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Epson Perfection V850 Pro A4 Flatbed Scanner with ReadyScan

Epson Perfection V850 Pro A4 Flatbed Scanner with ReadyScan LED Technology – 6400 x 9600 dpi

Epson Perfection V850 Pro film and photo scanner

Scan from any source

Scan a range of film formats in sharp focus thanks to the improved quality film holders with their adjustable height control and rigid design. The V850 Pro also supports film formats up to 8×10 inch when placed directly on the scanner glass.

Cleans up images

Digital ICE technologies automatically removes imperfections such as dust, hair, scratches and fingerprints from both film* and photos to restore images to their former glory with the minimum of effort.

The right tone

Take advantage of excellent tone reproduction with 4.0 DMax optical density.The V850 Pro can detect the exact tonal range of the original, making sure the brightest and darkest areas of images are accurately reproduced to reveal impressive detail and dynamic range.

Save time

Epson’s ReadyScan technology features an LED light source with a warm-up time of less than one second, so scanning can start almost instantly. With a very low power consumption it saves energy too.



Optical Resolution (DPI)	4800	4800	6400	6400	6400	6400
Maximum Resolution (DPI)	4800 x 4800	4800 x 9600	6400 x 9600	6400 x 9600	6400 x 9600	6400 x 9600
Optical Density (Dmax)	–	3.2	3.4	3.4	4.0	4.0
48-bit Colour Depth (Input)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
ReadyScan LED Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Push Buttons	4 – Start, Send, Copy, Scan to PDF	4 – Start, Scan to email, Copy, Scan to PDF	4 – Start, Scan to email, Copy, Scan to PDF	4 – Start, Scan to email, Copy, Scan to PDF	1 – Start	1 – Start
Interface	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Energy Star	✓	–	–	–	–	–
Power Supply	USB	AC Adapter	AC Adapter	AC Adapter	AC Adapter	AC Adapter
Size/Weight	249 x 364 x 39 mm – 1.5 kg	280 x 430 x 67 mm – 2.8 kg	280 x 430 x 67 mm – 2.8 kg	280 x 430 x 67 mm – 2.8 kg	503 x 308 x 152 mm – 6.6 kg	503 x 308 x 152 mm – 6.6 kg

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Weight:	6.6 kg
Dimensions:	50.3 x 30.8 x 15.2 cm; 6.6 Kilograms
Brand:	Epson
Model:	B11B224401BY
Colour:	Black, Metallic
Batteries Included:	No
Manufacture:	Epson
Dimensions:	50.3 x 30.8 x 15.2 cm; 6.6 Kilograms

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Anonymous says:

02/09/2023 at

As a creative professional I am very critical of everything I buy and very rarely leave reviews. On this occasion I was extremely impressed with the image quality that this product gave.
Jerilyn14W says:

15/08/2023 at

I have used a HP flatbed scanner in the past but this surpasses that. it is a great scanner and does all types of scanning input from photos to negatives and positives, brilliant. only issue is that it will often drop out of a scan saying it has lost connectivity, but easily sorted, just a niggle.
Anonymous says:

13/06/2023 at

This is an expensive piece of kit, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. Easy to use and so fast with excellent results. If you are serious about archiving all your old prints, this is THE ONLY machine for you. Front and rear simultaneously is invaluable. Don’t bother with the image editing software which gives unsatisfactory results. Software is excellent, difficult to install as the bizarre provision of a QR code link is useless to computer operators
MelinaWoods says:

15/02/2023 at

A bit tricky to set up on wireless as you need to download a stupid app but once it’s configured ubuntu 22.04 has no trouble finding it as a SANE device. Or you can use Epsom’s program but its a bit clunky
Caleb says:

25/01/2023 at

I got this for the sole purpose of scanning film transparencies. My review earlier today was 1 star but there is a new release of EpsonScan2 now available and the transparency adapter is now recognised.
Anonymous says:

11/10/2022 at

This is an excellent flatbed scanner that is let down by poor software. The software that came with the V500 was much more user friendly and the user is directed to buttons which aren’t visible until the mouse is passed over the point where they should be. I will invest in third-party software.
Anonymous says:

16/08/2022 at

First one did not work. Contacted Epson support and replacement sent (they were not interested in old one). Still did not work. Looked up internet and suggestion was to drop it on floor from a good height! Tried this wheeze and it worked!
Comes with Epson software no use for me. Bought Silverfast 64 bit software to scan old Kodachrome 35 mm slides (only scanner able to use this old slide type). Note that Kodachrome was invented for archives and does not loose its colour after many years! With frame could do 12 slides at a time. Set to automatic and go for a meal before it finished. Silverfast software set to remove old scraches etc. and produced HDR images that I could finally edit in Lightroom.
Anonymous says:

02/05/2022 at

This was bought to archive my parents’ collection of photos, slides and documents. Most of these were scanned on the auto setting, and set-up was very straightforward – essentially plug-and-play. I was impressed by the quality of the photo images, although I found the dust removal digital ICE process had too much of a degrading effect on the images, and will just use Photoshop to clean up any photos. I could not find a setting suitable for the 26.5mm square slides from 126 cartridge film, and had to settle for cropping of these – there may be a setting somewhere in the system, but I couldn’t find it. Scanning was impressively quick. I am very pleased with the purchase.
johnmarksness says:

23/02/2022 at

I am no great photos expert but bought this for the huge project of digitising my late father’s slide collection. Chose this so as to have a more versatile scanner – and have already been glad of that for other purposes (documents, black and white photos etc).
The scanner works pretty well and I am happy with the results. I have had to proceed somewhat by trial and error though – the documentation is very basic, and does not seem to cover the many software options available. After a few hundred scans (using the basic “Home” setting) I twigged how to use some of the extra features, but I am still fiddling around attempting to get it to scan the exact images (it seems to guess the size of what it has scanned, usually fairly accurately but almost never precisely).
I am left a bit frustrated – it seems to be a great bit of kit for the price but I am sure I am not using it properly yet. Not sure why Epson could not provide some proper documentation – a shame.
Anonymous says:

15/10/2021 at

I have hundreds of negatives on 35mm and 120mm film that I’ve taken since starting photography in the late 1960’s.
We never look at the prints but I thought it would be nice to scan a few in and share on social media with friends and family.
Looking around this seemed to be the nest around in my price range.
The first scanner I received was easy to set up and appeared to work like a dream until I scanned the first black and white negative. When I looked at it closely at full magnification there were a couple of yellow and pink lines vertically across every image. I went back and looked closely at the colour films I had scanned and they too had the vertical lines. I contacted the manufacturer and after a few exchanges of emails I received a new scanner which worked perfectly.
The image I’ve attached was scanned from a negative which is over 40 years old, the colours are as good now as they were then.
You have to be a little careful regarding the setting you use as I found that the digital ice technology doesn’t work perfectly for some images. If there’s a lot of fine contasting detail in the image the digital ice seems to interpret these as scratches or dust and sometimes removes them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for bringing those old negatives to life
Make do Mum says:

28/03/2021 at

This machine took a while to get up and running due to misleading supplied software. It came with a CD containing a number of apps which I duly installed but which wouldn’t operate the scanner. I called technical support and discovered that some of the apps were no longer valid and that the only app required wasn’t actually included. In the end I uninstalled the lot and downloaded the necessary apps from Epsons website, which I found difficult to navigate but still some of the features wouldn’t work. The link to an online manual didn’t work and the only one I can find is way out of date. Cue more frustrating emails to technical support and some problems still haven’t been resolved three weeks later. Not impressed with Epsons technical support and website at all. Having said all that I’ve managed to teach myself how to use the machine and to
scan photo slides and negatives, which was why I bought it in the first place and I’m quite impressed with the results. I’ve scanned 35mm and medium format film and the results are fine especially when exported into photo software and sharpened. Recommended.
Olga8308pmjqid says:

09/01/2021 at

This is a great machine. I had scanned virtually all my photos from my album and when I had nearly finished I got the idea to seek out my negatives. I had thousands. I researched the market and this had by far the best reviews. I can now add my 5* review. It produces amazingly professional digitised photos from the negatives and almost completely takes out the scratches on the negs. The DIGITAL ICE Technology that does this is incredible. I have played around with all the settings and started on fully auto but then graduated to the Home setting and played about with different settings within that and have found an ideal combination that produces great results every time. It is great to see old photos in glorious colour as they were years before.
It can also do B&W and my only hint there is untick the DIGITAL ICE Technology as it interferes with the B&W quality.
My only tiny minor beef is that the software is a little temperamental and will stop for no reason and then sometimes state it is NOT RESPONDING when it clearly is. Finally do NOT EVER interrupt it if you feel you have a mistaken setting. It does not like this at all! You will probably have to restart your computer to get out of the spiral. In this situation walk away let it do it’s thing. Come back and reset and start again. Believe me this saves time. To me you just have to have patience and get to know the little quirks through trial and error. Once you have the correct setting you will be banging out .jpgs or .pdfs like there is no tomorrow! 2 negative strips are scanned at a time which is approx. 8 photos and that can take up to 15 minutes. It also does slides very well. Overall an amazing piece of equipment for the home.
Anonymous says:

14/10/2020 at

Out of the box, using epson’s own scanner application is not very good. However it comes with Silverfast scanning app which gets much better results. It is very fast and gives lots of options. However the biggest problem is when you try to scan images that are bigger than the scanning flatbed. When you try to line them up in photoshop they are distorted. I tried three different scanning software; Epson Scansmart, SilverFast and Vuescan. Doesn’t make a difference you can’t get the images to line up. My artwork has a lot of very thin lines and when you compare the different scans using difference layers in p’shop the distortion is really obvious. I accept that an image might be slightly rotated but this is usually easily fixed. I can’t fix the problem no matter what I do. It’s like the one thing you hope a scanner will get right particularly one that is being sold as a professional option. VEry annoying very disappointing.
UPDATE NOV 2020 Silverfast tech support advised me that all scanners suffer this distortion problem because of the particular way the step motors on a scanner work. Bit annoying but if that’s the case then I will add some stars for the image quality, speed and ease of use. It does great scans.
p.s the cable picture is answering a question from a purchaser who wanted to know how they plug in.

4.0 out of 5 stars Scans are distorted
Anonymous says:

22/07/2020 at

I hummed and hawed quite a bit before buying this scanner over the more expensive V850, but in the end I decided that the 4×5 capability of the newer machine was something I could do without. I was beginning to regret my decision when I found the instructions for use pretty much useless and had to simply play about with the machine before I got it to work. However I did after half a dozen attempts and have included a test scan in the two photos included in the review: the first is as scanned and the second after I had finished processing it in lightroom. I tend to print dark, so the second pic is as I wanted it. I use several vintage cameras, each with a unique look and I think that this scanner helps me realise that look without too much effort. Previously, I had just copied the 6×6 negs using a lightbox and sharp lens to my digital camera, but, on consideration, I think this is the better and easier method and certainly cheaper than a new macro lens. Overall, this represents good value and an effective way to convert negatives into digital positives. Scanning at 1200 dpi, the process was not particularly time consuming once I’d got the hang of how to do it and I am pleased with the results. For anyone interested in the tech info, the photograph was shot on a Zeiss Ikon Nettar, circa 1950, requiring zone focusing. The scan brought out a lot of the detail and while the images are not particularly sharp in the modern sense, it has a lot of character. I am completely satisfied with my purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars On balance, excelle
Anonymous says:

19/06/2020 at

I bought this scanner in ‘open box’ condition, which I took to mean that it had been returned by a customer. I was told that everything was included except the software CD, which was not a problem because I could easily download that. Also included was a licence to use a copy of Silverfast SE8 scanner software. I think I got it for 50 below full price. In fact, I don’t think there were any new scanners in stock, and I needed something quickly. The packaging was described as damaged and the listing suggested there were marks on the scanner exterior. If there are marks, I coiuldn’t find them. Yes, the box was tatty, but everything else was in seemingly new condition.

I have now scanned hundreds of photos, film negatives and Kodak disk negatives (using a third party holder) and I have to say the results are very good indeed, compared with my previous multifunction printer/scanner (which was no slouch). My only complaint is the clunkiness of the Epson Scan software, which feels as old as I think it probably is. I will look at alternatives, including VueScan and Silverfast (a licence for which was included with the printer).

I have been scanning at high resolutions as I am doing a lot of photo restoration. This can be rather time consuming, and the resulting files ar huge, but the quality is great. I have used basic settings so far, having not enjoyed much success (yet) with the ICE and other enhancement options.

My other niggle with the scanner so far has been that there is nowhere to conveniently store the bits and pieces (neg holders etc) when using the scanner in different modes. A pouch on the lid of the scanner would have been appreciated. Not dropping a star for that, though, as it’s a personal thing.

All in all, this is an above-consumer level scanner that does a great job for freelance professionals wanting superb scans from a mid-priced device. Highly recommended.
JonahOstermann says:

07/05/2020 at

I upgraded to this scanner as I have a lot of negatives and pictures to scan. I have been a long time user of Epson scanners and would recommend them.

This is easy to see up but the problem is the software. I loaded up the Epson software but I could not find the actual software to scan. However, that was not a problem as I was always going to use Silverfast. I had the cd disk and a code. Loaded it none times an it would not run. Checking on the internet I see this is a common problem, so I contacted Silverfast and they sent me a link and code for software to run. That did spoil the whole experience.

On the plus side, the scanner comes with two sets of frames so you can load up mrenegatives or slides whilst waiting for others to scan. Downside is that the newer versions of this scanner did not have the wet scan frames. I can but a new kit from a third party but that’s over 170. Shame. However, this is the best flat bed out there, just wish the problems were sorted before it is sold!!
MaricelBeadle says:

18/06/2017 at

Many buyers of this model may well have tried cheaper slide scanners around 50 and found, as I did, that they were grainy rubbish. It shows you have to pay more to get good results. The V600 produces brilliant results from 35mm slides. I have to say that you need to look at You tube vids to learn how to use it properly as Epson’s guide and manual are total rubbish ! I needed to know how to set the various settings in Epson Scan and the manual was no help with this at all! Still I found a You Tube vid which explained everything blow by blow and I then got excellent scans of just over 1mb in size. I have viewed them on our TV and had 6×4 and 7×5 prints taken off and again the results are excellent. I suspect they will easily produce 10×8 prints of equal quality. I have not used the negative scanning yet. Ordinary flat bed scanning of documents seems fine.
Several things you must consider however. First, as other reviewers have said, the software disc does NOT have Photoshop Elements on it. I see that the main description on Amazon does not now say it does include this program, only that the scanner is compatible with it. Next, I run Sierra on a Mac and the Epson Scan program on the disc did load but did not work. I had to download it from the internet to make it work. It is a good program but does have a tendency to freeze so you have to close it and reopen to continue. ABBYY FineReader Sprint will NOT work with Sierra.
If you download VueScan which is reckoned to be better with scanning Negatives be warned that having tried it you will have to buy it to keep it.
One last observation to do with EpsonScan: If like me you had a printer that also scans you will find that EpsonScan will refuse to see the other scanner, only the V600 in future. I have search widely online to find a way that I can flip from one scanner to the other on EpsonScan but it seems impossible to do. Its all a bit frustrating as you can see both scanners in EpsonScan Settings.
AurelioEua says:

14/02/2014 at

While co-authoring a book on the history of a school, for which I was to prepare the pictures, I have found this scanner very useful. I have scanned strips of 35mm colour and monochrome negatives, 35mm slides, medium format positive film, monochrome and colour prints and documents; that just about covers everything this scanner does.

The V600 is pretty quick, especially with documents, and produces a good copy. I use the software on ‘professional mode’ and it is fairly straightforward.

I have encountered few problems but these might be useful to know. The V600 hates Agfa slides from the 1970s, often failing to crop the images correctly around the slide frame so, for example, it will try to portrait-crop a landscape image, losing the left and right sides. I am fairly convinced the problem is to do with the snap-shut corner tabs on the slide mounts, which leak light through confusing the scanner as to where the image starts and stops. No such misalignment occurs with Kodak or Fuji cardboard or plastic mounts. The solution is to either take the film out of the slide mount or to manually set the edges using the preview image (switch from thumbnail to normal mode) before proper scanning, whichever you think takes the least time.

Sometimes a pale green vertical line appears down a slide scan image. Cleaning the scanner glass at the hinge end solves this. Finally, Digital Ice, besides tripling the scan time, introduces weird artifacts around contrasty edges in slide images. I’ve stopped using it.

Because of these minor issues, I withheld one star but this scanner is a safe buy nonetheless. I’m now working through 12000 of my own slides, which will take ages, but the effort is worthwhile and while some huge magazine-fed machine would be fantastic, four slides at a time will do on my budget.
Lauren Dubois says:

02/01/2013 at

Decided I needed to get a photoscanner to archive my 90 yr old fathers transparancy collection. Most reviews just added to my confusion and seemed like reading hifi reviews of years ago.I have always taken an interest in photography but wouldnt class my self as a keen amateur. To me the quality of the scans was important but so was cost , time to execute etc. I finally decided not to go with a pure film scanner like a plustek as I decided there was a benefit in also copying some old family prints and thought the ability to scan some family prints from cruises ,weddings and graduations would also be a worthwile benefit. So that meant a flatbed. Next what resolution ability was needed. The more I read I was convinced that prints would need 600dpi and film and transparancies for archive storage should be at 3000 or 4000 dpi. This would allow at least good quality 10 x 8 prints to be made if required. Next step was decide if ICE was required to remove scratches. I decided it was and this has proved a real winner in practice.I now wouldnt want a scanner without this ability.

So which model ?. I set budet of around 200 so a Epson v700 was out. The Epson V600 met my soec and budget plus it had good reviews.Finally what software would be provided. Silverfast seemed to be the benchmark but Epson manager seemed user-friendly and the inclusion of Adobe photoshop elements 9 clinched the deal for me.( worth about 80 to buy seperately.

In practice. I have concluded my requirements were sound, The scanner is delivering a 4 transparancy set scan at 3000 dpi with ICE dust and scratch removal in about 11 mins. Time to get a coffee once started. The jpegs print well at 10 x8 and obvioulsy look fine on my 46 inch tv where most viewing is done with the family. My only dislike is the transparancy holder that encougages finger marks on the plate. I also invested in a rocket air pump to blow away hairs etc. Overall I am very pleased with the V600 and now just need time to tackle the 8000 slide library.. and oh yes i do need a light box to help with sorting of keeper slides from the rest.
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Anonymous says:

27/08/2011 at

I am pleased to report that setting up the Epson V600 on my Mac was simplicity itself. I had been concerned because some scanners do not yet have up to date drivers for OSX Lion but Epson seem to have risen to the challenge and provided them.

Having unpacked the scanner and removed the protective tape and films, all I had to do was connect the 2 metre A-B USB lead and turn it on. I ran the Apple Software Update Tool and was immediately told that there was new software available for “Epson Printers and Scanners”. Once the software had downloaded, I restarted the Mac even though I did not need to – a fresh start is always a good idea when using new hardware for the first time. “About This Mac” correctly identified the scanner.

I had deliberately decided not to install and use the included Epson Scan software and instead went to the VueScan homepage and grabbed the demo version of VueScan. Without fuss, VueScan reported the presence of the V600 and took me through my first scan. Even out of the box, the sharpness and colour quality of print scanning is amazing, due in part to the white LED backlight.

I have ordered an IT8 (Q60) Reflective Target from Kodak to calibrate the V600 which I should have within a few days. I appreciate that these are not included with the V600 scanners due to the extra cost and for home users it is perhaps an unnecessary luxury but since I was going to be scanning ink samples I figured it would be of benefit to calibrate the scanner.

To paraphrase the mantra we Mac users enjoy… “It just works!”

Hardware used : Mac Pro 2010 hex core 6×3.33GHz, 12Gb RAM, ATI 5870 1Gb, 27″ Apple Cinema Display, Vertex2 120Gb SSD, Caviar Green 512Gb HDD with Epson Perfection V600 scanner.