Epson Perfection V19 II Flatbed Photo Scanner 4800 dpi Optical Resolution

Checked out the other reviews when purchasing this. Don't know WHAT they are doing or talking about. Very easy to install. ALL DRIVERS DOWN LOAD FROM EPSON. I can put my iMac, desk top, to sleep and scanner stays on. Went off once and when I woke iMak up it turned back on. No unplugging , reloading or what ever, just turned back on! Doesn't make any more noise then my older scanner, No problem. Scans quickly, not MINUTES like reviews stated? Photo quality is fine as well as printed statements. Just got it up n running so will give an update in the future. Don't know what the other reviewers where talking about. Great little unit, not as bulky as my other Epson scanner was. As a former professional photographer, I have always found Epson to be my choice. Oh yes, price was right!

I wanted to scan in all of my mothers photos she had in a paper file & then put them into a photo album so I bought this. It's really nice to have & I've used it a few more times after the initial intended use. It works great, easy & straightforward to use. You can do 4 photos at once which is good for saving time, but any more than that it doesn't detect. Make sure you space them out a little bit so it will detect them all as seperate pictures. The software is easy to download & use, you can crop the photos & tilt them if they scan in slightly off. The photos were all scanned in accurately & good quality. It is a bit slower at scanning but it didn't bother me at all.

This scanner died after a little more than 1 year of sporadic use (perhaps after scanning about 400-500 photos). At some point, the scanner stopped turning on consistently (requiring the USB to be unplugged and re-plugged repeatedly in order to get it working) and the preview scan would often turn out to be a full black page. A few weeks afterwards, the scanner stopped turning on at all. Prior to the scanner dying, it's scans also had streak lines through the middle of the page. Fortunately, I was able to work around by positioning the photos outside of the streak lines. Besides that, scan quality was decent, but not outstanding compared to higher-end scanners. Another flaw that's worth mentioning is that the actual scan area does not extend to the edge of the glass (a shortcoming that's even documented in the manual), meaning that it's necessary to place photos within the edge; however, doing so can result in a skewed scan that requires adjustment afterwards. In any case, the fact that this scanner died just after a year of use underscores its cheap construction and build quality and validates the saying "buy cheap, buy twice." This scanner may still be ok if you're just looking for a one-and-done light scan project.

I had a dual need for a scanner - a few documents and a lot of photos. Turns out there aren't really any solutions for less than about $700 that do both well and even then there are compromises. I decided that my priority was photos and landed on the Epson. Once you go with flatbed, you are locked into needing a relatively large surface to put it on. The Epson has very little "extra" beyond the size of the bed so its almost optimally sized. Its also very thin and light so you can put it on just about any flat surface. I named it next to my keyboard with about 25% of it hanging off the desk with no issue. Software installation was simple and easy. On my Mac plugging in the scanner launches the software. On my windows system I have to launch it separately. No big deal. The software itself is just ok. I creates a unique file name each time which is great so you dont accidentally overwrite a file but it would be nice if it took your last rename and added to it. So as an example if you renamed it to "Disney Vacation" then making the next one "Disney Vacation 002" automacily would be nice. The software also seems to randomly flip the images upside down. Like I put them on the bed the same way but for some reason the software flipped it. Changing it back was easy but its still time. One of the things I had forgotten about scanners like this - the use your computers processor! I had originally set this up with an old (i7 970) Windows machine because it had a better location for setting up the scanner. It was slooooooow. So slow I considered returning it. Then I hooked it up to my modern Mac. 10x faster. Not exaggerating at all. Thats generally a very good thing because faster computer - faster scan - but not great if you were trying to use an older system as your scan station. The scanner itself is powered by the USB connection. This is a HUGE DEAL. One of the reasons I bought this is because I had an older scanner that was worthless because of a proprietary power brick that was dead. Overall I really like this scanner and the images it produces are great. The software is disappointing but Epson can fix that. Recommended.

I needed to preserve old photos from the 1940's on. This works perfectly. Using 1200 dpi is perfect. Scanning up to 6 photos at the same time is quick and easy. Very happy to discover they all came out as individual scans AND were were straight even though I didn't place them exactly straight. Crooked scans are a thing of the past.

I just scanned in over 3000 pictures of varying sizes, some of which were between 1 and 3 inches square or rectangle. I could easily fit several on the scanning surface and each picture came out just as clear as if I had scanned each individually. I don't like that sometimes the scanner software wanted to 'auto crop" but it was easily corrected with a click of the mouse. The physical size of the scanner is just right for me (I don't have large items to scan) and it is fairly light. The only thing I don't like it that it is always on when plugged in - there is no on/off switch. Also, if the computer goes to sleep while the scanner is plugged in, the scanner doesn't work. You have to unplug the scanner and restart your computer. Just plugging the scanner back in didn't work, at least for me. I used an iMac for my scanning, so this problem might not exist for a PC.

I love this scanner. I recently took on the task of scanning almost 500 family photos. I bought a Canoscan and it didn't work at all for me. I bought the Epson scanner and am very happy with the results. I placed 6 photos on the scanner and it automatically separated them into 6 different files. This made the process so much faster. The scan speed is decent and the quality is excellent. Plus you don't even need a power cord. I highly recommend this scanner.

My Epson V330 scanner died. I didn't want to spend $600 to $4000 to replace it. I am thoroughly disappointed with the V19 II. 1) There is no power switch (WT*). 2) The native resolution is 4800 x 4800, not 9600 x 4800. 3) There is no capability to scan slides or negatives (as advertised). 4) The old version of the Epson SmartScan software had a "professional" mode, where I could pick all the settings I wanted, easily. The new version of the SmartScan software is both limited and presumptuous. It only offers various settings depending on other previously-chosen settings. I spent an hour wading around in the menus, and a dozen trial-and-error efforts, to finally find the combination I can use. And it is confusing to save the settings - for next time. I think I did, but am not sure. (My IQ is 135, I was a physics major cum laud, and I worked as a Network Administrator for a Fortune 300 company. If I can't easily use a software package, the package is poorly done). I'm going to write Epson, and see if the old software will work with the new scanner. Update: 2025/08/22 Epson wrote back, saying this new scanner can't use the old software. OK. But google AI (which often does not know what it is talking about), said the the new SmartScan software presents a (supposedly) user friendly interface to the user. In this example "user friendly" means limited and confusing. However, the interface is a "wrapper" based on the underlying control program Epson Scan 2, that DOES offer ALL functionality, easily. I un-pined Epson SmartScan from my windows start menu, and pined Epson Scan 2 that does ALL the things I want. See photo of the Windows 10 start menu programs, labeled with which one does what. I had given 3 stars originally, 1 off due due to hardware limitations, and 1 more off for software limitation. I could give 1 back, since there is a good software option, But I didn't give 1 back due do poor technical support, since Epson support did not explain to me the software option that works well-- I had to find it on my own. The scanner is adequate and fairly cheap, so I only took of 2 starts total. The software recommended by Epson is nasty. Fortunately there is a fix, if you know about it.

Funciona a la perfección , el mismo cable USB alimenta al escaner, asi que es de bajo consumo electrico. Rapido, alta calidad de escaneo y myligero.Recomiendo descargar software de escaneo extra, el incluido es demasiado sencillo y automatizado, no se puede cambiar nada. Pero si descargan el epson scan 2, funciona mejor

Very happy with my Epson Perfection V19 II it is fantastic for bringing old photos back to life, highly recommend.

I’ve been using this little Epson gem for several months, and it’s basically my personal magic wand for anything paper-related. Old photos? Crisp scans that make me question why I ever kept them in dusty albums. Documents? Clear, sharp, and ready to send without a single smudge or crease. It’s compact, USB-powered (so no extra wall adapters cluttering my desk), and even the removable high-rise lid makes scanning awkwardly thick things surprisingly easy. The 4800 dpi resolution means I can zoom in on details I didn’t even know existed — like spotting my cousin’s questionable 80s haircut in a family photo. For anyone who needs a scanner that’s reliable, detailed, and just a little fun to use, this one’s a winner. It’s like turning your messy paper life into perfectly organized digital nirvana — and yes, I may have done a little happy dance after my first successful batch of scans.

I was surprised it had to be imported from USA and took a little longer than expected to get delivered Having said that, the unit is very easy to set up, download software, install, plug in usb and it worked no problem. Very pleased with results and happy with purchase. One thing though, I went to register g/tee, will not let me choose country only USA?

Works like a charm and easy to use. Took a little while to setup with software download but got it done