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Review on πŸ“Έ CZUR Shine500-Pro High-Speed Document Camera: Smart OCR Scanner for MacOS and Windows by Jathan Louis

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Easy to use. More flexible lighting can be used

This scanner is easy to set up and use. To set up, simply connect the included USB cable to the scanner and your computer's USB port. Once connected, I downloaded the latest drivers and software from the manufacturer's website. They come on a CD that came with the scanner, but I always check websites for updates so I just downloaded the software while I was there. The scanner is simply a camera mounted on an L-shaped stand with its arm extending out of the scanning area. There are two lights along the arm next to the camera, which can be switched off independently of the cannon if desired. When it's on, there's a handle to adjust the brightness. However, the lights only shine vertically downwards. I've found that if the document you're scanning has a glossiness, the light reflects the document's "blind spot" into the camera (reflected light), making part of the document unreadable even in the light. at their lowest brightness. With glossy paper I have to turn off the light completely and use different light sources angled sideways. This "direct light only" configuration of the built-in lights is why I'm giving this four stars instead of five. foot pedal. I haven't used the pedal so can't comment on that. A simple push of a button in the app works for me. There were many features in the software that I didn't use, so I don't comment much on software. I just scan the page, turn the page, click scan, turn the page, etc. until my document is completely scanned. I've used flatbed scanners in the past and it's a lot faster than picking up a document, turning a page, replacing a document, etc. With this you just turn the page and click and rotate and click. Speeds up scanning. Each page is initially saved as a separate image, but the only feature of the software I use is PDF export. Just select the images you want in the PDF file and they will be merged into a single PDF file, while preserving the original frames. The software has the functions of cropping and rotating images,

Pros
  • Very good value for money
Cons
  • Unbelievable price