Wow what can I say. This new product from Kodak is amazing. I have never left a review on any product, but I am compelled to do so on this product. At first I was apprehensive about buying this product it seemed cheap and I had my doubts. Boy was I surprised. Scanning of negatives and slides is a very easy and hassle free. I have used higher end scanners and it was always a very tedious process. After scanning my images and uploading them into my computer I am getting results that are as good as the medium resolution scans that I was getting here in LA at the professional labs. Which buy the way are about $25.00 bucks per roll. This will be a huge savings for anyone who is shooting 35mm slide or negative film. Just simply process your film and do the scanning yourself. Below is a 45 year year old BW negative out of an old shoe box and a new slide from 2017 scanned with this product.
The Kodak Scanza worked to my expectations. I scanned some 1400 slides in a weekend (in front of the TV), most of time admitttedly involved in me manually renaming the slides to preserve date info. Feeding of slides is manual, but quite fast. If you aren't trying to keep things organized, you ccould probably do a slide in about 5 seconds from picking it up, orienting it, feeding it into the guide, and pushing the "scan" button. Relatively few of my ancient slides jammed and all cleared by removeing the slide guide and wiggling the slide a bit. The resolution was reasonably good. A very thin sliver of the original slide image is cut off at the edges (a common problem I gather from reviews of competing devices). Color and contrast depth appear to be auto-adjusted, meaning some slides need to be color-saturation-boosted or contrast-boosted. I was working with 40 to 50 year old slides, and some of this may have been the slides. One quirk is that the unit time-stamps the files starting at midnight June 1, 2017 (reset each time you turn on the unit).
This is a nice product within the limits of what it is designed for and what I wanted. What I wanted is something that could digitize old negatives that I have had sitting in a box for the last 20 years, so that, afterwards, I could put them in Lightroom and organize them. It is mostly a way to capture old memories -- remember people who are no longer with me or family members from a long time ago.
The device itself is pretty to use. Just find the appropriate insert for the negative type, open the insert, place the negative, close the insert, slide into the device, and then feed the negative from right to left by hand to position each frame in the viewer. The viewer is nice for identifying what you have but doesn't provide deep detail.
The files save to the SD card I bought and afterwards I can import them into LightRoom from the SD card and organize and label them.
I am the family historian and I was attempting to digitize family slides so I decided to purchase a different brand at first (magnasoni.c) and was NOT happy with the results! Then I decided to try THIS product (the KODAK SCANZA) - it was well worth the extra money - the pictures were clearer, the screen was better quality and the adjustments were easier to use on the device. The output for the Kodak Scanza is about 4.8 MB of data, the Magnasoni.c is about 2 MB of data. The LEFT picture attached to this review is from the Kodak Scanza (with some lowered contrast and blue tweaking) , and the photo on the right is from the first product i purchased (very grainy and saturated, blacks are overwhelming). Hope this review helps others with their time and money!!!
I work in film post production, so film scanning is something I'm pretty familiar with - and while I'm only giving 4 stars because this scanner only scans to a linear file instead of capturing the dynamics of the film negative in a RAW file, it's essentially a flatbed scanner for negatives - I'm actually completely happy with the quality of the captures! I captured more than a hundred rolls of negatives in a single evening, the quality is completely reasonable, and way better than the scans I'd made of the prints on a flatbed. It took a long time to choose this model out of the many that are available - and I'm happy I went Kodak.
It's not perfect, it's not professional level, if you a photographer looking to scan negative and make big prints I'd spend more money - but if you are just looking to archive your memories so you can see them easily on your computer, this is a great choice.
Feature Product
- FILM TO JPEG IN SECONDS - Powerful 14/22MP KODAK Film Scanner Converts Old 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 & 8mm Negatives & Slides to JPEG Digital Files - NOTE; THE SCANZA WILL NOT CONVERT FILMS OTHER THEN 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 & 8mm Negatives
- LARGE, BRIGHT 3.5" TFT LCD - High Definition Built-In Color Display Features Adjustable Brightness & Convenient Tilt for Easy Operation & Image Viewing
- AN ADAPTER FOR EVERYTHING - Unit Arrives w/Multiple Film Inserts & Adapters for Fast, Flexible Operation; Big One-Touch Buttons Allow for One-Step Scan & Save
- INTUITIVE USER INTERFACE - Includes Helpful Tray & Insert Directory; Easily Edit Image RGB & Resolution, Browse Gallery [SD Card NOT Included, supports up to 128GB] & More
- CABLES & EXTRAS INCLUDED - Mac & PC Compatible Converter Comes w/USB Power Cable, HDMI Cable, AC Adapter, Video Cable & FREE Film Cleaning Brush. Use the included brush to also clean the light box of dust and speckles, to avoid marks on the scanned images.
Description
NOTE: Press The power Button for 3 seconds for the device to poer on
NOTE: The Device will automaticly shut off after 10 minutes in not in use.
NOTE: this is not a flatbed scanner, there is a 14mp camera built into the device that takes a snapshot of the film, if you are looking for HIGH quality scans please look for a flatbed scanner, this device is designed to quickly scan through old memories with good quality.
This Device only Scans Negative's and film not Photos
Please note the scanner can only scan film that has previously been developed, it CANNOT develop or scan raw film.
Also note super 8 converts to still images not video.
also note that quality will be less than an image taken with a 22mp Digital Camera
Use the included brush to clean the light box of dust and speckles, to avoid marks on the scanned images.
Features:
- Large 3.5" LCD Screen: helps you operate the scanner, view slideshows and edit images with handy tilt and adjustable brightness features.
- 14 Megapixel Sensor: captures images in stunning HD clarity.
- Integrated Interpolation: optional setting enhances images up to 22 megapixels.
- 3 Numbered Slide Inserts: easily adapt to your old films for safe, convenient loading.
- 3 Numbered Adapter Trays: hold the inserts and click into the unit for speedy scanning.
- Home Button: lets you navigate back to the interface's main page.
- Capture Button: saves the current image or returns to the capture view screen.
- 3 Function Keys: correspond with various prompts on the screen for effortless interface navigation.
Easy setup great product for very little money. I have hundreds if not thousands, of black and white negatives that I no longer have a darkroom to handle, I was able to scan over a hundred in the first evening. The preview screen allowed me to skip the poor shots saving me time
When I opened the Amazon box to find the familiar Kodak yellow and black box, I felt like a kid again! Unboxing the toy felt like Christmas morning getting my first new Kodak camera. I am semi-retired from the news/photo business and have rooms full of negative sleeves I thought I would never see again. I have scanned photos professionally in the publishing industry for decades, yet my home negatives never got scanned. Pro software is too complicated and hardware is fragile and clunky. This adorable little coffee can sized device was utterly self-explanatory. I plugged the USB cord in with a familiar phone charger and pressed the ON button and it was immediately happy. Eager to run a test, I grabbed the closest stray strip of negative I had laying around. It was a forgotten sleeve from 1989. It loaded easily in an idiot-proof system with a happy "insert here" arrow. OK, admitedly I needed an SD card, but found one in 2 minutes in a desk drawer. Three buttons say "gallery", "capture", and "settings". And they are actual buttons. Capture turns on the light and the view! My negative was showing live on the screen like a projector - but in positive! WOW! One click and it scanned. Poof. Then I started to wander around on settings. They adjust fine if I want them. Fine if I don't. I don't need more than 22M. Then I found the "USB upload" button. Ping. My computer happily acknowledged it. Now pix are on my hard drive. Done!
- BUY IT!
Scan your stuff.
Done.
I live this! Was able to save hundreds of photos , some taken back in the 1940s! Would have cost me a fortune to have them done professionally and the quality is very good!
This is a wonderful product! I am in the process of scanning a bunch of slides from throughout my life. This product is easy to use, and with the lcd screen, allows you to look at each slide and decide if you want to hit the "save" button. The slides are inserted on the right, and when you add one, the last one is ejected (slides out) on the left side. Easy! When the slides jam, and they do, the slide insert pulls out, and it is easy to clear the jam. (It seems to me that when the slides were developed, some companies let their machines get out of spec, and the slide dimensions were too big, and therefore tend to jam. Thankfully, I have only had a few of those.) One thing, it wasn't clear to me, but an SD card is required to use this product. I picked up a 16 gig SD card for $15. It works great, and after scanning, it is easy to plug the USB cable into my Mac, and download. I record in high res (about 4000 by 4000). I then use Fotor photo editor to edit the photos, and depending upon the photo, I use the Fotor bulk feature to change the file size. (You can change color correction and pic size in the Scanza.) I highly recommend this product!
A good product. Easy to set up and use. Clear interface. Scans slides and negatives quickly. Resolution acceptable. Would recommend it for the casual user. Not a product for high resolution work.
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