Photo Scanning Resources
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Best Photo Scanners
Epson Perfection V370
Scans prints, documents and small amounts of film (slides and negatives) at a time.
A great blend of low cost with a great range of features
Epson Perfection V550
Mid-Range Quality Level
Scans prints, documents and small amounts of film (slides and negatives) at a time.
Higher resolution than V370, and comes with OCR and Digital ICE for film
Epson Perfection V600
Mid-Range Quality Level
Scans prints, documents and small amounts of film (slides and negatives) at a time.
Higher resolution than V370, and comes with OCR and Digital ICE for prints and film
Epson Perfection V800 Photo
Scans prints, documents and larger amounts of film (slides and negatives) at a time.
Epson Perfection V850 Pro
Scans prints, documents and larger amounts of film (slides and negatives) at a time.
Best Photo Managers
All of the photo managers I recommend that also have editing capabilities built-in are also “non-destructive” in the way they handle (protect) your digital masters. This means, you can also undo or often “roll-back” individual edits you made and return to your “untouched” original master image file.
UNSURE WHICH TO USE
Best Photo Scanning Services
Paper prints are painstakingly scanned by hand on Epson flatbeds. Film is scanned using industrial-grade Noritsu and Nikon dedicated film scanners. Then, technicians correct your images manually, one at a time. There is no one-button automation here. This all explains why each scan looks like it was individual cared for.
And then when you consider how much lower their prices are than everyone else's, this company is extremely hard to beat.
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Best Online Backup
Best Photo Sharing
This is the website I use to display public and private photo collections and videos with my family — because it's really easy for non-tech family members to navigate without lots of help or personalized instructions. You can also add photos directly from the most popular photo managers.
Their plans start at just $3.99 per month when you pay for the full year.
They offer a 14-day free trial.