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Epson Perfection V550

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User ratings:
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4.3 out of 5
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Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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4 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • Scan quality was very good for a flatbed scanner of its price
  • It is affordable
  • produces quality scans and has a decent array of applications

Cons

  • it lacks a separate photo-editing program
  • Not ideal for document scanning
  • More Lacks photo-editing program

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Epson Perfection V550 - Pros & Cons

Epson Perfection V550

Pros

  • Scan quality was very good for a flatbed scanner of its price
  • It is affordable
  • produces quality scans and has a decent array of applications
  • the operation is straightforward
  • solid and well-built
  • It works quite well on the Epson
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • high quality files and painless turnaround
  • actually pretty good and affordable
  • the photos just look better
  • The medium format scans are plenty good

Cons

  • it lacks a separate photo-editing program
  • Not ideal for document scanning
  • More Lacks photo-editing program
  • without a bundled photo-editing program
  • a fairly heavy scanner that is encased in plastic
  • V550 can only process negatives in small doses
  • flimsy film trays and dated-looking software
  • cameras are not for measuring
  • lost my mojo a bit with digital and was bored
  • Some play music on old beaten up musical instruments
  • little scanner is a poor choice for quality scans

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Epson Perfection V550 - Full Specifications

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General
Sensor typeCCD
Duplex scanningno
Colour scanningyes
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Dimensions
Width11.04 in
Height4.57 in
Depth4.65 in
Weight9.04 lb
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Technical details
Light sourceReadyScan LED
Film scanningyes
RoHS complianceyes
Daily duty cycle (max)30000.0 pages
Black/white scanning colour modesMonochrome
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Connectivity
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0
USByes
USB version2.0
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Built-in displayno
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Scan details
Maximum scan size216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolution6400 x 9600 dpi
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A4)14.0 ppm
Output monochrome depth1.0 bit
Output greyscale depth8.0 bit
Output colour depth48.0 bit
Input colour depth48.0 bit
Scan toFile
Scanning media types supportedPlain paper
Scan file formats
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  • JPEG
  • PDF
  • TIFF
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
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Power
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
Power supply typeAC
Power consumption (typical)15.5 W
Power consumption (standby)5.5 W
Power consumption (off)0.4 W
EnergyStaryes
Operating temperature10 - 35

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