Customer Ratings & Reviews

The set up went well up to turning it on. (no manual on the scanner at all) After you set up you are pretty much on your own. So off to You-Tube on how to set up for scanning the different negatives. Read many helpful comments. Then it is just trial and error. It is a shame that there is no manual. Going to the help area did help some that is on line but you-tube was the best. As for the scanning - it is amazing. Had old negatives from 1921 - couldn't ask for them to be any better. Scanning takes time - set up - then had to crop the finished picture. That is no problem for me. I also am pleased with scanning documents for editing - no trouble there as well. The scanning time is still quicker than my old HP scanner and printer. I am very, very please.

If you're looking to revive old negatives and slides without breaking the bank, this scanner is for you. I do recommend using editing software as you will be able to see and correct any flaws. I purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 from Best Buy this week and it is perfect!!!

I needed a scanner that is reliable,consistent, and easy to operate, which was also a concern. I chose the Epson V550 after doing research on several brands, and, yes, the reviews were very helpful. I bought this scanner, because of high reviews, Good price, and Epson makes good products for photographers. (ie. I own an Epson Artisan 1430 printer) and they make them to last. I opened the box, read the start-up guide and was scanning negatives in 15 minutes. This scanner also does 35mm,120 film, both negatives and slides. It will also produce image to image, and you can make the files small, or large files depending on your final output. I would recommend this scanner to any photographer who shot film and slides for years, then went ditigal, and would like to include his film works into his current portfolio. I am very happy with this Epson V550 scanner.

I was searching for a scanner that would efficiently scan my 35mm film so I wouldn't have to pay the lab to do it. This scanner does a great job, however my only wish is that the 35mm template was full sized and not only half the scanner, I would be able to scan twice the amount of film at a time but it works great. I also received the scanner with a large hole in the box and it definitely looked like it had been dropped, I'm not sure if that is how it was sent or if it happened in transit. Overall a great scanner, from what I read it does basically the same as the v600 for a bit less!

I can print 4 to 8 pics at a time, depending on size of print, and saves each one as a new print. Saves a lot of time. Am in the process of digitizing photo that i took before i got my first digital camera. Some prints have faded, but the scan comes out true to the print and with the new scan, i can work on enhancing colors and cab show pics on computer, tv, or any other media that accepts usb imput.

East to use once you get the hang of it. Had to down load Windows 10 but it worked.

Epson is Reliable, always the first choice. My last one lasted for 15 years.

Have been using this to scan in some old photo albums that I've had to my computer to preserve the memories. No problems thus far. Few minor software hiccups but that could happen to anything. Decent speed and options. Easy to set up, easy to use. Scanner high pitched noise gets on my nerves after a while (sensitive hearing), but most if not all scanners have this so no blame on this particular scanner. Haven't used the negative slide portion but it doesn't look like it'd be too difficult to use as well. Can also scan documents and other things to a PDF file so will be getting my file cabinet a little less messy. Would recommend this scanner to anyone.

This is my second Epson Scanner. I have many old prints and negatives that I wanted to preserve for my grandchildren. It is extremely easy to use, does near perfect restorations and was so reasonably priced. I compared it to several others and am delighted with this scanner. It is also very fast and saves me valuable time.

Purchased this equipment as a replacement after having bought the HP 4800 Photo Scanner recently; returned the HP 4800 due to connectivity & compatibility issues. GS insurance helped to a point, but still had issues w/the HP 4800 Photo Scanner. Tho previously never had problems w/previous HP Scanners, this Epson scanner is by far MUCH MUCH better than the HP. Highly recommend it, even for an office (medical, dental, etc) environment!

The scanner was easy to set up and is great! I had a little trouble with the instructions, but found some help on YouTube. I am able to digitize my slides some of which are nearly 70 years old! Would recommend this to anyone who wants to preserve photographic and other media. I chose a high resolution and have received positive comments on Facebook as to how great the photos are. I am using it on an older computer and I am amazed as to the ease of the scanner.

I really liked this scanner. It was very easy to install, and to operate. It was amazingly fast, and could scan multiple photos at once and label them individually without typing a letter. When you are scanning a lot of pictures this feature is great. The problem was that under the glass was little particles that were stuck to it and that showed up in the scanned image. So you would have a very high quality picture scanned with dots all over it. This had to be from assembly in a non dust free environment, so the scanner went back to the store, and I am upset about that because it was the easiest scanner I had ever used.

I just finished nearly 7,000 scans of prints from 35 photo albums: color; B&W; and even daguerreotypes. In anticipation of this project, I shopped inexpensive photo scanners and quickly settled on the Epson V550. The Issaquah BestBuy had it in stock, so I was in business scanning the very next day. I chose to go with the bundled Epson software even though I have licenses for SilverFast and VueScan. The Epson Scan has a familiar and functional interface; installed easily; includes enough processing choices; and it's free! I chose to go with 300 dpi for most prints (higher if print quality justified higher) and saved as jpg files, with only 15% compression. I previously owned an Epson V700, so I expected decent results from the V550 but I was surprised by how well it performed. In A-B testing where older scans were available for comparison, the V550 scans were as good as the V700's in all but a few instances. The V550 is small enough to pack away in a reasonably-sized bin, so I'm keeping the scanner even though the project is done (took 4 weeks). Hopefully, the V550 will not fall victim to downsizing like what happened to my V700 when I retired.

After reading reviews on different sites some good some bad, I decide to go ahead and buy it. So far so good am a beginner when it comes to photo editing so I was and am not planing on doing complicating stuff with it. I just wanted a scanner that could digitalize my old childhood photos and this one has done it very well. The digital ice technology to fix photos has worked very well too. Don't expect big professional results for that you'll have to use other programs once you had imported your old photos to PC/Mac like Lightroom or at least photoshop/elements. I did some experiments with Photoshop and it was great ( then again am a beginner) if you are looking for a fast, no hassle digital scanner this is it. Oh forgot, the negative scanning is very good too.

I have a large amount of slides to convert to digital and after reading reviews of several types of scanners, I chose the Epson V550. I'm very happy that I did. It was easy to set up and easy to use. The quality of the pictures I'm getting from the slides is outstanding. I couldn't be more pleased. the scanner is able to handle four slides at a time and after using a preview feature, adjustments can be made regarding brightness, contrast, etc. the speed of scanner seems reasonable. the scanner actually has several other options and features for the more professionally inclined and/or creative individual. I simply cranked out over a thousand slides and never had a single problem. I did try scanning a hard copy color photograph just to see the result and the results were as though I had a professional reproduce my photo. This is a great scanner.

Although bulky and only able to process a single photo or document at a time, this Epson is exactly what I wanted. It is easy to set up and use and the quality is everything I had hoped for.

This product was recommended to me by a fellow photographer. I mainly bought this to scan old family slides that date back to the 50s and 60s. It was easy to set up and install the software. So far, I’ve scanned about 100 slides. It has a plastic form that sits on the glass that holds four slides. The software allows you to pick the size, add light, color and contrast for each one. It’s a very basic program compared to Photoshop, but make sure you play around with it in the beginning because there’s different views of the slides that will help you see what’s happening. If you understand the basics of post-processing photos, it will be easy. If you don’t, you might find it a challenge. Be sure to use the help functions if you have questions. If you scan in high res, it takes time - about 10 minutes for all four to be completed. I post-processed my photos while it was scanning. Overall I’m pleased with the product and for the general public I think it’s fine. I will be bringing the photos into Photoshop to clean things up a little more but that’s just the photographer in me. I’ll be moving on to old black and white photos next.

I've been using this scanner for both prints and 35mm slides, and I'm very happy with it. It took me a little time to figure out some of the details on the advanced mode, but once I did, I found the amount of control they gave me very useful. It's easy to use, fairly fast, and gives me very nice picture quality.

Overall, this is a good scanner. It works best in Full Auto Mode. When I tried other modes, it ran very slow or failed to work at all. So far I've scanned over a thousand photos of various size, age and quality. The scanner is fairly quick, makes nice digital copies and usually performs with no major issues. I have also tried it with slides and this works well (scans 4 at a time). When scanning photos, it works best when you scan a max of 2 photos at once. More than that and it seems to slow down the process considerably. Overall I'm satisfed, but sometimes it does have glitches: failure to separate photos, fails to scan all the photos, scans the photo as if it is bigger than the actual size (includes white at bottom of photo, but you can get around this by putting a plain white piece of paper behind the photo so it will figure out the end of the photo). I would still buy this again as it is the best scanner for the money.

This is a very good scanner with high pixel capability which will allow you to take a small picture and change/ print a decent 8x10 while cropping as needed. The editing software appears to be a cut down version and does not seem to fix any scratches on the photos. I would recommend using a photo editor program after scanning . Overall an excellent scanner for the price