Epson Perfection V330 LED Photo Scanner (4800dpi)

Title : Epson Perfection V330 LED Photo Scanner (4800dpi)
ASIN : B0040ZP3ZI
Features :

• Maximum scan size: 216 x 297 mm
• Scan type: Flatbed
• Optical scanning resolution: 4800 ? 4800 DPI
• Sensor type: -
• Colour scanning: Y

List Price : £99.99

category: Products
brand: Epson
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.1
Review : Good product slightly let down by software
I bought this product in preference to a dedicated slide scanner because I thought that at least it would still be useful once I'd finished digitising my slide collection. I was prepared to accept the slower throughput, compared with a dedicated scanner, as long as the image quality was acceptable. In this respect the V330 does not disappoint. All the software installed without problems and the applications I have used so far have been stable running under XP Home Edition SP3. I find inserting and removing slides from the holder slightly fiddly but am getting better with practice. I decided to use a resolution which produces file sizes comparable with a 4 megapixel digital camera and found the image quality to be excellent.
I would have given this product 5 stars but for an annoying failing of the scanning utility: When scanning slides this first executes a Preview scan then displays the slides as a series of thumbnails. The software appears to auto-detect the image area within...