Epson has launched a scanner aimed at photography enthusiasts.

According to its maker, the Epson Perfection V200 Photo scans film and photographs at up to 4,800dpi and it also comes with a range of new software.

These include the Auto Photo Orientation, which Epson claims straightens photos that have been inserted off-angle on the flatbed of the scanner, and a built-in transparency unit, which is said to scan six frames of 35mm stripfilm or four frames of slides at once. A multiple Scan to PDF button automatically saves documents into Pdf format so they are easy to email and file.

The V200 also comes with an extendable hinge which gives users the opportunity to scan documents up to 25mm thick with the lid closed. For those that need to scan thick textbooks with spines the scanner also works when the lid is fully open.

In addition the scanner also comes with Epson's Easy Photo Fix software which is said to improve digital dust correction and backlight colour restoration for old and faded images. The Epson Scan 3.1 also claims to analyse an image whilst scanning to detect the top direction of the image and automatically rotates itself.

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6 and ABBYY FineReader Sprint 6 Plus also come as part of the V200 package.

The Epson Perfection V200 Photo will be available from July. It will be priced at £69.99.