These are Full Auto, Home, and Professional giving varying degrees of control over the scanning operation. The V100 Photo offers three types of scanning modes for general work. Following a system restart, you can attach the scanner to a power source and a vacant USB port (preferably USB 2.0 for optimum results). On the test machine, the installation took a little over 15 minutes. This includes the relevant driver, User Guide, and various software applications and utilities - some of which are standard offerings with Epson printers and multifunctional devices. Setting up the scanner is just a matter of installing the supplied software.

The power and USB 2.0 connections, which are located at the rear of the unit, plus the positioning of the four operational buttons (more on their functionality later) does mean that this scanner really requires a landscape orientation for best ease-of-use. Surprisingly though, despite its slim appearance, the V100 Photo (43 x 28 x 4.3cm) does require slightly more desk space than my current scanner (42 x 25.5cm).

The sylph-like, matt silver and light grey body of the V100 Photo is certainly pleasing on the eye. On looks alone, the V100 Photo scanner makes my rather out-of-date unit, which I have to say has provided excellent service over a number of years, look its age.

In the case of the Epson V100 Photo scanner, you get an optical resolution of 3200 x 9600 dpi plus the ability to scan 35mm film strips up to a maximum of six frames per strip or four 35mm mounted slides. However there are occasions when the specific functionality of a dedicated scanner outweighs these considerations. These types of product do have the decided advantage of saving on workspace and power source requirements. The main reason for this long gap is down to the popularity of multifunctional and all-in-one devices. It has been quite a while since I last had the opportunity to try out a new standalone flatbed scanner.

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