Before buying this product I used to try and digitize my books using my phone. But it was never very good and pages would be bent and difficult to read & ocr. Thanks to the lasers on this product and the excellent camera you can't even tell that it's a regular book and every page is perfectly flat.

This is the best scanner on the market. I give it a 10/10. Super customer support. I highly recommend this product.

Ho acquistato Czur Aura Pro per digitalizzare i miei libri in modo da leggerli più comodamente sull’e-reader, e mi sto trovando molto bene. Le scansioni risultano di ottima qualità, con testi nitidi e ben leggibili (solo con alcuni libri dalla carta patinata possono esserci dei riflessi). Il software integrato, che trasforma le scansioni in Word e PDF editabili, è molto efficacie. Fra le varie opzioni, usando la funzione correzione automatica curvatura pagine, il software riconosce separatamente le due pagine del libro scansionate. Sul braccio è presente un piccolo schermo. Un pulsante a pedale permette di avviare la scansione col piede, lasciando le mani libere per sistemare le pagine. Questo dispositivo è anche una fantastica lampada da tavolo, la cui luce si regola tramite la sua app direttamente con il telefono. Eccellente, e assolutamente consigliato!

How bad is it you ask?? It is SO BAD that you will have to run two versions of the software package to access all the features when scanning books of any length. The new version sometimes offers the critically important "replace" a scan extra feature, but only sometimes, seemingly at random. But the new version CANNOT output longer (e.g. 200 page) OCR'd PDFs--it usually just fails, either crashing or saying it finished when it did not. If the new version does happen to work to produce an OCR'd PDF, it often sets the page sizes randomly, some pages are 5x the size of others. This is apparently unfixable.To output larger OCR'd PDFs you MUST use the old software--CZUR_Shine_V2.2.230531B. If all you have is the new version--CZUR_Shine_V2.2.240123--you will not be reliably able to make OCR'd PDFs of longer books. If you don't have the old version of the software in the box as a CD when you receive the product, or you can't mount a CD, return it immediately, it is unusable, at least for book scanning. Completely unusable!! I do not exaggerate. So you NEED to use the old version of the software to output bigger OCR''d PDFs. Their installers make it hard to run two instances of the software, but I got it done using a removable pen drive. Simply install one version on a pen drive, remove the drive and install the other version on a regular hard drive. Then plug the pen drive back into the computer and you have two instances of the software, old and new. I got one answer to one question from tech support, it was clear, the device has to be plugged directly into the computer, no USB hubs. Other answers have been of no value, just suggesting downloading the new software, which would be a terrible thing to do. The "Report a problem" function in both versions of the software where you should be able to submit an example of a problem image does not work, and is often not even offered as an option in the new version. A couple of the other "Features" with icons and described in the instructions don't work either, like adjusting the degree of curvature of the book pages. Sometimes it is grayed out, and when it is not, it doesn't work. The hardware is fine, even elegant, within its limitations. Everything about the software is glitchy, unreliable and unstable. Take images too quickly and you get a terminal blue screen of death along with a low frequency roar until you press the button to restart your PC or pull the plug. On some of these crashes it actually disabled one of my peripherals, I had to unplug it and reregister it, and scrambled my 3 monitor arrangement--these are hard, hard crashes. The documentation is terrible. You cannot use the built in light to scan any book with even slightly glossy paper, you either have to arrange a light at a grazing angle or use very diffuse lighting coming from an angle. This is an intrinsic problem of all of these scanners with only an overhead light. Very diffuse lighting might work, as in a library with many overhead fluorescent lights, but I have not tried this. Instead I use a light source aimed low over the surface of the glossy book. The built in lights work fine for matte books.You have to carefully monitor the image of each page you scan by looking at an extra large icon because some are terrible and must be replaced IMMEDIATELY. So you have to have a lot of monitor space--I have two 4K monitors I use at home, I cannot imagine scanning books with a single2K screen as with a laptop. If you don't detect the problem immediately and fix it, it is virtually impossible to repair with the old software and usually impossible to repair with the new software, except when on occasion the new version of the software offers the "repair" option, which is sporadic. Otherwise, you must start over from scratch, rescan the whole book. Yes, really, it is THAT BAD. The variety of ways that the software misfires is mind boggling! Sometimes it will scan all pages crooked for no apparent reason. Rotating the book to compensate does nothing. Relaunch the software and it will stop doing this, most of the time, but not always. The scans themselves can be fine for text but only OK for B&W photos--I have not tried it for color photos.I will say that after 8-10 hours on the learning curve, I can now usually get through a short book (150 pages, mostly only text) from start to finish in about an hour with acceptable results. This accounts for having to rescan 5% of the pages that don't scan correctly the first time, if I catch them on the fly. If not, it is start over from the beginning and one hour may become 2 or 3. Since it is the software that is so bad, all other CZUR products are likely just as problematic. And the competitors get even lower scores. I really don't want to have to go through all of them only to find that they are all terrible. I have ordered the even lower rated IRIScan and will review that. My fear is that both will have to go back. The clock is ticking. I guess the market is too limited for an American vendor to pick out an unit and make it actually work for sale to his or her countrymen. This is my plea to an entrepreneurial US tech person--help the world preserve history! This is what globalization has wrought, people, among other things.

Stavo cercando uno scanner per digitalizzare i miei documenti e libri cartacei, e ho trovato lo scanner CZUR. Sono rimasto subito colpito dalla sua facilità d'uso e dalla qualità delle scansioni.Ecco alcuni dei pro che ho riscontrato:Qualità delle scansioni eccellente:Lo scanner CZUR cattura immagini nitide e dettagliate, anche con libri voluminosi e documenti complessi.La tecnologia di appiattimento delle pagine elimina le distorsioni e garantisce risultati uniformi.Diverse modalità di illuminazione consentono di ottimizzare le scansioni in base alle diverse condizioni di luce.Funzionalità avanzate:Riconoscimento ottico dei caratteri (OCR) in più di 180 lingue, che trasforma i testi scansionati in file PDF ricercabili o modificabili.Modalità di scansione automatica per un flusso di lavoro efficiente e senza mani.Software di gestione intuitivo per organizzare, modificare ed esportare le scansioni.Design compatto e versatile:Lo scanner CZUR è pieghevole e leggero, il che lo rende facile da trasportare e riporre.Il braccio regolabile si adatta a documenti di diverse dimensioni e formati, inclusi libri, riviste e foto.Alimentazione tramite cavo USB o batteria interna per una maggiore flessibilità.In generale, sono molto soddisfatto dello scanner CZUR. È un prodotto eccellente che ha semplificato e reso più efficiente la digitalizzazione dei miei documenti.Lo consiglio vivamente a chiunque stia cercando uno scanner di alta qualità, facile da usare e versatile.Oltre ai pro sopra menzionati, vorrei aggiungere che lo scanner CZUR è anche un ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo.Se siete alla ricerca di uno scanner che vi aiuti a digitalizzare i vostri documenti cartacei, lo scanner CZUR è la scelta ideale..

Si buscas un escáner de libros portátil que ofrezca versatilidad y rendimiento, este es tu escáner sin duda. Estamos ante una herramienta profesional de escaneo de documentos o libros fácil de usar por cualquier persona con un mínimo de conocimientos en estos manejes, que te recomiendo si buscas un resultado inmejorable en el escaneado de tus documentos, libros, fotografías…La tecnología láser de aplanado de páginas curvas es una pasada que permite escanear libros voluminosos. Otra cosa que me ha gustado es el pedal para escanear. Es una buena idea, ya que cuando tienes las dos manos ocupadas sujetando el libro, este pedal te facilita el trabajo de darle al botón de escanear. El programa de OCR que te puedes descargar gratuitamente desde la página de CZUR es bastante bueno, y aunque no hay un manual en español, (aprovecho para pedir al fabricante que se haga), su uso no es muy complicado si ya has usado algún otro programa de este tipo.El diseño es muy elegante y además lo puedes utilizar como lámpara led de escritorio de mesa.La única pega que le encuentro es que el precio es algo elevado, pero si lo consigues con alguna oferta, entonces ese momento de adquirirlo sin dudarlo ya que es de lo mejor que hay en escáneres.

This product is for non-laminated books and does not have the best field of view. The build quality and packaging is great, but the software could use a lot of improvement. It is hard to navigate the software and has very little in terms of post processing. Laminated books will have reflections from the built in light and even with the light off there will be reflections if the page is glossy. The field of view is fairly narrow meaning long books or large pages will not fit and there is no stitching function that I have found in the software to combine two scans into a single page.

I have a beautiful, very old and fragile book handwritten by an ancestor that I wanted to digitize into PDF format so that I could share with relatives. The device was easy to set up and use. After a brief review of video overviews, I was able to easily copy the entire book in a very short period of time without further damaging the book. The page flattening functionality worked well. As the book was written in German script, I did not attempt to use the OCR functionality. This device paid for itself in this one use. Otherwise, I would have had to ship off the book, risking loss and damage, and would have had to pay more than the cost of this device. It was a great answer to a task that had been nagging me for several years.

Wer hätte gedacht, dass das Einscannen eines Buches so ratz fatz funktioniert!?Ich will meinen Bücherschrank mal von altem Ballast befreien und alte Uni-Scripte und Bücher wegschmeißen. Aber kann ja sein, dass man die aus irgendeinem Grund nochmal unerwartet braucht.Zudem wollte ich mal Bücher einscannen, um die dann abends nebenbei beim Fernsehen aufm Tablet zu lesen (wenn die Serie mal wieder Längen hat...).Da Amazon beim Umtausch keinen Stress macht, wollte ich jetzt mal so'n Scanner ausprobieren (Blitzangebot und noch n Coupon: unwiderstehlicher Tarif!)Hier meine ersten Eindrücke:positiv:- Gerät ist sehr massiv und wirkt stabil- lässt sich aufm Schreibtisch prima verkleinern oder ausgeklappt als Schreibtischlampe nutzen. Pfiffig!- Aufbau geht schnell und intuitiv.- Auch die Software machte bei der Installation keine Faxen.- Ich habe keinerlei Bedienungsanleitungen gelesen. Es ist wirklich einfach zu bedienen, auch die Software!- Software macht einen modernen Eindruck, was in der Scannerbranche absolut nicht Standard ist!- Konnte 80 Buchseiten einscannen (erster Versuch) und pdf-isieren, ohne Probleme. Text ist fast gerade und durchsuchbar.- Seiten im Batchbetrieb bearbeitbar. Man muss nicht jede einzelne Seite behandeln, wenn man überhaupt etwas nachbearbeiten will oder muss.- Der Automatik-Modus zum Bücherscannen nach umblättern ist genial und funktioniert tatsächlich!- Die gelben Barcodeanfasser zum Seiten-Festhalten werden zuverlässig herausgerechnet.neutral:- Gerät ist schmal und sollte auf einem stabilen Tisch stehen. Sonst könnte es umkippen.- benötigt eigene Stromversorgung. USB reicht nicht.- benötigt eine große freie Fläche für das schwarze A3-Gummipad. Ohne schwarze Unterlage funzt die Ausrichtungs-Automatik nicht!negatig:- Weissabgleich schon in der Vorschau wäre schon gut. Die automatische Optimierung macht das scheinbar beim speichern. Aber man sieht es halt nicht vorher.- Die Kabel sind zu kurz. Und das ist wirklich ärgerlich. Das Gerät braucht ja nun viel Platz zum Scannen. Will man das abseits seines Schreibtisches (Computers) betreiben, dann kommt man mit dem USB-Host und dem Netzkabel nicht hin. Fürs Netz brauch man irgendwo ne Steckdose in der Nähe oder ein Verlängerungskabel. Das hat man ja noch im Haus. Aber n USB-Host-Kabel muss man sich wahrscheinlich noch bestellen.Die negativen Punkte reichen aber nicht, um einen ganzen Stern abzuziehen.Insgesamt ein sehr schönes und gelungenes Produkt, welches hard- und softwaremäßig funktioniert und endlich mal wieder Laune macht!

About to start van life - I have a project on the road that I will need it for (and is the reason I bought it), but on a stormy day today, I started to digitize all my financial records to get rid of paper. . . in a marathon session, I got so much done! Half the clutter in my house is paper and financial and medical records. . . well on my way to no more clutter! Perfect results. . . . . it will do a straight pdf or a searchable pdf - the searchable pdf takes longer to process, but that is ok. I gave tech support only three stars because I didn't need it, and haven't tried yet. . . . it was pretty easy to learn - one 10 minute YouTube vid. It is FAST, but it doesn't scan until your hands have cleared the scan area and it can get a clean copy.

This product was ideal for my needs! I have numerous historical documents, photos, and other family history artifacts which don't always lend themselves to a flatbed scanner or copier. This product also comes with a software interface that is not only very capable in terms of functionality and features, it's also quite intuitive/easy to use without consulting help or a manual. It produces high resolution, professional quality images and the placement of items to image is very easy--you can view the image of the item on your computer monitor prior to imaging the item, and there is a foot operated switch you can use to capture the image when you're ready. It doesn't have any moving parts like a scanner, so the risk of mechanical failure is effectively zero. I am very satisfied with this product and highly recommend it! I generally don't write reviews, but this product was so good, I had to write this one.