Epson Perfection 1260 Photo Scanner

Epson Perfection 1260 Photo Scanner

 
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Product Description:

The combination of powerful features, ease-of-use, high quality and affordability with the Epson Perfection 1260 has taken home scanning to new levels. Technologies that are often found only in advanced scanners are standard in this new and incredibly versatile scanner. It is now a case of home scanning with a very real difference - the Epson difference.An optical carriage movement of 2400 dpi with Micro Step Drive, Dynamic Range Control and Simultaneous RGB scanning produces smooth, clear images with high color consistency and depth. With the optional Transparency Unit, scanning 35-mm film negatives and slides is an absolute breeze. With a total of 10 applets, the Epson Smart Panel makes it an absolute snap to make the perfect scan for photos, OCR, e-mail, Web and even Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). With direct scanning to P.I.M. (Print Image Matching) format, photograph scans feature colors more vivid than scans restricted to the traditional sRGB color space. With a single press of one of the scanner's four buttons, the scanner enters auto mode and delivers optimum scans, every time.The Perfection 1260 Photo model comes standard with a versatile 35-mm slide adapter unit for scanning negatives and slides.
Product Details
  • Feature:
  • 1,200 x 2,400 dpi optical resolution, 9,600 dpi enhanced
  • True 48-bit color depth for rich scans
  • 35mm adapter for slides and negatives
  • Automated 4-button operation
  • Convenient USB connectivity
  • Binding: Electronics
  • Brand: Epson
  • EAN: 0010343842946
  • FormFactor: Desktop
  • HardwarePlatform: PC
  • Label: Epson
  • Manufacturer: Epson
  • MediaType: Transparencies
  • Model: 1260
  • MPN: 1260
  • PackageQuantity: 1
  • ProductGroup: CE
  • ProductTypeName: SCANNER
  • Publisher: Epson
  • ReleaseDate: 2002-10-08
  • SKU: IES1260P
  • Studio: Epson
  • UPC: 010343842946
  • Warranty: 1 year warranty

Customer Reviews

Try these tips for a bit of Perfection2008-01-19
Well i've read the reviews here and i here what your'e saying. I agree it's not the fastest on the bloc nor is it absolute satate of the art, and the Software could have been better, but it does do everything it's supposed to do , and the features are pretty good espically the ability to scan a mix of images on the glass and put them in individual files. May i say that most of the negative comments here relate to setting up and installing the scanner correctly, all those wierd colours and stripes are most often caused by wrong proceedures and plugging & unplugging usb hardware , switching off everything & restarting the Computer
will in most cases get things on an even keel. The Twain software in the Manual mode works better in some applications than others, Ulead PhotoImpact did a good job as did Paint Shop Pro also,and even Arcsoft Impression which is on the installation CD .Photoshop CS2 worked though in my opinion not as well as i would have expected.
Also how many people have downloaded the latest Twain driver from Epson, it's easy to find and download. The other bit of info,this is one of the few Scanners that will work in a Linux Operating system (Debian based distros in particular) but you have to download & install "Sane" to get it working.A few last tips try installing the software first,then close down the PC & connect the Scanner ,then start the PC, chances are it will be fine. Make sure the Scanner is "powered up" first then switch on your PC, not the other way round,even though XP is "plug & play compliant" it works better with the first option ,Messages like "Scanner could not be found " or Scanner could not be initalised" is because Windows is not "seeing it" you can check this by right clicking on EPSON in C Drive and see if "Properties" are available,in some cases "EPSON" may not even be there at all,in which case you know that the PC has'nt found it!, Have a second look at this Scanner and you may be happy yet. Good Luck.
epson perfection 12602006-09-11
Please do yourself a favor and don't purchase this scanner. It is by far the WORST scanner I've ever owned. I think my scsi scanner from the early 90's was better, at least it worked. Epson also is notorius for providing terrible support for their products and as far as I can tell no longer provides an updated driver for the 1260 model on their site. You need the full driver to scan slides.
its $30 price tells it all2006-07-17
Using this machine needs a lot of patience.Results are OK but the 'getting there'is very slow and not user friendly.Just waiting for enough market research to select my next scanner and will then ditch the 'Perfection 1260' without any regret.
Three years experience2005-08-25
I have had this scanner for about three years - use it moderately, but a lot at the moment. It has always done what is said it would, never any hang ups or errors and the Smart Panel equally seems to do what it says. Apart from the long warmup time, not a bad buy (although not obsolete) Those with problems may well have configuration difficulties or whatever.
The worst scanner I have used in twenty years!2005-07-10
I got this as part of a special offer with my Mac G4. I have been using scanners for almost 20 years, and this is *the worst* I have ever had the misfortune to be stuck with. There is no "off" button; the only way to shut it off (and prevent its big green light from illuminating the room) is to unplug it; if it has one-touch copying, I have never succeeded in getting it to work; the software is terrible -- at least fifty per cent of the time it stops making copies for no apparent reason; I use Adobe Photoshop's "twain acquire" function to avoid having to use the software which comes with this thing, but -- again -- half the time it does not work; it is not working now although it worked fine two days ago with the same connection and the same software.

DO NOT waste any time or money on this thing. Even if you receive it for free, don't bother with it -- it will waste so much of your time that you may just grab it and throw it against a wall or something else valuable.

I give it one star because it *does* work every once in a while. That is the only good thing I have to say about this piece of junk.
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