How the Epson FastFoto FF-680W Quickly Digitizes Your Old Photos

getconnectedmedia.com - If your family started taking photos before the age of digital, chances are, you probably have boxes full of old memories. But as they age, they degrade in quality. How do you preserve them and make it easy to share them? And most importantly, how do you do it quickly and efficiently? The answer is the Epson FastFoto FF-680W.
The Epson FastFoto FF-680W is a high-speed photo scanner with the ability to scan a range of different sized photos. It'll even do important documents. It can scan a photo at 300 dpi in as fast as a second. The beauty of this device is that not only can it scan the images, but it can make minor adjustments and corrections, too, allowing you to quickly scan through thousands of photos. You have control of the types of adjustments you make, so you don't go overboard. Or, if you prefer, you can have the Epson FastFoto FF-680W do the scan at the highest possible quality, so you can make those corrections on your own.
Photos can be stored locally, to an external hard drive, or uploaded directly to the web. The price is on the higher end of the spectrum, coming in at around $799 CAD. However, for those irreplaceable memories, it's well worth the price, and it's potentially much cheaper than sending them to a photo lab.
What do you think of the Epson FastFoto FF-680W Photo Scanner? Do you think something like this can help you digitize your memories? Let us know in the comments!
#Epson #PhotoScanner #FastFoto
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[@rosscoghlan]

Thank you so much for this extremely informative video. Cannot believe you got the entire box scanned in a day. what a god send.

[@01splitpea]

Well done video. Thank you for taking time to demonstrate and talk about the Epson Fast-Foto. It is just what I've been looking for.

[@10OF9OFBORG]

Cool scanner! I will check that out in the future. Thanks for sharing Mike! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@berlindabahnam6044]

Thank you for your information. Need to get one as soon as I can afford or finance it! 👍 I have 13 boxes of photos like yours would take me forever!!!!

[@FCule]

Great review, definitely getting one now 😊

[@Thinkable__]

Very good video! Well made

[@jennifermedia6288]

how do you clean this as mind is now showing LINES in the scans.

[@patriciaromero145]

Thank you this was helpful! Just purchased one!

[@laurapalmerTDGE]

And and and!? Happy with the gear and ease of use and results? Thanks.

[@IamTimePiece]

Thank you... I was going to buy a flatbed Scanner until I saw your video

[@kathyrocco8367]

Very informative video. Can you scan directly to a thumb drive or disc OR do you need to scan to hard drive first and then copy?

[@johnpeterka8355]

Thank you for your video. Did the scanner fix any scratches or marks on your prints; i.e., does your Epson scanner have the ICE Technology? I purchased the Epson v850, but the Epson, VueScan, and SilverFast software does not use ICE on photo prints.... bummer. So, I have to return the scanner for a different model. I am hoping another Epson might work on our photo prints.

[@alistairforth6400]

Hi how do you scan in sequence? Also what digital photo frame do you have?

[@MarJoJack]

Have you ran into an issue with lines appearing on the scanned photos? This happens to me even though I clean the photos and the scanner before I start scanning.

[@Underhills]

So does it really handle a bunch of different physical formats at the same time? By the looks of things it seems like it handles similar formats in one go but dunno if it would work as good if you filled it up to capacity, I believe Epson says it's good for 35 photos in one go. It's a mechanic process so it could be a challenge to feed this thing with a variation of formats without any of them getting stuck in the process. Those gray side adjusters doesn't help much as they only work if the formats are identical or if you scan a paper. Another thing is the lack of PNG export. TIFF is lossless too but it occupies tons of storage space.

[@rogercarlsson3677]

Thanks a lot. I will totally abendon the idea of scan the negatives...that would also take forever.

[@oliviadaly4795]

Scanning the negatives produces a better image. Like photographing a picture on your phone. It’s not the same. I’m digitising my negs and slides too since I’m sure there are a lot we didn’t get printed or have got lost over the years

[@kristins7451]

@@oliviadaly4795 What scanner are you using to scan your negatives? Thanks!

[@markcrowley65]

Thanks

[@getconnectednow]

Thank you!!

[@MiaHessMusic]

all in one scanner suck for photos, JMO. great review

[@mladen5]

If I try something similar with my scansnap ix500 I eventually start to get dust lines. Does this have the same issue of dust lines and needing regular cleaning?

[@tomn8tr]

Yes, I have this scanner and it requires cleaning often. I use a spray of air between scans and then clean occasionally.

[@berlindabahnam6044]

Hi Mike or Anyone, some people were adding comments about saving on TIFF setting rather than JPEG. Also thatvsetting was available. I will eventually want to scann my Sears Portraits how will they look? Do I need to buy something else or change settings for larger prints ro maintain the resolution,quality, etc..., Thank you

[@rigomortisfxstudios]

just like any other scanner you will get wheel rolls on your photos it happens from time to time

[@rosemarytulipan6461]

I thought we could only save to Drop box or Google Drive. You used the phrase “Google Photos”. I would love to save directly to GP but can’t seem to do it.

[@oliviadaly4795]

Unfortunately you can’t save direct to Google Photos unless they update the software since Google Drive and Google Photos have now split. But what you can do is save to computer/hard drive, then upload to Google Photos manually. Bit annoying but it works

[@R.Williamss]

What about photos that are really old school and have cardboard in it?

[@1AFVeteran]

I have heard that it can damage photos because of the rollers in the scanner. Did you experience any of this with your photos? Your video is very well done! Thank you.

[@Michael95350]

I have heard this as well but have not heard back if this is still occurring.

[@mccoogy]

I bought one. Worked well for about 200 photos, then started leaving scratches on the photos and lines in the scanned imaged. Especially on glossy photos. Cleaned rollers etc. Didn't fix it. Seemed to be caused by the rollers. But I couldn't see where. I returned it. Pity because when it worked was super.

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

We’re your photos super old or possibly dirty? Maybe stored n a house with smokers? Where believe it or not it covers everything n a layer of nicotine’ just trying to get feed back to make a choice’ Where did u buy yours from? I’m deff gunna buy it from somewhere they don’t hassle u to return being $600 if it’s garbage I don’t want it u know lol

[@mccoogy]

@@joshymcdaniel9233 no smokers here. photos were clean. Stored in a closed container. Photos looked perfect. I wonder did something like old glue on the back of one of the photos scratch the roller. I couldn't see it any way. I gave up after a day of trying. I bought from amazon. So it went back. I've parked the project for now.

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

Good plan think I’ll order there also so I can return if needed

[@kaybyrne5312]

Could it handle old photos out of the older albums that may have tape residue, or paper from taking out of albums? TY!

[@andresmsuarez5718]

good point there its not kind of roller that kill that glue?

[@jordncz]

This scanner comes with a sleeve to put older/ more delicate photos in.

[@markdonnery]

do they have an estimated life span? 100 000 photos for eg

[@getconnectednow]

It would be hard to say without having one running 24/7 until failure. Having said that, components in such devices have life spans of 100s of thousands of hours. If each photo took 5 seconds, for argument sake, as it can scan a photo in 1 second, 100 hrs of use would be at least 72,000 photos. Your mileage may vary of course.

[@bcfran3g844]

Does it scan slides?

[@getconnectednow]

Unfortunately, no. However, this one does have the capability to scan the backs of photos too, in case there are notes on them. It also does double duty as a document scanner. So, if there are old records or certificates, those can be archived as well.

[@nathanharrison8556]

Does this scanner do documents like the Workforce models?

[@quigleymp]

Yes it does do documents

[@nathanharrison8556]

@@quigleymp thanks for the reply. I ended up going with a Raven Pro where the touch screen allows the ability to scan without the computer being on.

[@bodine46]

Can you save pictures to flash drive or SD card or just a computer. Thanks

[@oliviadaly4795]

Yep you can save pics directly to computer or USB just change the default location (‘pictures’ on Mac, not sure on PC, I use a Mac) to where your USB is located or to desktop

[@marvamason]

@@oliviadaly4795 Taking this a step further… I have both Mac and PC. I am considering buying this and hooking up to my Mac but I’m sure I would run out of hard drive space. Am I able to file the photos off to external or cloud?

[@oliviadaly4795]

If you have an external drive that’s permanently connected to your laptop, I don’t see why not? Just choose that instead of the default location (‘pictures’ for Mac) in the settings. Or if you have one you don’t keep permanently plugged in, save to desktop etc and copy the files over after each scanning session (make a second backup tho!) and delete from your computer after.

[@marvamason]

@@oliviadaly4795 thanks!

[@Djay0542]

I too have 6,000 pictures to scan. BUT, how large of external disk drive do I need to store 6,000 photos. My Seagate and WD have max capacity of 4TB.

[@markcrowley65]

4tb should be fine

[@gregory-smith]

@@markcrowley65 425 pictures have taken 3.76GB (4,045,821,832 bytes) do the math.

[@Rooxie973]

50GB

[@TheGeoDaddy]

Read the Amazon comments… doubtless a great way to bulk scan a lot of SNAPS! But If you have quality shots, use a flatbed (or, for really serious work, and IF you have negatives - positives for you serious Photographers - a macro lens and digital camera) This time saver produces JPEGS while - even a low end - flatbed will give you a TIFF! What’s the diff? It’s like 1080P video vs 4K ie only wanna see your pics on a smart phone? KISS! But if you wanna put treasured family keepsakes on a monitor… TIFF/4K!

[@oliviadaly4795]

If you actually look through the scanner settings, it does give you an option to save in TIFF. I rented it for a few days, was thinking of re renting and doing the rest of my photos, then my dad pointed out if I rent it 4 times that’s how much it costs to buy. So I’ve used it (and am waiting for the one I bought to arrive) but I know for a fact it lets you scan 600DPI TIFF files...

[@sabrinashelton1997]

Where did u rent it from?