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Kodak Slide N Scan Max Digital Film Slide Scanner, Black/Yellow (RODFS70)
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Media Type | Negatives, Slide, Photo |
Scanner Type | Film |
Brand | KODAK |
Model Name | KODAK SLIDE N SCAN Digital Film Scanner 7" Max |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Product Dimensions | 6.69"D x 5.35"W x 4.45"H |
Resolution | 3200 |
Item Weight | 1.74 Pounds |
Sheet Size | Legal |
Standard Sheet Capacity | 100 |
About this item
- SAVE OLD PHOTO MEMORIES: 13/22MP Digital Film Scanner Lets You View, Edit & Convert Your Old Color & B&W Negatives [135, 110, 126mm] & 50mm Slides [135, 110, 126mm] to Digital Files & Save Directly to SD Card (NOT INCLUDED)
- 7” LCD DISPLAY WITH GALLERY MODE: Features Large, Crystal-Clear Screen with Wide Viewing Angle for Instantly Previewing & Editing Photos | Great for Sharing with Friends & Family or Using as an Elegant Digital Picture Frame in Home or Office
- CONVENIENT EASY-LOAD FILM INSERTS: Quick-Feeding Tray Technology Allows for Continuous Loading Action, Making Scanning Fast & Simple! Includes 50mm Slide Holder, Adapters for 135, 110 & 126 Films, Cleaning Brush & USB Cables (HDMI Cable is not included)
- EDITING WITH A SINGLE TOUCH: Advanced Capture Software Enhances, Resizes & Converts Photos Via Easy ‘Scan’ Button—No Complex Screens or Settings! | Easy Options Let You Choose Film Type, Adjust Color/Brightness & Assign Date/Time
- SUPER CHIC. UBER COMPATIBLE: Device Handles All Your Old Slides & Negatives, Supports SD or SDHC Cards [Up to 32GB] (NOT INCLUDED) & Connects to Any Type-C USB-Enabled Computer | Gorgeous Design Blends Seamlessly w/ Your Home Décor
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Product Description

A glimpse of the past—with a futuristic scanner!
Love reminiscing with film negatives and slides from yesteryear? With the new SLIDE N SCAN Max Digital Film Scanner from KODAK, you can view, edit and convert your old photos, no tech savvy necessary! This easy yet elegant 22MP scanner delivers crisp, clear, beautiful images with the press of a button. Best of all, there’s no straining to see. Watch old memories come to life on the large 7” LCD screen with extra wide viewing angle and gallery mode—perfect for previewing pictures, or for using the scanner as a desktop photo frame!
Unlike other frustrating scanners that require you to remove the tray and reposition slides each time, our easy-load insert system allows for continuous feeding, speeding up the scanning process significantly. In addition to the main 50mm slide holder, three adapters are also provided for compatibility with 135, 110 and 126mm films. You can finally skip the stressful software and complicated onboard buttons—and simply scan!
Please note you must have an SD card to operate this unit. it is NOT Included
Editing With a Single Touch
The SLIDE N SCAN Max captures and has advanced features that software enhances, resizes & converts photos via easy ‘scan’ button. No complex screens or settings! Easy options let you choose film type, adjust color/brightness & assign date/time.
Compatible with Negatives Film and Slides
The Kodak SLIDE N SCAN Max delivers crisp, clear, balanced photographs. It is the perfect resolution for color or B&W film negatives and slides.
Compatible with
- 50mm slides [135, 110, 126]
- Color negative films [135, 110, 126]
- B&WNegative films [135, 110, 126]
7" LCD Display with Gallery Mode
The SLIDE N SCAN Max features an even larger, 7 Inch crystal-clear screen with wide viewing angle photos. Or use The SLIDE N SCAN Max as a Photo Frame by Positioning the scanner on a desk or coffee table and initiate ‘Gallery mode’ for use as an electronic picture frame
Save Photos In 13 Or 22 Megapixels And Easily Transfer To a PC
The SLIDE N SCAN max has a 13MP image sensor and certain films allow you to enhance the resolution from 13 to 22 megapixels. View, edit & convert your old color & B&W negatives [135, 110, 126mm] & 50mm Slides [135, 110, 126mm] to digital files & save directly to SD card and easily transfer the images to a computer VIA the included USB Cable.
Super chic. Uber compatible
The Kodak The SLIDE N SCAN Max handles all your old slides & negatives, supports SD or SDHC cards [Up to 32GB] & connects to any type-C USB-enabled computer. It has a gorgeous design and blends seamlessly with your home décor.
Convenient Easy-Load Film Inserts
The SLIDE N SCAN Max has a quick-feeding tray technology that allows for continuous loading action, making scanning fast & simple! It includes 50mm slide holder, adapters for 135, 110 & 126 films, cleaning brush, & USB Cable. HDMI Cable is NOT Included


Specs & Details
- Compatible with 50mm slides [135, 110, 126], color negative films [135, 110, 126] and b&w negative films [135, 110, 126]
- Interface: USB 2.0
- Image sensor: 13-megapixel CMOS
- Resolution: 13MP/22MP (interpolation)
- Power: from computer USB port, 5V/1A power adapter (not included), power bank
- Dimensions: 4.41” d x 6.69” w x 4.45” h
- Weight: 16.9 oz.
- Please note you must have an SD card to operate this unit. it is NOT Included
- Please note a HDMI Cable is NOT Included - It can be purchased separately
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SRP | 219.99 | 179.99 | 149.99 | 129.99 | 34.99 | 44.99 |
Saves Photos To | SD Card (Not Included) | SD Card (Not Included) | SD Card (Not Included) | SD Card (Not Included) | Smartphone | Smartphone |
Screen Size | 7" Tilt-able Screen | 5" | 3.5" Tilt-able Screen | 2.4" | No Screen, Uses Phone Screen | No Screen, Uses Phone Screen |
Compatible Film Types | 35mm, 110, 126, Monochrome | 35mm, 110, 126, Monochrome | 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8, 8mm | 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8, Monochrome | 35mm | 6x6 from 120 and 220 film |
Compatible Slide Types | 35mm, 110, 126, Monochrome | 35mm, 110, 126, Monochrome | 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8, 8mm | 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8, Monochrome | 35mm | 6x6 from 120 and 220 film |
HDMI Output | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | N/A | N/A |
Image Sensor | 13MP or 22MP with digital interpolation | 13MP or 22MP with digital interpolation | 14MP or 22MP with digital interpolation | 14MP or 22MP with digital interpolation | Depends on the Phone Camera | Depends on the Phone Camera |
Resolution | 4208 x 3120 | 4208 x 3120 | 4672 x 3500 | 4416 x 3212 | Depends on the Phone Camera | Depends on the Phone Camera |
Quick-Feeding Tray for Continuous Loading | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
Product Dimensions L x W x H | 4.41" 6.89" 4.45" - Weight: 16.9 ounces | 5.27" 5.35" 3.74" - Weight: 13.4 ounces | 4.72" 4.5" 5" - Weight: 16.2 ounces | 3.75” x 3.50” x 3.75” - Weight 8.82oz | 5.8" x 4.25" x 4.2" - Weight: 8.8 ounces | 7.1" 3.9" 4.2" - Weight: 11.2 ounces |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 6.69 x 5.35 x 4.45 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.74 pounds |
ASIN | B0B3F6KJJ2 |
Item model number | RODFS70 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #10,480 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #3 in Slide & Negative Scanners |
Date First Available | June 7, 2022 |
Manufacturer | KODAK |
Country of Origin | China |
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scanner type | Film | Film | Film | Film | Photo | Document |
paper size | Legal | — | — | — | 210 x 297 | 216 x 356 |
connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB |
optical sensor tech | CMOS | CMOS | CCD | Cannot determine. Possible values: CIS, CCD, CMOS. | — | CCD |
media type | Slide, Photo, Negatives | Slide, Photo, Negatives | 35mm Slide | SD Card | Slide, Photo, Negatives | Slide, Negatives |
resolution | 3200 | 7200 | 7200 | 22 MegaPixels | 7200 | 7200 |
light source type | LED | — | LED | LED | — | LED |
color depth | — | — | 16 | 22MP | 48 | 48 NA |
min system requirement | Windows 7 | Windows 7 | Windows 7 | No Computer Required | Windows 7 | Windows 7 |
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Customers find the slide scanner works well and is easy to set up, with a big display screen and quick scanning capabilities. The device performs well with slides and negatives, though opinions on image quality are mixed, with some praising the excellent results while others express disappointment. The color correction features receive mixed feedback, with some finding the color and light adjustments useful while others note they require practice to use effectively.
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Customers find that the scanner works well, with one customer noting it handles both slides and negatives effectively.
"...color correction feature, if needed, also seems to do a decent job with some fiddling - sometimes saving the extra step of post-processing some..." Read more
"This thing is great! Easy to use, portable, and functional! Works extremely fast and has great resolution!..." Read more
"...All functionality was tested and good, except for the inserting of the SD card...." Read more
"...You scan and save to the SD card you get separately. You do not scan to your computer...." Read more
Customers find the slide scanner easy to use and set up, with one customer noting that it processes slides very quickly.
"...exposure in the slide or negative, making it quick and easy to correct and scan amateur shots...." Read more
"...If you mainly want ACCEPTABLE SCANS of your memories, it’s QUICK and EASY...." Read more
"This thing is great! Easy to use, portable, and functional! Works extremely fast and has great resolution!..." Read more
"...The only thing I don't like is, although the slides load easily, and are for the most part automatic, (although manual), I do not like the way the..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the scanner's performance, finding it easy to use for both slides and negatives, with good results.
"The scanner is fast, easy to use and the scans are quite good...." Read more
"...Scanning to a jpeg file makes it very easy to file permanently in a cloud, and also to upload to a photo printing service...." Read more
"...But you can use a computer editor to do more. Scanning the slide is simple - Align the slide in the viewer and push one button; you'll..." Read more
"This is proving to be a wonderful way to digitize slides. it is so easy to set up and use...." Read more
Customers appreciate the scanner's speed, with many noting it can scan everything in about a week, and one customer mentioning it digitizes color slides in seconds.
"...or fullest-featured transparency scanner, this product is GREAT for quickly and easily reviewing and scanning old family slides and negatives...." Read more
"...professional or use commercial scanning services; still, it’s good for quick scanning of many less important slides...." Read more
"This thing is great! Easy to use, portable, and functional! Works extremely fast and has great resolution!..." Read more
"...This scanner takes less than five seconds to scan each one. It also does negative films if you no loner thave the origianl photo...." Read more
Customers appreciate the scanner's screen size, describing it as nice and big, with one customer noting that the 7-inch display is acceptable for many photos.
"...MONITOR: The 7-inch screen is acceptable for many photos, but definitely not for fine detail adjustments...." Read more
"This thing is great! Easy to use, portable, and functional! Works extremely fast and has great resolution!..." Read more
"...The screen is large, which is wonderful, but you have to look around the back to get each slide in...." Read more
"...The primary reason I bought this specific product is for its portability, it is light weight and easy to pack in my carry on luggage." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the scanner's image quality, with some finding it excellent and appreciating the nice view screen, while others express disappointment.
"...This is handy for most images, since it cleans up the edges by cropping off the "fuzzy" edges and rounded corners on slides and some negatives -..." Read more
"...to my desktop computer as a power source also allowed easy transfer of images to my hard drive...." Read more
"...-Only outputs heavily compressed JPEG, no PNG, RAW, BMP option, so you are stuck with nasty compression artifacts..." Read more
"...Works extremely fast and has great resolution! I wish I had bought one of these a long time ago!" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the scanner's quality, with some finding it excellent and robustly made, while others report poor results that make it unusable.
"...Or if you're the photographer, you will be pleasntly surprised at the quality and want to put thi on you wish list." Read more
"...I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 because it lacks the superior quality of far more expensive scanners and it limits exposure compensation...." Read more
"...And the quality of the digital result is very good, especially given the age of many of my slides." Read more
"...of editing, cropping, or printing the scans, the quality just isn't good enough...." Read more
Customers have mixed experiences with the scanner's color correction features, with some appreciating the auto color and light adjustments and RGB brightness controls, while others report that color adjustments require practice and note issues with calibration.
"...The color correction feature, if needed, also seems to do a decent job with some fiddling - sometimes saving the extra step of post-processing some..." Read more
"...inch screen is acceptable for many photos, but definitely not for fine detail adjustments...." Read more
"...I'm extremely impressed with the ability of the unit to do auto color and light corrections...." Read more
"...I bought 32GB memory cards so I will never fill them. Easy color and brightness adjustments, and a nice User Manual" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024Though maybe not the highest quality or fullest-featured transparency scanner, this product is GREAT for quickly and easily reviewing and scanning old family slides and negatives. The native 13MP image sensor is fine for the amateur family slides and snapshots from old cameras, in my opinion. 35mm negatives and slides produce 4320 x 2880 pixel image files, which seem to be about as clear as I would expect the old film to produce, if the original photo was sharp and clear (largely a function of the camera quality).
Reviewing and scanning color negatives is especially nice, as it is very difficult to post-process color negatives in software - you can't just "invert" a color negative accurately with most photo editing software. With this viewer, you can just select "Color Negative" and view (and scan) your negative strips as if they were positive slides! Very handy and useful, something you can't do with just a light box and a magnifying glass.
I also really appreciate the auto-exposure feature. It automatically compensates for over- and under-exposure in the slide or negative, making it quick and easy to correct and scan amateur shots. It seems to do quite well with compensating for a wide range of over- and under-exposed shots. The color correction feature, if needed, also seems to do a decent job with some fiddling - sometimes saving the extra step of post-processing some color corrections in photo editing software.
I do wish they had a mode for over-scanning some slides and negatives, to reduce the auto-cropping of slides and negative frames. As other reviews have described, the scanner crops the images a little from what is usually available on the film. This is handy for most images, since it cleans up the edges by cropping off the "fuzzy" edges and rounded corners on slides and some negatives - but sometimes you need to capture the very edges of amateur shots for some critical details. With this scanner, you sometimes need to make small sacrifices over what might have been possible if you could scan more of each film frame, and do your own edge clean-up when needed.
The only other issue I had was with some old non-35mm square negatives (127 format film, 40mm x 40mm image sizes). I WAS able to scan most of these negatives in a 35mm form by NOT using a film adapter (just the slide carrier), and selectively cropping a fair amount from the top and bottom, and a little from the sides. But it would be nice to be able to better handle more of the 40mm square negatives that seemed to be popular in the 50s and 60s or later.
And REALLY, Kodak - not allowing the date to be set earlier than 1980?? Come on! Those old negatives and slides from our parents and grand-parents are still relevant today! My photo editing software allows the date and time "Taken" on digital images to be changed (EXIF "DateTimeOriginal"), but apparently the scanned date (EXIF "DateTimeDigitized") from the Kodak scanner is still retained in the image meta data. This causes issues with some handling in my photo organization software (Photoshop Elements Organizer).
Overall, I am very satisfied with this scanner for my main purpose of easily viewing and digitizing old slides and negatives!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2022First – Am I happy with it? YES. If you mainly want ACCEPTABLE SCANS of your memories, it’s QUICK and EASY. Perfectionists or serious photographers who sell photos should buy something more professional or use commercial scanning services; still, it’s good for quick scanning of many less important slides.
Helpful articles: DPReview Jan 2021 “Reporting: Lab scan vs. Kodak Slide ‘n Scan” and Dec 2019 “Scanning vs photographing slides” (includes a video of Library of Congress archiving methods). I spent many hours reading articles and watching videos about digitizing.
I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 because it lacks the superior quality of far more expensive scanners and it limits exposure compensation. But overall, it’s easy, speedy, and good quality.
Scanning is a tradeoff between TIME, QUALITY, and PRICE; top quality demands a lot more money and time. Pro film photographers often grimace and groan when asked if they’ve digitized all their old negatives and slides! Best methods: a dedicated film scanner (Epson, Nikon, etc. at $400 to $1000+), a flatbed scanner (min 2000dpi) with a transparency media adapter or homemade “Backlighter,” a DSLR with a macro lens setup ($300+), extension tubes ($40+), or an old slide duplicator/reverser ($40 on e-bay, but requires a full-frame camera), and other creative setups found on the internet.
I scanned over 6000 slides from the 1970s to 80s. My Kodak Ektachrome and Kodakchrome slides retained more original colors than my Fujichrome. Commercial scanning companies charge about $0.20 to 0.70 per slide and more depending on quantity (e.g. $140 for 200 slides, $1000 for 5000 slides); custom scans cost even more. So it cost me $240 / 6000 slides = $0.04 per slide. It’s more economical IF you have thousands of slides. An average roll (36 exposures) took me less than 10 minutes to scan (longer if I had many adjustments), so about 5 rolls per hour including saving photos to my hard drive. Compare that to one pro that used a high-end scanner who spent four 8-hour days to scan 1800 slides (about 1 minute per slide).
I haven’t scanned negatives…for most photo memories, I simply place nine 4x6 prints together and use a DSLR to photograph them at max megapixel; I save only irreplaceable negatives.
TIPS:
Years ago, I bought a Wolverine F2D 20-Super, but it sat in a box until recently. Its 1-inch monitor is useless, so I hooked it up to my TV – after a month its connection mysteriously failed. Besides, adjusting exposures and colors was time consuming – make a small change, press OK, and then it displayed the changes. So I bought the Kodak – you can adjust exposures and colors in REAL TIME – you see your changes immediately before saving (A MAJOR PLUS, no matter what scanner you buy – expect MANY exposure adjustments).
I chose the 7-inch over the 5-inch screen to facilitate editing in a pinch and to use later as a digital picture frame (approximating a 4 x 6 photo), but I always planned to connect it to a large monitor. Reviewers of the 5-inch scanner had some software issues, so I hoped the 7-inch model was upgraded.
MONITOR: The 7-inch screen is acceptable for many photos, but definitely not for fine detail adjustments. Use a large computer monitor with HDMI input (for a VGA monitor, use a female HDMI to male VGA adapter). To connect the scanner, you need a male mini-HDMI to female standard-HDMI adapter; plug the male end into the scanner, and then use a standard male to male HDMI cable to connect to your monitor. (You can eliminate the adapter by using a special male mini-HDMI to male standard-HDMI cable.) I mainly share photos with friends on my computer monitor or large screen TV (which essentially replaced my old slide projector and white screen), but calibrating colors on a computer monitor is easier than most TVs. If you’re going to display photos on a large screen, then use a large screen to edit them!
COMPUTER: Connecting the scanner’s USB cable to my desktop computer as a power source also allowed easy transfer of images to my hard drive. The computer (or laptop) has its own separate monitor, so I could use my photo editor immediately after image transfer (so I use 2 monitors; 1 connected to the computer, and 1 connected only to the scanner) as well as listen to music while scanning.
PRIORITIZE SLIDES TO BE TIME EFFICIENT:
1) Slides to scan and then discard.
2) Slides to scan and then send to relatives and friends who may want to professionally scan them and make enlargements.
3) Slides to professionally scan (especially where exposure and color adjustments are crucial) – slides that are irreplaceable and/or make money; I still keep those original slides. Or if you prefer, use one of the other homemade setups and do it yourself – the DSLR method seems best.
In the late 70s, I ordered “inter-negatives” of slides I sold as huge enlargements (low concert lighting required slide film processed at higher ASAs, not possible with negative film back then). A slide loupe magnifier and LED light table or panel ($15 at a home building store) sometime help when you’re not exactly sure.
ALWAYS CLEAN your scanner and slides. Small specks are obvious, especially in the sky (or maybe specks were birds or dust on your camera lens). Constantly check the scanner screen for dust and use its wiper brush. Clean your slides with a wide photo brush stick (easier to use and hold in the same hand while inserting a slide) and use a separate blower for lots of dust. When you still see specks on the screen, simply remove the slide holder and clean your slide and scanner screen if necessary (or flick the slide on the left side to eject the slide on the right side so you can clean it). BE PATIENT – cleaning is easier than touching up later!
EASIER SCANNING: Save a junk “pusher” slide to insert on the left side of the slide holder to help line up your first slide, and also to push your last slide into the scanner. And use a nice comfortable chair if you’re scanning for hours!
UNEXPECTED CROPPING: The scanner crops some of the photo; long ago, slide photography taught me to avoid filling the entire frame since enlargements often cropped the edges, but sometimes it wasn’t enough. E.g. vertically, the scanner cropped off the top of an Egyptian pyramid, so I simply used a scissors to trim the bottom of the slide so the slide moved downward in the holder to make the pyramid top visible. Horizontally, you have to choose between what’s more important, the left or right edge.
EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENTS AND LIMITATIONS: Remember – the scanner is actually a camera taking a digital photo of the slide. I had to adjust exposure on MOST slides. Aim for an exposure (often underexposed) that reveals the MOST DETAILS (look for letters in signs, lines in buildings, light poles, mountain tops, no hot spots in facial features, etc.).
It’s like adjusting EV on a digital camera, but the scanner only takes an AVERAGE exposure of the entire frame, not a SPOT exposure of a specific area. Photos with great differences between light and dark areas can be frustrating.
Examples:
– Eiffel Tower dark intricate steel framework from below against a bright sky
– Friends on a beach with the sun behind them where you wished you used a flash to illuminate their faces
– Bright sky photos with a dark airplane (like a Navy Blue Angel)
– Night photos (concerts, performers, fireworks) where most of the background is black; the scanner may overexpose the main subject. In existing light photography, you turn off your exposure meter and manually set your speed and aperture to avoid overexposures.
Sometimes even Kodak’s +/-2 EV isn’t enough; I suggest +/-4 EV for future models. To fool the scanner exposure meter to go beyond +/-2 EV, sometimes I slid the slide slightly in the holder to areas of the photo I planned to crop, or I made a little physical dark paper mask and stuck it (with a glue stick) on the bottom of the slide to block part of the scanner light source to decrease average exposures.
If the photo is very important, make a few scans (like bracketing exposures) to work on later with your photo editor. Treat it like a multiple-exposure HDR Capture (High Dynamic Range); some software can combine all the exposures into one photo, OR send that slide to the commercial scanning services!
When it doubt, ask yourself, “Is this slide worth $1 to pay a lab to custom scan? OR should I take multiple exposures and use HDR software to combine the images myself. OR should I spend a lot of time and money using expensive scanning or camera equipment?”
KNOW YOUR PHOTO EDITOR: At first, after scanning a roll, I saved it to my computer (already connected to the scanner’s USB cable). Then I used photo editing software to crop and Auto Enhance for colors, brightness and contrast, bringing many colors from 40 years ago back to life. By knowing the capabilities of your photo editor, it’s easier to choose better adjustments beforehand with the Kodak scanner.
I seldom adjusted Kodak’s RGB unless colors were washed-out; do it before using your photo editor. (Remember, you’re actually adjusting the scanner’s camera to photograph your slide; it’s always better to start with a good photo before using any photo editor. Old, washed-out slides need a good photo editor to revive the original colors even with the best scanner on the market.)
My Kodak scanner and photo editing software work together as a team so I get a better feel on exposures; sometimes underexposure on the Kodak gave better results when my photo editor executed Auto Enhance. Once I understood what my photo editor could do, I then scanned all my slides, leaving photo editing for later.
TO MAKE IT EASIER AND FASTER when you need to adjust thousands of slides, use one of the new economical photo editors with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to do most of your work, such as Luminar, Movavi, Photoshop CC, etc. Expect a fair amount of post editing, so make it easy. Even pros are praising the new AI photo editors – hours of complicated editing can now be done in less than a minute!
SOME PHOTOS JUST WON’T SCAN PROPERLY: Either send them to a custom service or forget them – if you haven’t looked at them for 30 years, they’re not that important! (Remember when your uncle would invite everyone over to watch a 2-hour slide show of his vacation?)
Treat it like “photo triage” – do you really want to spend the money and time on an expensive scanner? Save the handful of complex scans for the pros and pay them for their expensive machines. Trying to scan every single slide to perfection quickly turns tedious.
I still have around 2000 slides of night concerts to scan where exposure is very tricky. I’ll use the Kodak scanner to save the less important slides, but make a DSLR setup for the prime slides that require a lot of time to digitize. I’ll shoot RAW with the camera tethered to my computer monitor and photo editor. For the absolute best, I’ll use a custom lab. Afterwards, I’ll hermetically seal and store them.
ORGANIZING: I organize each roll into a file directory; some photo editors do this. If you can’t remember dates of your slides, see if the processing lab stamped the slides with a month and lot order number (generally, if you sent several rolls to process at the same time, they all had the same lot number). Label your directories with that info, and after scanning all your slides, look at the photos to sort the directories chronologically.
CONCLUSION: Use the Kodak scanner to scan most photos to make it cost and time efficient, and for the most precious photos, use a superior setup (film scanner or DSLR, but requires more time) or a commercial lab. The Kodak scanner saved me a lot of time and money!
HAVE FUN! Seeing memories from 40 years ago and remembering family and old friends is terrific for your spirits!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2025This thing is great! Easy to use, portable, and functional! Works extremely fast and has great resolution! I wish I had bought one of these a long time ago!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024The scanner is fast, easy to use and the scans are quite good. A flatbed scanner might produce higher quality but they take time to setup and usually are slow. Further, they only scan a few negatives/slides at a time. Using the Kodak scanner I was able to get through 300 negatives and 100 slides at high resolution on the Kodak in less than 30 minutes.
Initially, it took about 15 minutes to get familiar with the scanner and to realize that the plastic negatives template goes inside the slides guide. There are plastic nubs on the template that fit into small holes in the slides guide when you open it up. At that point you can fast scan your negatives to your hearts content.
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LAMBERTReviewed in Belgium on December 1, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars il fait bien le travail, il manque une étoile car pas possible de scanner des diapos avec verres
Cet appareil effectue correctement le travail, que se soit des diapositives, des négatifs N/B ou couleurs. Vous visionnez la photo en réel (positif) des négatifs. Cela fonctionne bien. Le rapport qualité/prix est OK. Certains négatifs N/B stockés "enroulés" sont un peu moins nette que scanné sur un scanner Nikon (beaucoup plus cher et surtout moins pratique. Le temps d'un scan prend 2-3 mn, car il faut un peu de temps pour prévisualisé le négatif, puis le scanner). Ici avec l'appareil Kodak, vous passer le négatif , vous voyez directement en "positif" votre image et en cliquant sur "OK", s'est scanné directement (1s) sur la carte mémoire que vous avez ajouté à l'appareil. Je recommande cet appareil, car j'ai plus beaucoup de négatif N/B d'Afrique à scanner, plus des séries de diapositives. Le seul point négatif, il n'est pas possible de scanner des diapositives avec des verres (c'est trop épais). J'apprécie la rapidité d'un scan.
LAMBERTil fait bien le travail, il manque une étoile car pas possible de scanner des diapos avec verres
Reviewed in Belgium on December 1, 2023
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- Colin WrightReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Compact device but produces good results.
Neat and compact and easy to set up and operate. It accepts all standard sizes of negatives and slides. I have also scanned the non standard Kodak ADVANTIX APS film but pictures need subsequent cropping. The 6x4 inch display screen display is excellent, it can be tilted for ease of use. The scan only takes a few seconds and is stored on a 32Gb memory stick which can then be used on a computer. Data can also be uploaded direct to a computer using a USB 'C' connecting lead.
Quite pleased with my purchase.
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O. HauguelReviewed in France on September 2, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Scanner nomade : le TOP pour sauvegarder vos souvenirs !
NON ce n'est pas le meilleur scanner de négatifs/diapo du marché ! Voilà c'est dit ! Pour numériser avec comme objectif de faire du tirage papier grand format ou de la retouche professionnelle il n'est pas adapté.
MAIS il fait ce dont la plupart de nous ont besoin : sauvegarder les souvenirs de famille pour les rendre à nouveau accessible avec les moyens numériques d'aujourd'hui. Et il le fait bien !
L'expérience : pour fêter le 50em anniversaire de mariage de nos parents, nous avons décider de leur offrir la version numérique de leurs photos argentiques. Mission remplie ! Entre décembre et avril ce petit scanner Kodak a avalé tout ce que je lui ai donné.
Les plus :
- L'écran de taille suffisante pour voir le résultat au fur et à mesure (c'est beaucoup plus confortable qu'un écran de smartphone en terme de dimensions)
- Il est vraiment nomade : emporté chez les oncles et tantes, j'ai pu numériser sur place sans avoir à emprunter les précieux négatifs. Alimenté par PowerBank l'autonomie est largement suffisante.
- Il est facile à nettoyer. L'accessoire fourni avec permet de supprimer poussières ou poils d'animaux (Grrrr) facilement entre deux séries.
- La cadence de scan est assez élevée, par séance de 1h ou 2h on arrive à en faire pas mal
- Pour les films Noir & Blanc il donne des résultats superbes
- A la maison, la possibilité de brancher un écran externe en HDMI permet d'améliorer la précision de scan
Les moins :
- Les réglages de colorimétrie sont un peut limités, pour les vieux négatifs qui ont pris une teinte violette ou bleu prononcer il faut refaire une passe sur l'ordinateur pour améliorer les choses
- Pas de solution pour les films 120 (6x6, 6x9)
Les améliorations à prévoir :
- La possibilité de brancher une pédale externe (prise jack par exemple) pour déclencher au pied serait super !
- A l'usage il manque un moyen rapide de séparer les films numérisés : lorsqu'on scan dans la même séance 5 ou 10 films qui n'ont pas forcement grand chose à voir entre eux, il serait pas mal d'avoir une touche qui permettrait par exemple de créer un nouveau dossier sur la carte SD à chaque nouveau film. En attendant une fonctionnalité de ce type j'utilise un vieux négatif ''blanc'' sur lequel j'écris au feutre effaçable la référence du film.
Si vous avez des souvenirs de famille argentiques à conserver : n'hésitez pas c'est le bon choix !
O. HauguelExcellent Scanner nomade : le TOP pour sauvegarder vos souvenirs !
Reviewed in France on September 2, 2023
MAIS il fait ce dont la plupart de nous ont besoin : sauvegarder les souvenirs de famille pour les rendre à nouveau accessible avec les moyens numériques d'aujourd'hui. Et il le fait bien !
L'expérience : pour fêter le 50em anniversaire de mariage de nos parents, nous avons décider de leur offrir la version numérique de leurs photos argentiques. Mission remplie ! Entre décembre et avril ce petit scanner Kodak a avalé tout ce que je lui ai donné.
Les plus :
- L'écran de taille suffisante pour voir le résultat au fur et à mesure (c'est beaucoup plus confortable qu'un écran de smartphone en terme de dimensions)
- Il est vraiment nomade : emporté chez les oncles et tantes, j'ai pu numériser sur place sans avoir à emprunter les précieux négatifs. Alimenté par PowerBank l'autonomie est largement suffisante.
- Il est facile à nettoyer. L'accessoire fourni avec permet de supprimer poussières ou poils d'animaux (Grrrr) facilement entre deux séries.
- La cadence de scan est assez élevée, par séance de 1h ou 2h on arrive à en faire pas mal
- Pour les films Noir & Blanc il donne des résultats superbes
- A la maison, la possibilité de brancher un écran externe en HDMI permet d'améliorer la précision de scan
Les moins :
- Les réglages de colorimétrie sont un peut limités, pour les vieux négatifs qui ont pris une teinte violette ou bleu prononcer il faut refaire une passe sur l'ordinateur pour améliorer les choses
- Pas de solution pour les films 120 (6x6, 6x9)
Les améliorations à prévoir :
- La possibilité de brancher une pédale externe (prise jack par exemple) pour déclencher au pied serait super !
- A l'usage il manque un moyen rapide de séparer les films numérisés : lorsqu'on scan dans la même séance 5 ou 10 films qui n'ont pas forcement grand chose à voir entre eux, il serait pas mal d'avoir une touche qui permettrait par exemple de créer un nouveau dossier sur la carte SD à chaque nouveau film. En attendant une fonctionnalité de ce type j'utilise un vieux négatif ''blanc'' sur lequel j'écris au feutre effaçable la référence du film.
Si vous avez des souvenirs de famille argentiques à conserver : n'hésitez pas c'est le bon choix !
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Jefferson GonzalezReviewed in Brazil on June 3, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Entrega o que Oferece
Fiquei feliz por ter recebido bem antes do previsto, e mais ainda pelo produto entregar o que oferece. Estou feliz. Obrigado.
- Paul T.Reviewed in Australia on April 6, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, fast feed and fast scan - just get a mini HDMI converter.
Delivers perfectly - fast and easy. Only issue is it does not come with a mini HDMI adapter - lucky I had one to push up to my TV for shared viewing. Great display and auto-corrects brightness so is generally pretty close to perfect on slides and film. Really impressed and super happy with the speed of feeding slides and film - way quicker than scanning!