Epson introduces A4 photo scanner

Bengaluru: Epson has unveiled an A4 photo scanner with film scanning ability, and which could also double as a document scanner. With an optical resolution of up to 4800dpi and 48-bit color depth, the Epson Perfection V300 photo scanner enables users to preserve old memories by converting the films into new photos.

Targeted primarily at home users who do film scanning or those who have always wanted to backup their entire film collection. .

The scanner, a replacement model for Epson Perfection V200 Photo scanner, incorporates the Epson ReadyScan LED Technology, a feature that makes possible rapid scanning with zero warm up time and low power consumption. Given that it dissipates less heat and is mercury-free, the Epson ReadyScan LED Technology is thus environmentally friendly.

The Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner features four customisable one-touch buttons that allow users to predefine their repetitive tasks. This feature is aimed at providing convenience and time savings for the users who could opt to customize the buttons — which are preset with copy, start, scan-to-e-mail, and scan-to-PDF functions — to suit their four most common scanning tasks.

The scanner comes equipped with an easy-to-use film holder which has the capacity of scanning six frames of standard 35mm filmstrip or four frames of 35mm mounted slides.

It also includes Backlight Correction function that analyses the image histogram to identify any backlight conditions in the photograph and adjusts the brightness, sharpness and color balance of each image. Besides enhancing the images, the Epson Scan v3.5 software is also useful in sharpening the readability of scanned text as its Text Enhancement feature removes unwanted shadows on the documents.