Designed for Chief Memory Officers™ and active photo enthusiasts, Epson America, Inc. today announced the Perfection® V200 Photo, its newest consumer scanner featuring a high-quality 4800 dpi optical resolution -- for only $99. Equipped with the ability to scan photos or film with just one touch, scan 3D objects with the unique high-rise 180-degree lid and offer features such as photo restoration and Advanced Digital Dust and Scratch Correction, the versatile Perfection V200 offers remarkable results.

"At Epson America, we strive to enhance the value our products deliver and exceed our customers' expectations for imaging technology," said Grace Huang, senior product manager, Epson America, Inc. "Without question, the Epson Perfection V200 Photo is a breakthrough scanner that offers an amazing degree of high-quality 4800 dpi at just $99."

The Perfection V200 Photo features 4800 dpi optical resolution with 48-bit color scanning and 3.2 dynamic range for high quality scans of images, documents and objects with brilliant clarity and accuracy. Furthermore, its four convenient front panel one-touch buttons make it simple for users to scan, copy directly to e-mail or produce PDFs to facilitate sharing and archiving. Scanning to e-mail, copying and producing PDFs is easy and affordable.

For more advanced photo enthusiasts, the Perfection V200 Photo offers precision film scanning to create enlargements up to 14 by 21 inches and features an innovative high-rise lid to accommodate oversized and 3D objects, also making it a natural choice for scapbookers who like to create custom background pages. It is also equipped with a built-in transparency unit to scan 35mm slides and negatives with ease and offers one-touch restoration of faded color photos.

The Perfection V200 Photo comes with Epson Easy Photo Fix® for automatic color restoration of faded photos, dust removal and grain reduction, Epson Creativity Suite which includes ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ 6 (PhotoImpression 5 for Mac), ABBYY® Fine Reader® 6 Sprint Plus (ABBYY® Fine Reader® 5 Sprint Plus for Mac). The scanner is compatible with popular programs including Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Macintosh OS X 10.2.08 and later, and is also TWAIN compliant.

The Epson Perfection V200 Photo comes with a one-year limited warranty. To learn more about the Perfection V200 Photo and other Epson scanners, please visit http://www.epson.com/ or call 1-800-GO-EPSON (1-800-463-7766) for more information.

About Epson America, Inc.
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.