo in one pass. That’s been huge for me, since many of our family photos have handwritten notes or dates on the back. Being able to keep that context digitally is a big deal and saves me a ton of time compared to flipping and rescanning manually. I’ve also used it to scan some documents, and it handles those just as well. The automatic file organization by date and subject is helpful if you’re scanning in batches and don’t want to spend hours sorting afterward. It outputs to JPEG or TIFF depending on what you need, and you can save directly to cloud storage or your hard drive. Over the past month, I’ve digitized nearly two full boxes of old prints—something I’ve been putting off for years. Having all those photos safely backed up and easily shareable with family feels incredibly satisfying. I didn’t expect to actually enjoy the scanning process, but with how smooth and fast the FF-680W is, I’ve started looking forward to these little archiving sessions. Pros: • Blazing fast scanning – Can scan dozens of photos in minutes • Dual-sided scanning – Captures handwritten notes on the back of photos • Excellent image quality – Sharp, accurate, and vibrant results • Easy setup and use – Simple to install and intuitive software • Gentle handling – Doesn’t damage older or fragile prints • Flexible saving options – Cloud, local storage, and multiple formats • Auto-enhancements – Useful and not overly aggressive Cons: • Not ideal for very thick or damaged photos – You may still need to scan those manually • Software interface feels a little dated – It works fine, but could use a visual update • Pricey for casual users – But worth it if you have a large backlog of photos Final Thoughts: If you have a serious collection of physical photos and want to bring them into the digital age without spending hundreds of hours doing it manually, the Epson FastFoto FF-680W is a near-perfect solution. It’s fast, accurate, and handles the job with very little babysitting. After one month of use, I honestly wish I had bought it sooner. This scanner turned a daunting task into something efficient—and even enjoyable.

I thought this was an expensive purchase (esp since I have a flatbed scanner already). So I expected this thing to be great. I'm a week into using this scanner and I am blown away! I've put in about 5 hours of time (including some photo organizing). I've scanned in about 3,500 photos of various sizes and levels of photographic quality and done it at various resolutions. I have been blown away at the speed and quality. I think my wife was as well as she was quite surprised when I was done with the first batch so quickly. It is a bit finicky on things like sticky notes on the back of photos, but even the oddest items went through with ease with the included carrier sheet. I am impressed!

Excellent photo scanner - this is one of the best photo scanners I have used. This scanner is truly amazing - it effortlessly scans large stacks of photos at lightning-fast speeds while still maintaining incredible image quality. I was initially worried about the scanner damaging my precious photos, but it handled them with care and delicacy, leaving them in the same pristine condition as when I first received them. The interface is also incredibly user-friendly and intuitive, making scanning a breeze. I also love the workflow, as it automatically uploads the photos to Google Drive or Dropbox. Overall, I highly recommend this photo scanner to anyone looking to preserve their memories in a digital format.

This scanner is super fast and easy to use. It handles photos and even Polaroids without a hitch and has a stable wireless connection. I usually add around 20 photos per batch and they take under 5 seconds to scan each. The software allows selecting a year, year plus month, and/or description of the batch for photos where this information is known. The software that automatically enhances the photos does a great job of bringing out the quality of poorly shot originals that may be too dark on the original. You can load batches of photos and they are added to the folder with the first group of scans. It does its work while I can multitask on other things. I am only sorry that I waited so long to buy.

Needed a way to preserve all of our old family photo’s. The Epson FF-680W has performed flawlessly. Easy to setup, scans fast, and provides excellent image quality. The image is a photo of my son at 2 years old and my grandson. The scanner did such a good job, it’s hard to tell one photo is over 30 years old. Very happy with the purchase so far.

Superior quality. Great for duplex scanning large collections at 600 dpi. Takes less than 3 seconds per photo and it is not a problem to scan multiple sizes. Has not damaged any of my old photos. The feeder has an extra soft touch. The proprietary software is easy to navigate with a variety of advanced settings and basic editing. If you are archiving your family photos and want to get it done in a third of the time, this is your unit. It is pricey but, well worth the investment. My FF-680W sits right next to my V600 Photo flatbed scanner. I trust EPSON products for all of my printing, scanning, and media projection needs

This has been the difference between a pile/box sitting unscanned for months or all those projects finally getting completed. I've been doing archiving for my family for a couple decades...vhs, slides, photos, documents... and I used a flatbed scanner for scanning photos and documents for years to provide digital accessibility to family history to the whole clan. I choked a little on the price, but when a family member died and we needed to get her photos scanned quickly, I took the plunge. We were able to get all of her photos scanned in an afternoon and out to family and make boards for her memorial. After using it, I consider it worth it for the boxes of photos I have waiting to be scanned, too. It has taken a daunting task and turned it into the fun hobby it had started out as. With this scanner, now what used to take me weeks or even months is accomplished in a single afternoon. It even scans Polaroids (there's a different setting if yours are getting stuck). And documents. Amazingly, it will scan the front and back simultaneously and store a photo for each. And you can have it color-correct but store both the correction and the original! I included a photo of this feature. You can turn both of those settings off if you don't want them. The only complaint would be I dont think that this scans slides which has been a multi-year project for me on my flatbed with my grandparents extensive (>1500) slides collection. Photos with 12oz can for size comparison. It's smaller than I expected which is nice for me...also makes it not a big deal to pull it out and scan something quick if needed.

I have been using the Epson FastFoto for a couple months now. The quality of scan is adjustable as needed and so far very good. The front/back scan has been great for capturing notes on the back, I am doing some online genealogy with very old photos and love how simple it is to capture the picture, increase quality and the notes.

I was skeptical and then as I started using it I was shocked and amazed. Runs great, scans great, and easy to use. I've now scanned over 3,000 old family photos and it's still running fantastically. This will benefit our family into the future. AND I may start a small business scanning pics for others someday!

Maybe not true archival quality, but definitely good enough image quality for saving old photos. Very fast, and handles colors very well. Attaching an example of a scanned image.

This scanner is awesome! Have a small copy and sign shop and working on a project for a woman that went to a chain office supply store and had terrible results. She had a few over 150 photos she wanted for her mom's memorial service. I did 40 off my large flatbed scanner then had to crop, rotate, touch-up, etc. 40 photos took me about 2-1/2 hours. I purchased this and did 110 photos in about 35-40 minutes. All individual jpegs, to size of original easy to manipulate (rotate, scale, etc). Software saves original scan and also an enhanced version and does an incredible job of automatically correcting color/contrast. Attaching a screen shot of some of the photos showing originals and software touchups.

My family has been wanting for a long time to scan all of our old pictures. We tried multiple methods and photo editing. We didn't love any of them. This is amazing it does the scaning and editing in one quick, easy step. The pictures I attached I didn't do any extra editing then sending it through the scanner. I now what to scan all my friends old pictures because it is so quick and easy!!

I am upgrading from a Fujitsu ScanSnap duplex scanner that I bought in 2008. The Epson is about an inch bigger in every dimension, but otherwise similar in design. I bought this primarily to use as a document scanner, with a one-time need to digitize the hoard of family photos. Like the Epson Workforce series, the equivalent Fujitsus are only "ok" at photo scanning and my old one would jam on glossy paper. The good: The Wifi was fairly easy to set up, and once it is scanning, it's fast! After you fiddle with the settings, you can get some great quality photos and documents. I'm very happy the lamp is LED and shouldn't get tired over time. The Epson hardware is overall fantastic, marred only by a flimsy/rattly catch tray. The bad: The software is a mess. Epson is a printer company first and foremost... and it shows. There are at least four core software apps installed: Epson Event Manager, Epson ScanSmart, Epson FastFoto, and Epson Scan 2 Utility. I also have an Epson Scan 2 from my other Epson printer/scanner. Between the two devices, I have 13 icons under my Start Menu. Rather than a single unified package, you are led to believe that this is a "photo scanner first, document scanner second". The scanner button's default setting is to launch FastFoto, and the other apps are not even mentioned in documentation. When I threw a paper document on the scanner and hit the button, I was actually angered at the poor quality result in FastFoto. I nearly returned this scanner until I dug around and found the other apps. Each app is optimized for certain features, and you must close one before launching another. It makes it slow and cumbersome. There is a several seconds' wait between hitting the scan button and the scanner starting (but once it gets going, it's speedy). Some apps have some settings, while other apps have similar-but-different settings. Epson ScanSmart forces you to navigate a menu to save after every scan. For documents, I ended up using the older "Epson Scan 2" app from my other printer - a clunkier UI but faster experience. The silver lining is, I haven't hit any bugs or crashes yet. It's just a poor UX design. The Fujitsu user experience is more unified. One software package. Save the settings first, press the button, scanner immediately runs, file is automatically saved. Repeat steps 2-4 to your heart's content. I am happy with this scanner overall, and it's a 3.5 of 5. Because of the photo capability, I will be keeping it and expect it to last a decade like my last one. I will be shopping around to see if there are better software packages that I can use it with.

Let me just say I’m going into extra detail on this review. Bottom line, the scanner is great and does what it needs to do. I’ve scanned about 1000 pictures and they’ve all come out really nice. I’m not sure it can get much better for the price you’re paying without having some serious equipment. That being said… the software for this thing was a real pain. It just feels dated and customer phone support from Epson was really rude and literally hung up on me. I kept getting an error (included on the pictures) however after many hours of dealing with the issue and reinstalling windows I was able to finally get the software installed. All in all the scanner is pretty good, the software needs work, Epson phone support is a joke.

I can’t describe how amazing this product is. It is extremely fast with scanning! I scanned about 40 photos is 20 seconds. What’s also amazing is the quality and how it enhances the photos. It also comes with a sleeve for old sensitive photos. Which is how I was able to scan a photo from 1914 that was about to fall apart. Photos that were orange tinted (older photos) change to actual colors! Just look for yourself at the screenshot from my computer. It also will scan the original without enhancement and one with so you can decide which one you like. I love love love this scanner. Completely worth the price.

This scanner scans super fast and the quality of a photo scans is amazing. It was difficult to connect via WiFi, as requires the computer to use the 2.4 signal. My router automatically selects any close devices to use the 5.0 signal.....

After my father passed away, he had a lot of old photographs dating back to my great great grandparents and even further on from World War I and World War II and previous to that as well as family photos. My brother and I wanted hey quick and efficient way to scan photos. I was blown away with the speed, ability to feed different size photos and the software sharpens the photos of nicely and helps remove defects in some of the older photos. Overall I would say this was a great purchase since I didn't need something commercial I would say it's the next step down. Even if you wanted to start a small business digitizing peoples photos this would be a great tool.

Recently bought this item to scan numerous photos that I have stored in closet. I have not had a chance yet to scan the oldest photos with off sizes but those that I did scan were in good condition and were very easy to scan with auto feeder. Scanning to computer and categorizing them has been a fairly simple process. I am hoping the the rest of photos are as easy to scan.

I got this scanner to add a service to my photography. This scanner is FAST! I went through my mothers photos (about the size of a big shoe box. After sorting through the various sized, 3x3 , 4x6 , 5x7 and a few 8.5x11, this scanner did it all in under 20 minutes.

Great scanner. Borrowed one several years ago and thought it worked great. Seemed pricy, but it was well worth it. Easy to set up and the editing features in the software are nice too. Can scan 8x10 photos down to wallet size. Nice options to scan the back of the photo and auto enhancements. Delete if you don't like them.