Epson Debuts World's Fastest Photo Scanner to Scan, Restore, Organize, and Share Printed Photos

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today introduced the FastFoto^™ FF-640 high-speed photo scanning system poised to change the way people preserve and share the billions of photos tucked away in attics, basements, garages, and closets. An innovative alternative to flatbed scanners and costly third-party scan services, FastFoto can scan photos as fast as one photo per second¹ and easily restores faded photos to their original color to share with family and friends via the cloud and on social media, like Facebook^® and Instagram^™.

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"Whether it's for a Throwback Thursday, a photo slideshow for graduation, a wedding, or another life event, before today, digitizing photographs with a flatbed scanner or scanning service has been a time consuming and expensive task," said Larry Trevarthen, director, Commercial Printing and Scanning, Epson America, Inc. "Scanning shoeboxes of photos on a flatbed scanner can take hundreds of hours, and sending photos out to a scanning service is pricey and puts irreplaceable photos at risk of being lost or damaged. FastFoto offers a fast, easy and affordable solution for preserving a family's legacy."

Featuring a 30-photo auto feeder, FastFoto scans photos to a designated hard drive, and offers tools to support easy uploading to services such as Facebook, Dropbox^® and Google Drive^™ to share with family and friends anytime, anywhere. Unlike most scanning solutions, FastFoto scans both the front and back of photos and postcards in a single pass, capturing valuable dates and personal handwritten notes. Epson's scanning software also features a unique naming system to organize photo collections with recognizable file and folder names, searchable metadata, and a capture date that aligns with the date of the photo, not the date the image was scanned.

"In the U.S. today, there are billions of un-scanned photos, and every year countless photos are lost to fires, floods and other natural disasters, making it important to protect and preserve your family's memories. As a global leader in photo and document scanning, Epson was able to scale its advanced imaging technology into a high-performing yet affordable solution for millions of families across the country," said Mike Isgrig, vice president, North America Consumer Sales and Marketing, Epson. "With FastFoto, families can protect their memories for generations to come in a matter of hours and days, versus months and years with competing solutions, at a fraction of the cost." 

FastFoto Photo Restoration and Editing Capabilities
FastFoto was custom-designed to handle all the details. With just one click, Smart Photo Fix (SPF) Technology automatically brings new life to old photos with color restoration for faded photos, red-eye reduction and auto enhancement features. The scanner is designed to handle precious memories with Dynamic Skew Correction (DSC) and a sophisticated multi-roller paper feed design to automatically correct the angle at which a photo or document enters the scanner. FastFoto also includes a special handling sheet to protect small, old, damaged, or fragile photos, while the Ultrasonic Sensor allows Double Feed Detection to help avoid missing any photos or mis-feeds, and Auto Size Detection makes it easy to scan multiple sizes in a single stack.  

Beyond Scanning Photos
In addition to photos, the FastFoto scanning system is a powerful document scanner for children's artwork, bills and invoices, or other home or business documents. Scanning as fast as 45 ppm/90 ipm². FastFoto 640 Photo Scanner will scan documents to email, an online storage account, or any folder on your PC. FastFoto includes a TWAIN, is compatible with Windows and Mac OS and includes OCR software for creating searchable PDFs or scanning into editable formats like Word^® and Excel^® files. Features include:

• World's Fastest Photo Scanner¹ – scan thousands of photos as fast as one photo per second¹ at 300 dpi
• High-Quality Scans – Scan images from wallet-sized to panoramic photos at up to 600 dpi
• Custom FastFoto Software – Bring new life to old photos automatically with Smart Photo Fix (SPF) Technology, red-eye reduction and color enhancement features
• Single-Step Technology – Single scan captures image and handwritten notes on the back
• Special Design – Special handling sheet, custom rollers and paper path to accommodate fragile photos
• Perfect Picture Imaging System – Epson's proprietary image-processing technology optimizes image quality across printers, projectors and scanners
• Do More Than Just Photos – Scan and save documents and memorabilia; scan documents as fast as 45 ppm/90 ipm²
• Organize Documents – Includes Document Capture Pro to create searchable PDFs for easy retrieval and ABBYY^® FineReader^® to scan to editable files
• Ideal for Life's Special Events – Easily create slideshows, displays and more for anniversaries, weddings and family reunions

Pricing and Availability
The Epson FastFoto FF-640 (MSRP $649.99) is now available through select major retailer stores nationwide and online at www.epson.com. The FastFoto scanner comes with Epson's top-of-the-line service and support, including a one-year limited warranty. For more information and availability, please visit www.fastfoto.com.

About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 67,000 employees in 90 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.

Epson America, Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif., is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (facebook.com/Epson), Twitter (twitter.com/EpsonAmerica), YouTube (youtube.com/EpsonAmerica), and Instagram (instagram.com/EpsonAmerica).

EPSON is a registered trademark, EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark and FastFoto is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Dropbox is a trademark of Dropbox, Inc Google Drive is a trademark of Google Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2016 Epson America, Inc. CPD-52498 7/16

¹ Based on average speed from start of scan to end, using Windows driver, scanning thirty 4' x 6' photos at 300 dpi in landscape orientation. Auto-feed tray accommodates 30 photos at a time. World's fastest photo scanner is based on its class, as compared to other consumer photo scanners priced under $1,000 MSRP USD (sold into the United States and Canada as of November 2015)
² Based on letter-sized scans at 300 dpi in Black-and-White, Grayscale or Color Mode, using the USB interface.

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