Thankfully, SD cards are cheap: I purchased a 128GB model for about $20. You will still need an SD card to store your captured slides, though. If you prefer, you can use the USB connection to power your Scanza, provided it’s connected to a computer. The back of the unit has connections for power, SD card, USB mini cable, composite and HDMI. The top of the unit features a 3.5″ adjustable screen and three buttons (power on/off, capture, and home). The Scanza unit itself is made of a durable plastic, and its small form factor make it easy to move around, if needed. The Kodak Scanza can also write out captured files to an SD card (not included). The Kodak Scanza can connect directly to a composite television set or HD TV. Inside the box is a user manual, an HDMI cable, the Kodak Scanza scanning unit, a few slide trays, a composite cable, and a power cable with adaptors for all major countries. Also, important to note: Despite being advertised as 22 MegaPixels, the Kodak Scanza has a 14MP CMOS sensor, and can only do 22MP with interpolation. The yellow and red packaging retains the iconic look of Kodak products from years past, and I think it’s classy. My dad has used Kodak cameras, film and development for decades. Incidentally, this is the first Kodak product I have ever purchased. My review will focus on how the Scanza performs with 35mm slides. So, with those reasons and expectations on the table, I took the plunge.īelow are some photos of the Kodak Scanza, as well as the unboxing. NOTE: Based on my research, this unit is not made BY Kodak, rather it was licensed and branded as a Kodak product. I’m not expecting a 35mm slide from 1967 to compete with today’s photo equipment, but I wanted something that would be good enough for me to look at and appreciate. I wanted a brain-dead solution that makes the process of scanning slides less tedious than using a flat-bed scanner. I did not know what images were contained within the nearly 30 boxes of 35mm slides, so I needed a method to quickly view and capture the slides to take inventory. In my view, a third party scanning service makes sense when you already know what you have, and want the highest possible quality scan. Even at 21 cents per slide, I was looking at thousands of dollars if I opted to send my parents’ 35mm slides off to a third party service for digitizing and retouching. There were a few reasons for purchasing the Kodak Scanza. Ultimately, I wound up ordering the Kodak Scanza, which retails for $159US. I also looked into flatbed scanners and other scanning devices. Given the voluminous amount of 35mm slides, I decided to start there. The memories contained within those boxes are a time capsule into my parents’ lives, from the late 1960’s to the mid 1980’s – and I wanted my mom and dad to be able to see them again. I know I don’t have all the time in the world. But there was something gnawing deep inside of me. So, like most people in my situation, I put off the task, hoping by some miracle, it would magically take care of itself. (Let’s not even count the number of 4-track reels…)Īs with such a large undertaking, the most difficult part is knowing where to start. There were thousands upon thousands of slides and about 100 16mm and Super8mm films. I approached the task with initial excitement – followed by a sense of overwhelming dread. The process of unboxing, cataloging and digitizing three decades worth of artifacts fell upon me. In the process, I was talked into bringing home boxes and boxes of old 35mm slides, 16mm and Super8 films, 4-track reels and other analog items containing our family’s personal history. A few years ago, I moved the last vestiges of my belongings from my parents’ place.
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