Price: $99.95
(as of Jan 06, 2025 19:41:17 UTC - Details)

Convert all your old 135 slides and 135/110/126 negatives into digital images with the Smartfix 14 megapixel scanner from Veho. Transferring your negative film and slides and negatives direct to SD card makes it ideal for editing, archiving or for sharing old photographs with your family and friends. The Veho Smartfix is a complete stand-alone scanner with 2.4" preview/review LCD screen with a removable lithium-ion rechargeable battery and comes with a USB charging cable, making this scanner completely portable. The fast one touch scanning makes it easy to bring those old pictures back to life. The instant preview and built-in auto-exposure/colour balance ensures that the pictures come out their absolute best. The Smartfix scanner is PC and Mac compatible and supports up to 32GB SDHC / SD card not included.
Convert 135 slides and 135/110/126 negatives into digital images
Stand-alone portable design with no computer or software required
Small/lightweight with built-in 2.4" TFT LCD screen, one touch scanning and Tacton rubber touch finish
Instant preview and built-in auto-exposure, colour balance and other image enhancements
Optional USB connection compatible with Mac/PC for easy file transfer
Reviewer: Nicholas Calderone
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An affordable way to save your photos
Review: Even though nearly everyone has a camera available to them via their smartphones, that wasn’t always the case. I remember a time when photos were captured on film and had to be developed at the store. It wasn’t always cost-effective and it took a lot of time so I’m glad that the world has moved into a more digital realm, but what do I do to preserve all of those important memories that were once captured on photographic paper? Until now, there haven’t been a large number of options for consumers at home. Thankfully, Veho, an electronics company based out of the UK does now offer a slide and negative scanner called Smartfix.DETAILSThe Smartfix device is a scanner that allows you to convert all your old 135 slides and 135/110/126 negatives into digital images. It’s a standalone scanner with a 2.4″ LCD screen for previewing images. You can transfer your film negatives and slides directly to an SD card from the scanner. The scanner is PC and Mac compatible (viewing only) and supports up to 32GB SDHC/SD cards (not included). The Smartfix is aptly named as it has built-in auto-exposure, color balance, and other image enhancements to make sure images are clear and crisp.The Smartfix is designed to be compact. It measures 5.6 inches x 4.5 inches x 4.7 inches and only weighs 12.8 ounces. The scanner is compatible with both NTSC and PAL video formats.UNBOXINGVeho has classic packaging. Their branding includes black and white colors so their boxes are typically black and white with shades of gray. The front of the Smartfix box has an image of the device along with “Veho” and “Slide & Negative Scanner – SMARTFIX” stamped on it. The name of the product is also printed on the top of the box and the specs along with images of the slide accessories are printed on the sides. The back of the box shows a nice photo of the device in use and the basic details of the scanner. Veho did a really nice job of describing the product on the box. I actually think that it’s summarized better than on their website.When you open the box you will find the scanner nestled in between cardboard crates and the quick start guide, cleaning brush, USB-A to Mini-B USB cable, 3.5mm jack to yellow RCA cable, one (1) 135 slider tray and several negative tray options. The scanner itself has a very nice Tacton rubber touch finish to it. The operational buttons are on the top and the ports are on the back. Even though the device is somewhat compact, I could see it benefitting from a carrying case since there are so many parts to it.USER EXPERIENCEThe first thing you are instructed to do is to make sure the scanner is charged. The Smartfix comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery which sits inside the battery door found on the bottom of the device. When you plug the scanner into a USB port, it will charge the battery. There is no wall adapter included, but it’s compatible with standard USB wall chargers. If the LED is red, then it is charging and the light will automatically turn off when it’s fully charged. You can operate the scanner while it’s charging if you wish (the LED will turn blue).When you turn on the Smartfix, you will be instructed to insert an SD card if you haven’t already. For testing purposes, I used an 8GB SanDisk SD card. The process is pretty straightforward. You place your selected negatives into the appropriate tray — in my case the 110 negative tray — and select the type of negative you are sending through by pressing the “Type” button on the top of the scanner. A small icon in the bottom lefthand corner of the LCD will change between a slide, 35mm negative, B/W, 110, or 126. Once you have the appropriate size selected, you can slide your negative tray through the scanner. You will have to manually push the tray through the scanning slot. On one side of the tray, there are notches that lock into place on once they are in the scanner. As you push the tray through the scanner you will feel the click of the notches. You will still need to center your image on the LCD before scanning the negative but the notches help prevent you from skipping over an image too quickly.During the course of my testing, I discovered that you cannot save images directly to your computer from the scanner. It’s sort of a bypass option. Here are the different ways you can use the scanner.Save to SD Card: When you scan a negative or slide, you can save that new image directly to the inserted SD card. The image will be saved as a JPEG.View Images on PC: You can view images saved to your SD card when a PC is connected to the scanner via the USB cable. The option for PC > SD Link will appear on the screen before you go to scan. If you select ‘Yes,’ the SD card will appear on your desktop and you can look through the saved images. If you choose this option, you cannot scan other images while you are in this mode.View Images on TV: Veho includes an RCA cable with the scanner so that you can connect it to your television if you wish. Similar to viewing images on a PC, this option will only give you the ability to see what has already been saved. You will use the slideshow option on the scanner and sift through the images on the SD card.The process is pretty easy to get through and as much as I appreciate all the automated tasks that the Smartfix provides, one thing I would have liked to have control over was the quality at which the scanner captures the scanned image. The pictures that I saved were saved as JPG files at 180DPI. I’m not sure if the scanner was programmed this way to keep file sizes low, or if it has to do with the type of media you are scanning, but I thought the quality of the image could be a bit better.The LCD display was actually quite impressive. It shows the scanned negative clearly and gives you a decent idea of what to expect from the saved image. I thought the controls were easy to follow and didn’t have any issues with the buttons capturing my input presses.CONCLUSIONSWhen you have 30-year-old film negatives lying around, you want a way to preserve them digitally. There are some options out there for being able to send them out to be processed, but that can be a nerve-racking experience. When you have irreplaceable memories locked in those pieces of film, you want them to stay safe. Veho has provided a good way of ensuring that you can not only preserve your memories but also keep them close to home.

Reviewer: MJWmisty
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Scanner is fast and efficient
Review: This scanner is very similar to the Hammler & Schummachler brand which costs $40 more. I find it very convenient with the portability and built in view screen. Occasionally the scanned image will washout or shift the colors but most come out fine. I wish the unit could be recharged from a standard AC outlet rather than relying on the USB cord to the PC. So far the unit is a very good buy for the cost and it performs admirably.

Reviewer: NC_Shopper
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Low Quality Results with a Sickly Green Tint
Review: Bought this because I want to scan about 2,100 35mm slides and about as many old negatives to digital. Mostly personal shots of family and vacations for my records, so wasn't looking for professional archive quality. From the reviews, thought this would do just what I needed. It's a stand-alone device and certainly simple to use, but the trade-off is that there is absolutely no control over the "scanning" process (I'm not sure this is a true scanner, it seems to just take a snapshot of the negative/slide as other converters do). The results are slightly fuzzy pictures (from sharp, clear negatives and slides) with a sickly green tint. Even with my relatively low threshold of quality, this was unacceptable. Perhaps some of this could possibly be corrected in a photo editing program (one is included), but I can't spend the time to make manual adjustments to over 5,000 pictures. I did tests from several different sources (different cameras, different films, different time periods, both slides and negatives) and all came out the same, so it wasn't the source material. Package says it makes 5Mp images, but the resolution seemed pretty low. Needless to say, I returned it for a refund. Will try something else.

Reviewer: Yong Boglich
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent reproduction
Review: This is a well made product with great features. I was recently given my late father's collection of family slides. I have already scanned about 200 of them. That's about how long the battery charge lasts if you are hand dusting your slides as I have. These slides are so old that I have had to adjust the exposure and color on many of them. This scanned image of my graduating sister is around 55 years old. The slide tray allows 3 slides to be scanned before more slides can be added. I used slides from several manufactures and they all snap nicely into the holding slots of the tray which have wonderful magnetic snaps to keep the slides from displacing. You do have to take a little care in making sure the slides are perfectly placed in the trays prior to scanning.I previously ordered one that malfunctioned (failed to illuminate the image) but the company quickly replaced it for me. I am very happy with this since I purchased a different scanner several months ago that was unacceptable in every regard.I would purchase this again if needed. I myself am a national award winning photographer so I have some experience with judging photo quality. I think you will be very happy with this product!

Reviewer: Maggy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: nachdem ich nun mehrere tausend Dias digitalisiert habe, kann ich behaupten: Ich bereue diesen Kauf nicht. Sehr gutes Produkt !!!

Reviewer: Jean-Michel
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: pas de mode d'emploécran très petit et trop vertical donc inutilisable

Reviewer: Arianna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Ho acquistato questo prodotto perché ho trovato un sacco di scatole di vecchie diapositive di famiglia. Desideravo digitalizzare questi ricordi e un po' per caso ho scelto questo prodotto, spinta dal fatto che era molto più economico rispetto a tanti altri. Ho scannerizzato migliaia di diapositive in poco tempo, di diverse dimensioni (ci sono tanti carrelli che si adattano al formato della diapositiva). Ho inserito direttamente la schedina di memoria e poi trasferito tutto sul pc. Le foto scannerizzate sono dettagliate e i colori reggono benissimo. Consiglio vivamente

Reviewer: Elisabeth Chauvet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: correspond à mes attentes

Reviewer: Chris Price
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This device is worth it's weight in gold. I have converted nearly a thousand negatives of all shapes and sizes to digital copies and I am now relieved I can backup these photos for a lifetime and more. It's important to me to backup memories and keep them forever. My mothers wedding was in the 1970's and i had the negatives so I converted them to digital and they look exactly the same as the printed photos from when they were developed back then. in fact some of them came out better in digital format, but I am sure that is just degradation from time. I highly recommend this device and I even managed to find some extra slides for more modern negatives which fit in this Veho device. worst case scenario if you have negatives that don't fit just wedge card board together and slide them through making sure there is a hole in the middle to capture the negative. Some users buy software to enhance the photos but most of the photos came out fine and I am able to zoom in on the photos quite well. You will always get some negatives that don't turn out as you would expect them to but in most cases they are enough to preserve the memory. I am now asking all my family members to give me their negatives so I can convert them.A cleaning rod is even supplied to clean the window because you will get some dust appearing but its easily removed.Extremely easy to use as a standalone device to take with you in a rucksack and convert photos somewhere else, and then you can connect it straight to the computer and picks up the SD card as a usb simple device and grab the photos. I am just glad i managed to save all my photos from Egypt when i was 12 years old. I have been converting negatives that are over 40 years old. I recommend this to anyone!