Customer Ratings & Reviews

My last Epson lasted 15 years before the scanning element stopped working. I decided to stay with Epson and chose the V600. It's fast turning on and scanning documents is accurate. Scanning films such as 35mm and 2-1/4 (6x6 and 6x7) negs and transparencies is easy but sometimes the output is little flat. I don't use the supplied correction software module that suppresses grain and dust because it sometimes produces odd artifacts. Critical work is processed in Lightroom. The results are better than original prints I made 30 years ago.

I'm digitizing old pictures (prints, slides, negative), both to allow easy access, and to reduce clutter by throwing away old prints and photo envelopes. For me the Epson Perfection V600 has been a great choice. It handles all my different media. If the pictures are faded the software can recolorize them so that they look fresh. My pictures look good as 4x6 prints, but they probably do not have the fine resolution for enlarging to poster size. (They were were taken with point and shoot cameras, or an SLR with the low-end zoom lens that came with the camera). So there was no reason for me to pay a higher price for a better quality scanner. Scanning negatives at 800 dpi yields images that show all the details that are visible in the original prints. Increasing to 1200 dpi does not improve the result. (I'll test higher dpi again if I ever find my old Kodachrome slides taken with a better-quality fixed focus lens.) It takes about a half hour to scan a set of 8 negatives. (It will take months to finish my project.) But since the process runs automatically, you can do other things while the scanner is scanning. I'm using a PC with Windows 10, and the software works smoothly. In short, I'm glad I bought this scanner. It does what I want it to do, and does it with good quality.

Works great, scans neon colors (which the V36 did not, and UPS also wasn't able to scan). It is very large though, and came with papers that were dated from 2020 even though it was 2024 when I bought it. And a CD even though most modern laptops don't have CD drives. Felt a little worried it had been sitting too long in a warehouse somewhere to work well, but so far so good anyway.

Just received this after reading through many reviews here and elsewhere. The unit is solidly built and easy to use after installing the software. I ran a few test scans on various film types (negatives, slides, photographs) and the results were impressive. The software menus are a little overwhelming, but it looks like you can tweak a number of settings to get the results you're looking for. I bought this primarily for scanning old photos and slides to digital formats. Color restoration works well thus far and I'm looking forward to learning more about dust and scratch removal.

Does a nice job of scanning pictures and my old 35mm negatives. The color correction is very good. It is fairly quick to scan. I certainly beats the scanner on my all purpose printer. The software on Windows works well, though I did find that for negatives the professional controls work best. There is Linux software available but it is not nearly as robust as the Windows version and is not included on the CD. I have used the Linux version for scanning documents and it works well.

I have found that this product is one of the best scanners on the market today. I have been using it for many different projects over the past 3 years which has easily surpassed 80,000 scans and this Machine continues to perform flawlessly. I only recently purchased this Machine again solely to have as a Back-Up in case the original one that was purchased would malfunction during a recent important scanning Project which contained over 2300 separate Slide scans. Despite having so much use over the years it continues to Scan Prints,Slides & Negatives to perfection and quickly. Anyone considering to purchase a scanning device do not search for another. This one will exceed any expectations..

Found the Perfection V600 Photo scanner easy to setup and intuitive to use. It is easy to select a wide range of resolutions. I find the scans to be of excellent quality and I am happy with my purchase of this scanner.

Decided to scan our qazillion family photos and old negatives. The scanner works well with my Mac. The software is a tad funky and I had to do a lot of trial and error with the settings to get the best results. Most family photos can be scanned with default settings (300 dpi) but slides and negatives need a lot higher dpi, like 2400. I am cataloging the images in Apple Photos which means a multi step process. I considered the Epson bulk photo scanner but the reviews were not great and no slide or negative scanning. With this scanner it is a more manual process but with higher quality and flexibility.

One of the best scanners for archiving old family photos. It has its quirks, but it's still better than others I've tried. The color restoration and dust removal are pretty good in most cases. Some pictures are just too degraded to get a great result, but it's still one of my favorite features. When it works well, it's really amazing. When it doesn't, it's disappointing but hey, it can't work miracles. The reason for 4 stars is the auto image detection and orientation aren't so stellar and anything with a white background, you'll have to take it off auto mode and do a preview where you can select the area to scan. The auto orientation is really lacking. More often than not, my photos are turned sideways or completely upside down. As for the auto detection, I love when I can put 4 or even 6 photos and not have to scan each one individually, however it seems to do best with 2-3 photos at a time. With 4 or more, a lot of the time it thinks 2 photos are 1 and scans them together no matter how spaced out they are or what angle I put them at. It's fairly annoying when that happens because it ends up taking more time rather than saving me time. Incidentally, if you have trouble getting your pictures perfectly straight, this generally does a great job of straightening them automatically but only if they're at an obvious angle. If I try to lay them straight and they're just a little bit off, they will scan that way and straightening them doesn't always work because it snaps to a grid so to speak. You can't straighten things precisely, it's more like each degree is a set point and there is no in-between. Overall, this scanner really is the best I've tried so far. This was actually the second one I've bought. I used my first one so much that after a couple years of heavy use, it started making a weird noise. It was still working fine, but I bought this one just in case it dies on me. What do I wish they would do for the next version? Step up the auto detection and auto rotation features, make the scan bed bigger or offer a bigger version, and offer more negative holders. I really needed something that could hold 110 film negatives and there doesn't appear to be a manufacturer's option. I had to buy from a 3rd party and hope it works out. One more wish list item, step-up the color correction. I'm not great at fiddling with settings, but I'd love different auto settings where maybe I could select correction for photos that have turned red, green or yellow. I don't feel like one size fits all with the color correction.

After my Epson scanner started malfunctioning and leaving colored digital streaks across my photos, I decided to retire it. Given that I had been using that scanner for the last 18 years and it survived several moves and scanned thousands of pictures, I was set on getting another Epson. I'm not as big a fan of the opening mechanism they switched to over the years, and I worry that over time the catch that suspends the lid open for you will degrade and potentially cause problems with opening and closing the lid. So far I haven't heard anything to indicate that there's signs of excessive stress (cracking/popping/scraping noises), but I handle it a bit gingerly to be on the safe side because I can feel it catch and stick as I'm trying to close it if I'm not careful. Just something to be aware of. The function of the actual scanner is just what I expected though. They changed where the buttons are, and the power button is hidden in a little pocket on the right side, which took me a moment to find, but it's probably better than the rocker switch at the back of the device that they were using. And most importantly, it takes excellent scans and works very smoothly and quickly (relative to the DPI you're after of course). This one has already been used for hundreds of scans, and I think it'll be another good one that I'll be using for years. We'll see how the hinges hold up and I'll update my review if they all of a sudden seize up or snap in two on me. I do still highly recommend this scanner.

I have so many old family photos to scan and have tried to get by with our all in one printer / scanner / copier but it just didn't do the trick. I just wish I hadn't waited so long to get this scanner. It does an amazing job and is easy to operate. I did watch a number of online videos to help me get started.

It took some doing getting the software set up for my iMac (Epson does not have a driver for Catalina...yet). However, with some patience, I was able to download the free key that Epson provided for the basic Silverlight software. Basically, Google helped me learn a bit about Silverlight which then made the V600 work like a charm. Developed some 55 year old color negatives - several of which had been so over exposed that I didn't even know there were images on the transparencies. Got some pictures even from those. The quality was as good as any serious hobbier could use. Would buy it again.

Excellent quality. For the same price as a cheap one off scanner the V600 gives you the same quality as its big brother the V850 that costs four times as much. Software looks the same - only difference is the V850 can scan 12 slides at once while the V600 can only scan 4 slides at once. Not a problem for me, even with four boxes of slides to go through. Definitely worth the extra time for great quality at a reasonable price.

The Epson V600 is just what I had hoped for. A perfect mid point device at a reasonable price point. A few minor issues installing the unit but got it figured out. Quality and speed are very acceptable.

Sets up very easy right out of the box. Software installed with no problems, allows easy scanning and editing of media. I bought it to produce images from negatives and I was not disappointed. Images appear in any file/folder you choose and editing is easy. A great product at a great price.

Easy to setup and use, works exceptionally well with original negatives, great resolution, can scan entire strip of negatives at one time, separates them for you.

I have been using this Epson V600 to scan antique photographs and slides, and am quite happy with the result. Half-century old Kodachromes come across crisply, and the internal 'filmstrip' rack attachment holds them well. A word of advice, though: the included program's auto cropping option for slides, while convenient, does trim off the perimeter of the images. I found this out after scanning 160 slides, and have since manually selected the 'filmstrip' and cropped them myself to preserve more of the image.

I purchased this to scan about 100 negatives for medium format film. The cost of the scanner was less than the cost of paying to have the scanning done. The holder for medium format negatives worked well, and the scans came out very well. HOWEVER, the holder for 35mm slides is not good--the slides lay on the surface of the scanner and one cannot remove them without getting finger smudges on the scanning area. The really bad part is the software on macOS 10.14. It is not yet updated to 64-bit, and unless that is done this will be useless come Fall 2019 when macOS 10.15 is released. The settings for scanning are not saved from one negative to another. I have to manually re-set them for every single negative. The manual is very uninformative about how to preserve settings. I guess this has paid for itself, since I finished scanning the 100 negatives. But unless the software is improved I cannot recommend the scanner to a general user.

I bought this scanner so that I would be able to scan my own film negatives instead of having to go through third parties to do so. I’ve scanned a whole roll of film so far and it’s been quite easy to use! You simply just put the film insert in, lock your film (it can scan 12 35mm negatives at a time; two strips of 6) in place, and the scanner does the rest after setting the desired edits from the Epson scan software. Anyone not willing to pay extra for the V800 can’t go wrong with this “older” version. It works just fine with all the necessary settings for perfect scans.

This scanner is more than expected. It automatically separates the photos into separate files. Admittedly, it's frustrating when it doesn't recognize that they're separate photos but the majority of the time it's just impressive. I'm now able to see details in old photos that I didn't even know existed. For uploading our family photos into the cloud, it's been more than expected.