Epson V300 Perfection Photo Scanner

Epson has unveiled an A4 photo scanner capable of scanning film, and can also double as a document scanner. With a maximum optical resolution of 4800dpi and 48-bit color, the Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner allows users to preserve old memories, converting films in new pictures. Is aimed primarily at home users who do digital movies or those who have always wanted to save their entire collection of films, the Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner is also ideal for amateur photographers.

The scanner, a replacement for Epson Perfection V200 Photo scanner, Epson includes ReadyScan LED technology, a feature that allows quick scanning with zero warm weather and low energy consumption. Since it dissipates less heat and is free of mercury, Epson ReadyScan LED technology is environmentally friendly.

The Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner has four key customizable functions that allow users to predefine their repetitive tasks. This feature is aimed at providing convenience and time savings for users who can choose to customize the buttons – which are preset with a copy, Start, Scan-to-Email and Scan-to-PDF functions – according to their four most common scanning tasks. The Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner is equipped with an easy-to-use film holder which has the ability to scan images of six of standard 35mm film or four frames of 35 mm slides, all at one go.

The Epson Scan v3.5 is an easy to use photo and document editing software which includes several elements for improvement. One of these features is the color restoration technology that allows users to restore faded photographs to their original colors simply with the click of a mouse. At the same time, the removal tool dust feature improves image quality by automatically detecting and removing dust particles and scratches from photographs.

Also included in the software is the function Backlight Correction analyzing the image histogram to identify the backlight of the picture and adjusts the brightness, sharpness and color balance of each image – a key that will certainly help photographers to produce the best image quality possible. In addition to strengthening images, the Epson Scan v3.5 software is also helpful to sharpen the clarity of scanned text as text to improve its functionality eliminates unwanted shadows on the documents.

The Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner also comes with a software package offering to facilitate scanning of documents, and easy management of multimedia files. With the NewSoft MaxReader 4.5 Lt Optical Character Recognition software, users can easily convert scanned documents containing English and Chinese (both simplified and traditional) into editable text. Users can also change, improve and add creative effects to their photos with ArcSoft MediaImpression 1, an application that allows them to share their media files in various ways (including simple e-mail attachments).

Among the new features offered by the Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner is the high compression PDF saving option that allows users to save scanned documents in their smaller size, without compromising the readability of the text.

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