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Review on πŸ“Έ CZUR Shine800-A3-Pro Professional Document Camera and Scanner with OCR Function for MacOS and Windows - Height Adjustable, Supports A3 & A4 Documents by Melvin Goerge

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I really, really wanted this, but it had some real issues

I have many old books that I would like to read on my Kindle when I am not at home, but they are not available in this format. I thought this scanner might be the way to get them in Kindle format so I decided to give it a try. I was SUPER impressed with the look of the device when it arrived. Very nicely packaged and the workmanship of the device appears to be of high quality. However, the first snag I encountered was installing the software. I used the CD that came with it I entered the long serial number and opened the app but was prompted to check the CZUR website for a newer version. The site presents different models, but not this one. I chose a good match, installed it, changed the serial number and tried it. I was happy with the speed of getting images and they seemed nice and clear - when the subject is perfectly flat. As soon as I started trying out a few books, the pages showed noticeable curling issues near the spine, so much so that the OCR process only produced gibberish. This was really disappointing as CZUR's videos show people happily going through books and reporting achievements. I also noticed that every scan showed my fingers holding the books open. There's no way to crop them, and apparently this should be done after scanning. In the videos, some users used small plastic tabs called "fingerpads" to hold the books open, and the software happily removed them. Well, there are no finger rests in this model. It's also not possible to automatically copy things like chapter titles or page numbers that appear on every page - at least not during scanning, I would say. CZUR should clearly state which model does what. Your site does not have a table of characteristics by model. In fact, this model does not even appear on the first page with the list of available products. I checked the user group and realized I wasn't the only one to discover this the hard way. video, which apparently show how great books can be made for other models. I re-read the Q&A section on this on Revain and saw that CZUR recently replied to someone that this model is for FLAT items. Well, since I needed it for the books, it's on the way back. I'll definitely consider the latest CZUR if it actually does what they promise in their videos, but it's not on their website, not on Revain, just on the crowdfunding page. I think the company has a lot of potential, but it really needs to become easier to learn which scanner has which features. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. even if the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. even if the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. Other thoughts - OCR was fast enough, but each file came out with an underlined word every time. Some tooltips were only available in Chinese, even though the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. even if the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well. even if the rest of the app displayed English. The automatic gripping when turning the page was a very good idea and seems to have been implemented well.

Pros
  • Max scan size A3 (11.69*16.53in, max thickness: 0.23in) / A4 (8.27*11.75in, max thickness 0 .39 inches), ideal for scanning FLAT materials. 1 year warranty included
Cons
  • Long delivery time