Canon CanoScan LiDE400
Score: 76/100
Kodak Mini
Score: 60/100Rankings
The Canon CanoScan LiDE 400 is a slim, USB-C powered flatbed scanner offering 4800 × 4800 dpi optical resolution, fast single-page scanning, and a feature-rich software bundle, targeting home users, photographers, and light office tasks. While it delivers excellent image quality and low power use, it lacks duplex capability, an ADF, and network connectivity.
The KODAK Mini Digital Film & Slide Scanner is a compact, standalone device that digitizes various 35 mm and sub-35 mm film formats directly to JPEG files, suited for casual users but limited in resolution and durability.
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4,800 dpibest | — | |
7.5 ppmbest | — | |
12 monthsbest | — | |
48 bitsbest | — | |
| ↓ lower better | 1.633 kg | 0.454 kgbest |
| ↓ lower better | 0.3 Wbest | — |
215.9 mmbest | — | |
297.2 mmbest | — |
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Light Source Type | RGB LED | unknown |
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Weight (kg) | 1.633 kg | 0.4536 kg |
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Professional reviewers gave the LiDE 400 an Editors' Choice, praising its vibrant photo quality, robust software bundle, and intuitive plug-and-play operation, while noting its simplicity as a major strength.
Everyday users appreciate the scanner's crisp image quality, USB-C power-only convenience, and ease of setup, especially for digitizing photos, though they cite limited macOS support and the absence of an automatic document feeder.
Professional reviewers commend its simplicity, portability, and on-device editing, but note the limited native resolution, lack of dust-removal, and absence of automatic feeding.
Everyday users enjoy the ease of use and TV-out feature, yet many report film-feeding jams, freezing issues, and a flimsy plastic construction.
“Great supplement to a single-function printer.”
“Scans are crisp.”
“USB-C cable is handy but third-party cables sometimes fail.”
