Digitize your photos in seconds with Epson FastFoto FF 680w photo scanner | Photo Scanner Reviews
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- You've got this sparkling new Epson fastfoto 680W photo scanner but how on earth do you use it.
In this video Amanda Littlecott The Photo Organiser walks you through how to use the Epson fastfoto.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - What is the Epson FastFoto 680W?
01:29 - Setting it up
02:46 - Settings for scanning photos
06:12 - Scanning Photos
08:32 - Scanning Documents
09:49 - Maintaining the scanner
10:58 - Epson FastFoto: The Lowdown
12:04 - What Next…
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What is your go-to photo scanner? What do you think of the Epson FastFoto FF 680W?
I bought one of these when they were first announced, about five years ago. They weren't announced in Europe yet so I had a pal buy one on a trip to the US and bring it back. I had decades of photos to scan and the scanner did a superb job getting through them. It's easy to use and very fast. I guess that's why there hasn't bee a 690W launched yet, the 680W does all you need. Unlike the V500 which was replaced by the V600 soon after I'd bought it 🙄. The only issue since I finished my big scanning project scanning three or so years ago, is it's been sitting there unused as I put all documents through a sheet feeder flatbed.
I'm very tech savvy and very picky on the quality and function of devices I buy, but if you have a lot of photo scanning to do and want to do it in batches I could't recommend this machine more highly.
@@rogerlapin9809 nice I like it and I love the V600 too. Maybe see if any of your friend and family would like to start their photo digitisation project and borrow your scanner! Everyone always have a ton of photos that they plan to scan... at some point!
Thank you so much for your reviews and insight. I’m a novice just trying to do right by my family. After watching your reviews I felt comfortable purchasing the FF-680w to archive over 3,700 old family photos and glad I’m did. Your tips saved me so much time and effort. Fortunately my flat bed scanner on my Epson printer also does photos so now I have the best of both worlds to handle all of my photo scanning needs.
Sounds like the perfect setup! Happy scanning! 😊
Love this scanner, despite the pesky dust issues, and you have worked us through the workings of it so well. Thx again!
Yes it is a great and really affordable option for all, if you clean it you are onto a winner. Balancing the need to clean with the speed of the scanner for me it is a no brainer!
Thanks. Really useful guide. Nice style too. 😊
I am glad you enjoyed it.. and let me know any other topics you would love me to cover! Happy Scanning!😁
Is it possible to use the FastFoto FF 680W scanner on 2 PCs? I've been scanning old family photos to my laptop. My wife is now ready to start a similar project with HER family's old photos. She will want to save them to her own laptop with her own preferred file structure. How can we do that?
Yes absolutely, either they need to all be on the same wifi connection, or use the cable they gave you to connected via USB to make sure it is easy to connect!😊
whats the biggest photo you can scan and any advice as im looking to scan a3 down to 7 x 5 inch standard
On this scanner the largest you can do is A4 due to the feed area. For larger prints, you will need a flatbed scanner, but you don't necessarily need an A3 scanner as you can stitch scans together in a programme like Photoshop. 🙂
just picked one up today for 24.99 awesome video
Nice! Don't forget to clean it ALOT! Happy Scanning 😁
They cost $500?!
@@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438 found it at my local goodwill it was in the original box and inside the box was actually another scanner brand new as well
How can you fix the vertical line that shows on the scans?
Clean and clean again is the first port of call. Also I have found that if I feed the photos in a different orientation, so portrait and not landscape the lines can be reduced as they can be on the surface of the photos. 😁
Does the software write exif tags in the photo files?
If you use the Espon FF software and select a date in the pre-scanning pop-up then yes it will put that date in the Capture date in the Exif tags. Which is pretty cool! 😁
What do you think do the 680 vs the 640 Epson Fastphoto?
The biggest difference between the 2 is the connection, the 680 can connect via Wifi and the 640 is cables. Also the 680 can auto rotate the images, although that is not always perfect. The quality of the scans is pretty much the same, but some of the enhancement can produce different outputs like the colour restoration on the 640 can be warmer and the 680 is more vibrant. 😁
A few hundred dollars? It is $500. everywhere I look. 😮
Sometimes you can get a good deal if you hunt around, but the few hundred is a comparison to the few thousand for some of the scanners out there. 😁
@@amandalittlecott ok, gotcha.
Yup, I just paid $650 Canadian, close to $500 US. Down from $800 Canadian.
this video is 11min of a human, and 90sec of the actual scanner
….all her videos are 99% of a human speaking with a very intense teacher voice to some pretty stupid pupils.😅😅