Epson Perfection V500 Photo: Flatbed scanner with transparency unit for 35mm slides and filmstrips, medium format

Take your home photo and film scanning to the next level. With 6400 dpi resolution to capture fine detail, DIGITAL ICE technology to restore images and a built-in transparency unit, this is the ideal partner for any photo enthusiast. It also features the latest Epson ReadyScan LED technology which means you use less energy and your scanner starts up in an instant.

Features:

Scan every detail - You can be sure that your originals will be scanned in amazing detail, and 3.4 optical density means colours, shades and tones will be perfect too.
Restore and repair - DIGITAL ICE technology removes scratches and dust from old film, so you can repair damaged originals. Faded colours are no problem either, because Epson Color Restoration brings them back to life.
Handles any original - The built-in transparency unit makes multiple scanning simple because it can hold 6 frames of your 35 mm strip film, 4 x 35 mm slides and even a frame of 6 x 12 cm medium format film. There's also an optional document feeder or easier hands-free scanning

Specifications (manufacturer's data):

Scanner Type: Flatbed colour image
Optical Resolution: Main 6400 dpi x Sub 9600
Optical Density: 3.4 DMax
Document Size: Flatbed: 216 x 297mm, A4+ Letter, TPU: 68.6 x 236.9mm, 35mm Strip film (12 frames), 35mm Mounted film (4 frames), Medium format 6 x 12cm (1 frame)
Photo Electric Device: Alternate 12 line colour CCD with on chip Micro, Lens, 170, 880 pixels
Light Source: White LED, IR LED with ReadyScan LED Technology
Sub Scanning Method: Fixed documents and moving carriage
Output Resolution: 50 - 6400 (1 dpi step), 9600, 12800 dpi
Colours: Output 48-bit colour (281.5 trillion colours), 24-bit (16.7 million colours), 16-bit (65, 536 gray scale levels), 8-bit (256 gray scale levels), 1-bit (monochrome)
Voltage: 220-240 V 50-60 Hz
Dimensions W x D x H: 272 x 475 x 113mm
Weight: Approx. 4 Kg
Connectivity Standard Interface: USB2.0 Hi-Speed/USB1.1

System requirements:

Windows 2000, XP 32bit, XP 64bit, Vista
MAC OS-X ab Version 10.2.8

Recommended accessories:

Cotton gloves

When working with film strips it can often happen that you accidentally touch the emulsion side of the film. The damage often is irreparable. You can avoid damages to the film material and comfortably insert film strips into the scanner or film holder by wearing fine cotton gloves.

Anti-dust spray for film and scanner cleaning

Anti-dust spray is used to clean film material - no matter if it's mounted slides or film strips - by removing dust and fluffs with a flimsy current of air without touching the film material at all. There is no better, more comfortable and more efficient way to clean your film material. Also, anti-dust spray is suited very well to remove dust and fluffs from the scanner to avoid image interferences (such as strips) while scanning.

Pro tweezers of finest steal

For working with single negatives or positives we highly recommend using tweezers, because otherwise you run the risk of touching and damaging the film.

Datacolor Spyder4Express - Toolkit for screen calibration

Those who work with digital images - no matter if they come from a digital camera or from a film scanner - should absolutely calibrate their screen. Without a screen calibration performed with objective criteria you run the risk of wrongly adjusting the settings of the scan- or image editing software, which makes the image look right on your screen, but will cause unnatural alienated colours on other output devices (printer, image service, new screen).