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Perfection 4870 Photo

The Perfection 4870 Photo is a good value all-round device, which is considerably upgraded with SilverFast scan software.

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Epson Perfection 4870 Photo

Technical Specifications

  • Scanning with a resolution of 4,800 x 9,600 ppi (manufacturer)

  • 48Bit color depth

  • Optical density of 3.8 DMax (manufacturer)

  • Large 8×10″ film adapter for scanning multiple originals

  • Film adapter for 35mm film and slides, medium and large format films

Authentic colors

For calibrating your scanner, we recommend our patented and award-winning Auto IT8 Calibration using a calibration target from our own production in combination with SilverFast Ai Studio or Archive Suite. Accurate brilliant colors with so little effort.

  • Windows 11 (64bit)
  • Windows 10 (64bit)
  • Windows 8 (64bit)
  • Windows 7 (64bit)
  • macOS 15
  • macOS 14
  • macOS 13
  • macOS 12
  • macOS 11
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.13

  • Windows 11 (64bit)
  • Windows 10 (64bit)
  • Windows 10 (32bit)
  • Windows 8 (64bit)
  • Windows 8 (32bit)
  • Windows 7 (64bit)
  • Windows 7 (32bit)
  • Windows Vista (64bit)
  • Windows Vista (32bit)
  • Windows XP (64bit)
  • Windows XP (32bit)
  • macOS 12
  • macOS 11
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.12
  • Mac OSX 10.11
  • Mac OSX 10.10
  • Mac OSX 10.9
  • Mac OSX 10.8
  • Mac OSX 10.7
  • Mac OSX 10.6
  • Mac OSX 10.5

SilverFast Scanner Software for the Epson

Perfection 4870 Photo

Choose between BASIC, PLUS and PREMIUM edition.

ExpressScan Video

Watch our Video to learn more about SilverFast’s unique ExpressScan

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Support & Help

If you encounter any question or problem with SilverFast and your Epson scanner, please visit our support overview page.

Drivers

You can download the latest scanner drivers for your Epson scanner model here at the manufacturer’s website.

System Requirements

Here you will find SilverFast‘s minimum system requirements regarding your computer hardware and operating systems.