- Scan 35mm slides and negatives-Built-in TPU for enlargements up to 13" x 19"
- Access documents from mobile devices-Document Capture Pro software included
- Achieve exceptional clarity and detail-4800 x 9600 optical resolution
Here is the concise comparison, based on the most common scanning tasks:
QUICK DOCUMENT SCAN: Both scanners handle this with one button. Both use LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, so there is no warm-up delay. There''s virtually no difference between them. Use the included Epson software.
OCCASIONAL PHOTO SCANS: Both scanners excel at this, again with one button. No difference between them. Use the Epson Software
OCR: Both scanners include OCR software. Depending on your application, both do an acceptable job. Take your time, line up the pages carefully, rescan when a page has lots of errors. Neither scanner has an automatic document feeder, so you won''t be hand-feeding 100 pages without some fatigue. No difference between the scanners.
BOOK/OBJECT SCANS: This is something I didn''t know I would need before getting the V600. But if the scanner does not have a hinged lid designed for objects thicker than a piece of paper, it will be a major inconvenience to scan a book or a 3D object (I''ve scanned remote controls, artwork, school projects, etc.). Both scanners have a well-designed hinged lid, and work very well with thick books.
FILM SCANNING: This is where you start to see a difference between these two scanners. If you have only occasional slides or negatives to scan, the V370 does an acceptable job. However, it''s resolution is 4800 dpi vs 6400 dpi for the V600. This makes a real and noticeable difference with film, because the original is small and you want all the resolution you can get. In addition, the V600 has a secondary infrared lamp for film scanning, which can make a significant difference for color slides and negatives because it makes dust "disappear." The V370 does not have an IR lamp.
HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING: Many people put a bit much emphasis on scanner resolution. The fact is, if you are not scanning film or doing some type of technical work where you zoom way in to an image, you will seldom scan a full-size original at the full resolution of the scanner, because each scan will be hundreds of megabytes! The resolution of the V600 is much higher than that of the V370, which will only make a difference if you scan film or do highly-detailed work. If you don''t already know you have an application like this for the 6400 dpi of the V600, it is unlikely you will need more resolution than the 4800 dpi of the V370.
EPSON SOFTWARE (included): The Epson software has gotten better with every release. The newest version for the V370 does photo stitching and direct scanning to cloud accounts, in addition to one-button scanning and photo repair. Epson gives you four modes to choose from, each with a few more controls to tweak. My daughter will not touch Vuescan (see below) because the one-click Epson software does a great job for many jobs, and the Professional mode gives access to most settings to improve your scans. Mac and Windows are both well supported (I tested OS X 10.6 and Windows 7).
VUESCAN SUPPORT: Vuescan from Hamrick Software is an amazing third-party product that gives you significantly better control of every aspect of your scans. I''ve used it since buying the V600. I downloaded the latest release, which directly supports the V370, to do this review. However, I realized something: The included Epson software has gotten so good, casual or intermediate scanner users are unlikely to ever need Vuescan. And if you do need the extra control and features of Vuescan, you probably want the V600 scanner.
This is the key finding of this comparison: If you are the kind of person who will spend many hours scanning hundreds of photos, and learning how to tweak every possible setting to get the best scan before importing it into PhotoShop for further manipulation, then you want the V600. If you are an a less technical user who doesn''t adjust digital photos in Photoshop or tweak scans in Vuescan, then you will be thrilled with the V370 with its included software. Both of these products are light years ahead of what scanners could do 10 years ago.
SUMMARY: Buy the V370 unless you are a PhotoShop guru who loves to tweak, or you have a lot of highly-detailed scanning work that requires 6400 dpi resolution. The V600 will do a significantly better job on negatives or slides, but if you have lots of film to scan, look into a film scanner.
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Easy to setup, power and USB cables are sufficient length.Only issue was that unlike other Epson scanners, the online user''s guide for this one is missing detailed documentation on how to use the different scan modes in the main Epson Scan software they include.
I contacted support and instead of uploading the generic Epson Scan help pages regarding the scan modes that they use for all their other different scanners they told me to use the online user''s guide for a different model, such as V500, that uses the same software and has the proper pages uploaded, lol.The new Perfection V370 is an extremely accurate scanner that has the ability (albeit with some fine tuning) to deliver spot on clones of photos and other materials that you need to digitize. I threw all kinds of things on the flatbed during my testing and I came away very impressed by the V370''s ability to render even the subtlest details with sharp, color correct quality. That it can do this for a
