The Good Nice build quality. Easy to set up. Automated front buttons. OCR and photo editing software included. Can use any scanning software. The Bad EPSON Scan does not yield the best scans. Must spend money on better scan software for best results.

Nice build quality; Easy to set up; Automated front buttons; OCR and photo editing software included; Can use any scanning software

EPSON Scan does not yield the best scans; Must spend money on better scan software for best results

Want a scanner to scan photos to high standard and perfection, the Epson Perfection is the way to go

Scans photos to perfection; Easy to use; Fast enough.

Dust and finger print magnet; noisy

This model has terrific image quality with optical resolution of 6400dpi and 48-bit color depth. In that way it matches the best scans you can get from the Epson Perfection V800 but there are some differences which should be noted.

With the Perfection V600 Photo, in December 2009, Epson introduced a flat bed scanner with a transparency unit into the market replacing the previous model Epson Perfection V500 Photo . The scanner is of a successful and modern design that also looks good in a stylish office or at home.

I needed to upgrade my old Epson Photo scanner when I moved to Windows 7 64bit, and the V600 interfaced seamlessly, and software installation was a breeze.

build quality; compatibility; design; Easy Installation/Good Instructions; size & weight; speed

you must title each scan or it uses the last name

This scanner has excellent speed and flexibility and the quality of scans so far is very impressive. It is easy to load the negative and slide frames and the capacity is very high; the system flawlessly detects film type and then scans each item perfectly.

High quality scans; good software options

Nothing so far

I am using this scanner with Mac OS Snow Leopard, and it works great. The Epson scanning software is easy to configure and use, and the scanner also works well with Image Capture. The front panel buttons on the unit were automagicly tied into the Epson software set, with no user setup required.

As there's no option to calibrate or profile the scanner using the included software, the V600 is limited in its applications to professional photographers or keen hobbyists looking to convert a large quantity of slides or negatives.

Film holders for 35mm; medium format and transparency (slide; Good OCR recognition; Excellent quality flatbed scans

No support for film larger than 120; No calibration or profiling options

You can usually count on Epson scanners to deliver better than average bang for the buck. The Epson Perfection V600 Photo ($249.99 direct, covered by a standard 1-year parts and labor warranty) is no exception.

High-quality scans; Fully automatic mode for easy scanning; Scans both 35mm and medium-format film

Scans only four 35mm slides at a time; Weak on office tasks

This scanner is the latest from Epson to combine flat bed scanning of opaque materials with film scanning, positive and negative, 35mm and 6 x 6 cm. It has scanning resolutions up to 6400 x 9600 dpi at 48 bit colour depth.

Let's deal with the big question: can a flat bed scanner really produce film scans to compare with a dedicated 35mm scanner? In our opinion most users will be well satisfied with the Epson output; Scanned Kodachrome slides retained colour, detail and subtlety.

There is no printed instruction manual and the unit, by default, is set to Automatic mode; In this mode it will not scan negative strips correctly; The scan mode must be set to Professional (even if you think that doesn't mean you) to get proper control of scanning