Advantages: Style and quickness Disadvantages: size
The EpsonPerfection3170Photo is a flat bed scanner which functions on almost every computer it has been faced with. This is a stlyish option to the fast choice of flatbed scanners you can choose from.
I personally chose this one because i liked the look of it and the clear cut facts about it, on the box. Now with some scanners you have to search through things to find what windows it operates on and how to work it and install it etc.. but with this EpsonPerfection you do not have to do this. With this scanner everything you need is right under your nose. Well so to speak
Another turn on for this product is its ease of use. All you have to do you install it is follow the simple instuctions given by Epson. Once you have done this everytime you need to use it just turn it on and you very much away.
The price for this item obviosly ...
Advantages: Excellent Scan Quality, Rapid Results. Disadvantages: Very Poor Reference Guide, Noisy, No Power Switch, edges of Scan Bed Missed From Scan
the case but how am I to know? It still leaves me with a feeling of unease.
After all this it could be assumed that I'm not impressed with the Perfection 2580 Photo. Odd to say this is not the case.
The reason for this is that the quality of the scans is very, very good and they are produced very rapidly. The pictures are crisp and clear and the colours very acceptable. A 7X4 inch print for example scans at 300 dpi in 8 seconds, 13 seconds at 400dpi and 65 seconds at 800 dpi.
Resolution goes all the way up to 12,800 dpi. A full size 6 X 4 would take some time at this sort of figure but I can't imagine any circumstance where you'd want to do this. A tiny 10mm square surviving scrap of an 80 year old picture scanned at this resolution in 30 seconds and filled a 19 inch screen at only 17% of its full size. A scanned 35mm negative ...
Advantages: Versatile scanner for more detailed reproduction Disadvantages: A bit bulky
I had an Epsonperfection 1650 and it was long over due for a replacement upgrade. As I never had any real problems with my previous Epson I decided I would stick with the same brand an go for the Perfection V700 - a scanner designed specifically for photo scanning but that also acts as an all-purpose scanner. It incorporates Twain and WIA drivers that let you scan from most compatible programs. There also an optical character recognition (OCR) program that converts text images into a document that is in an editable format. The V700 has a maximum resolution of 6,400 pixels per inch, significantly higher than the 2,400-ppi or 3,600-ppi maximum of many dedicated film scanners available at the time of purchase. It was certainly a considerable improvement on my previous scanner. It handles 35mm film, 120 negatives, 1/4 plate negatives ...
Product Information for "Epson Perfection 3170 PHOTO" »
Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
16-bit (64K grey levels)
Grayscale Depth (External)
16-bit (64K grey levels)
Colour Depth
48-bit colour
Colour Depth (External)
48-bit colour
Optical Resolution
3200 dpi x 6400 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
12800 dpi x 12800 dpi
Scan Mode
Single-pass
Scan Element Type
CCD
Bulb / Light Source Type
Xe-gas cold cathode fluorescent lamp
Scan Density Range
3.4D
Control Panel Buttons Functions
Copy, email, Scan-to-Web, start
Scanner Speed Details
12 sec/scan - colour - A4 - 300 dpi
26 sec/scan - colour - A4 - 600 dpi
4 sec/scan - preview - A4
12 sec/scan - black & white - A4 - 300 dpi
33 sec/scan - film (positives) - 35mm - 1200 dpi
54 sec/scan - film (negatives) - 35mm - 1200 dpi
40 sec/scan - film (positives) - 35mm - 1600 dpi
68 sec/scan - film (negatives) - 35mm - 1600 dpi
44 sec/scan - film (positives) - 35mm - 2400 dpi
104 sec/scan - film (negatives) - 35mm - 2400 dpi
67 sec/scan - film (positives) - 35mm - 3200 dpi
169 sec/scan - film (negatives) - 35mm - 3200 dpi
Manufacturer's product description
Together with a sleek new design and all the exclusive EPSON technologies that ensure exceptional quality, speed and ease of use, home photo scanning is better than ever. Whether you work on a PC or Mac, this scanner is easy to incorporate into your desktop set up. Its sleek, compact design ensures efficient use of space and will make a perfect match for EPSON's range of Stylus Photo printers. The Built-in Transparency Unit includes robust film holders that are stored safely in the scanner lid and enable a range of film formats to be scanned quickly and easily. Scanning directly from negative or positive film is useful for achieving the best results when printing enlargements. Now you can restore all your old photos and brighten up old memories with dust removal and color restoration functions. These new additions to EPSON's simple scan controls make a huge difference to scans and prints - just tick the box to bring images back to life. EPSON Perfection scanners give home users high performance at low cost. Scanned images are sharper, brighter and more colorful and, thanks to EPSON's latest optical technologies, speed matches quality. And used together with your EPSON Stylus printer, you can scan and print onto t-shirts, stickers, CD's and much more.
