Now accepting orders · Nelson + nationwide NZ
021 546 811 scan@scan4u.co.nz 14 Ralphine Way, Nelson
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4U.
Trusted with your memories since 2008

Your family's history,
scanned with care in Nelson.

We digitise photos, slides, negatives, video tapes, film reels, cassettes and documents — quietly, carefully, and with the kind of attention old memories deserve.

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5.0
★★★★★
17+
Years digitising
120k+
Memories preserved
01 / Services

Anything analog, made digital.

Drop in to our Nelson studio or post your originals — we take care of the rest.

Photos, slides & negatives

Loose prints, sleeves, albums, 35mm slides, every kind of negative — scanned at high resolution.

from $0.80/photo See pricing

Video & film

VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Mini DV, 8mm & Super 8 reels — captured frame-by-frame to crisp MP4.

from $35/reel See pricing

Cassette & audio tape

Mix tapes, dictations, oral histories, micro-cassettes — cleanly digitised to MP3 or WAV.

from $45/cassette See pricing

Documents & archives

Business records, family letters, certificates, historical documents — handled discreetly.

tailored estimate See pricing
02 / Restoration

Faded, torn, forgotten? Bring it back.

From gentle clean-ups to full colourisation, we restore photos most studios would call too damaged.

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Decades of damage, undone by hand.

Cracks, scratches, water stains, missing corners, oxidised silver, faded sepia — there's almost nothing we can't bring back. Every restoration is touched by a real person, not just an algorithm.

  • ✓ Spot, scratch & tear repair
  • ✓ Colour correction & fade reversal
  • ✓ Historic black & white colourisation
  • ✓ AI-assisted upscaling, human-finished
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03 / How it works

Four steps, no drama.

From the moment your box arrives to the day your USB lands back on your doorstep.

1
Send or drop off

Get it to us

Post your originals to our secure PO Box via CourierPost, or drop them off at our Nelson studio.

2
We sort & estimate

You approve

We catalogue everything, send through an estimate, and only start when you give us the nod.

3
Scan & restore

We get to work

High-resolution scanning, careful handling, optional restoration and colourisation — all in-house.

4
USB, cloud, return

Memories home

We return your originals along with files on a Scan4U USB, cloud download, or your preferred format.

120k+
Photos, slides & frames scanned
2,400+
Tapes & reels brought back to life
17yrs
Quietly digitising for Aotearoa
5.0★
Average Google review
04 / Kind words

From the people who trusted us.

Five-star reviews from Nelson, the Top of the South, and right across NZ & Australia.

“
Michael did an excellent job scanning my slides and film dating back to 1991. Some of my photos weren't the best but he managed to improve their quality. Very professional and methodical. Highly recommended.
David RossNelson
5.0★★★★★
“
Having Michael scan and put over 2000 slides and nearly 3000 photos plus letters onto a memory stick, at a very reasonable rate, gives family access to important history. I'd recommend him to anyone storing their treasures for future viewing.
John HarwoodChristchurch
5.0★★★★★
“
Excellent service from Scan4U. I sent a large box of old family photos, some of which were 100 years old. They were scanned, some restored and colorised beautifully, in a timely fashion. I'm pleased to share these with family.
Jill KramerAuckland
5.0★★★★★
About the studio

A small Nelson studio with a steady pair of hands.

We started Scan4U because we kept hearing the same thing — “there's a whole box of photos in the garage, but we don't know what to do with them.” Tapes that no longer play. Slides nobody has projected in thirty years. Albums softly fading on a top shelf.

So we built a studio for exactly that. Calibrated scanners, frame-by-frame video transfer, archival-grade workflows, and the patience to handle a hundred-year-old print like it's the only one in the world. Because to someone, it is.

— MichaelScan4U Digital
Photos being handled at the Scan4U studio
Visit us

Tucked away in the Maitai Valley.

Come and meet us in person, or post us your memories — only CourierPost delivers to our secure PO Box.

For appointments

14 Ralphine Way
Maitai, Nelson 7010
New Zealand

For deliveries

PO Box 999, Nelson 7040
CourierPost NZ only

Get in touch

021 546 811
scan@scan4u.co.nz
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Maitai River Maitai Valley Rd Ralphine Way
14 Ralphine Way · Maitai
Ready when you are

Scan to share,
scan to laugh,
scan to remember.

Tell us what's sitting in the cupboard. We'll send back an estimate, a plan, and a polite reminder that nothing in there is too far gone.

Email us your project Or call 021 546 811
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