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CZUR ET18 Pro Professional Document Scanner, 2nd Gen Auto-Flatten & Deskew Tech, 18MP HD Camera, Capture A3, 186 Languages OCR, Convert to PDF/Searchable PDF/Word/Tiff/Excel, Run On Windows & MacOS
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Media Type | USB |
Scanner Type | Document |
Brand | CZUR |
Model Name | ET18 Pro |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Product Dimensions | 13.81"D x 14.26"W x 5.87"H |
Resolution | 4896*3672 |
Item Weight | 2 Kilograms |
Sheet Size | 16.53 X 11.69 Inches |
Optical Sensor Technology | CMOS |
About this item
- 📖【Patented Flattening Curved Book Page Technology】ET18 Pro applies CZUR’s latest technology that can flatten the 3D curved surface after pixel transformation to complete flattening of the book page.
- 📖【Searchable Documents】Powered by ABBYY's OCR technology, documents can be converted into editable PDF,Excel, WORD, etc. 180+ languages supported.
- 📖【High Quality Imaging】18MP HD camera, 275 DPI, 4896*3672 Resolution. *Note: Very glary papers are NOT recommended.
- 📖【Fast & Efficient】With a scan speed of less than 1.5 s/p, the ET18 Pro can easily scan a 300-page book in 10 minutes, much faster than traditional scanners.
- 📖【A3 Large Format Book Scanner】The ET18 Pro can scan any document up to A3 size (16.5'' x 11.7'') that needs to be digitized.
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Easy to use | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | — |
Tech Support | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | — | 3.7 |
User interface | 3.8 | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | — | 4.2 |
Value for money | — | 4.3 | — | — | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Sold By | CZUR-US | CZUR-US | CZUR-US | CZUR-US | CZUR-US | CZUR-US |
scanner type | Document | Book | 1s/page | Document | Document | Document |
sheet capacity | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — |
paper size | 16.53 X 11.69 | A3 | 16.5*11.69 | 16.5 x 11.7 | 8.27X11.69 | 8.27 X 11.69 |
connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB |
optical sensor tech | CMOS | — | — | CMOS | CMOS | CMOS |
media type | USB | Business Card | USB | USB | USB | Paper, Business Card |
resolution | 4896*3672 | 4608*3456 | 5696*4272 | 1300 | 3264*2448 | 1200 |
Product Description
ET18 Pro of CZUR ET series
ET18 Pro offers word-class performance for high digitization requirement organizations, designing for situations where efficiency and convenience are the top priority. Embrace one sleek and incredibly compact unit for all your document scanning needs: in color, black & white or greyscale at swift speeds and faultless quality. Applied the cutting-edge technology- -2nd Gen Laser-Based Image Flattening Tech, ET18 Pro provides tremendous curve page flattening ability and ultra fast (1.5s/page) scanning speed. Smart Combining and Separating pages at your disposal. What's more, ET18 Pro scans documents within A3 size and is compatible with Windows and macOS, and quickly and intelligently digitizing documents.
Introducing Laser-Based Image Flattening
ET18 Pro applies CZUR’s latest technology with US Patent ,Laser-Based Image Flattening, a method for flattening a laser-based image of a curved book page applicable to a scanning platform, and an image acquisition device and a laser generation device fixed above the scanning platform, wherein the flattening method comprises the following steps of:
- opening a book on a horizontally arranged scanning platform, and emitting a laser beam to a curved book page to be scanned, the laser beam forming a plurality of laser line parallel on the curved book page;
- acquiring a horizontal image of the curved book page having the parallel laser line parallels, and acquiring a 2D planar coordinate (x, y) of each pixel on the laser lines in the horizontal image;
- calculating, according a y-coordinate in the 2D planar coordinate, a y-coordinate of an intersection line of the laser beam and the scanning platform, and an intersection angle of the laser beam and the scanning platform, and by means of a tangent function, a height of each pixel on the laser line, i.e., an actual spatial height;
- calculating actual spatial heights of all pixels on each laser line, i.e., z-coordinates, to acquire a 3D spatial curve of the laser line, thus constructing, using the curve, an actual 3D curved surface of the acquired book page;
- calculating the pixel on the 3D curved surface corresponding to the pixel in the horizontal image of the curved book page, replacing pixel value of the pixel on the 3D curved surface with pixel value of the corresponding point, to complete image transformation of page contents from a planar image of the curved book page to the 3D curved surface; and
- flattening the 3D curved surface after pixel value transformation to complete flattening of the curved book page.
ET18 Pro document scanner is equipped with an ultra-high resolution 18MP HD CMOS sensor that captures real-time images up to 4896 x 3672 pixels.
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OCR Text RecognitionThe embedded Optical Character Recognition (OCR) function allows you to convert scanned images into searchable PDF and editable Word, Excel and Text formats, it supports 185 different languages. |
Various functionsET18 Pro equipped with various functions, such as automatic cropping and deskewing, combining front and back sides, background purification and so on, meet all your needs. |
Maximal Capture Size A3ET18 Pro document scanner can scan any document within A3 size(16.5 in×11.7 in) you need to digitize. Scan magazines, contracts, photo album and menu without any problems. |
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Multiple portsET18 is equipped with multiple ports with different functions to meet various needs and is the preferred choice for business people. |
Preview display screenReal-time preview of the scanning process through the 2.0-inch display on the top to ensure that the paper does not exceed the scanning range, allowing you to have a more secure operating experience. |
Side fill lightIn addition to the LED light beside the top of the camera, it is also equipped with side fill light, which can effectively solve the problem of CMOS scanning reflection and help you get a clearer and complete image. |
How to download CZUR Software?
- Step 1: Go to CZUR website by simply Google"CZUR"
- Step 2: Click "Download Software" located at right top corner.
- Step 3: Select the model for your device.
- Step 4: Move your mouse to select Windows or Mac, then click Download Button for your area. For example, "North America" version for downloading.
ET18 Pro document camera is compatible with Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime and more!
Here’s how you can start video conferencing with the ET18 Pro in 3 steps:
Step 1: Open CZUR software → Click “Scan”. Make sure your device can run normally as you could see the screen with things that you are going to share or view.
Step 2: Open Zoom and Joined or started a meeting. Selecting Integrated Camera instead of CZUR’s Camera on the Start Video module.
Step 3: Click “Share Screen” on Zoom and select “CZUR Scanner” screen for sharing.
- CZUR is committed to customer protection. We do NOT collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information.
- Data/Infor mation will be only stored and processed in/by your computers, which will NOT be transferred to our end.
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Sensor/Pixel | CMOS 16 megapixel (4608*3456) | CMOS 18 megapixel (4896*3672) |
DPI | 250 | 275 |
Sanning Size | ≤A3, 420 × 297 mm(16.5×11.7 inch) | ≤A3, 420 × 297 mm(16.5×11.7 inch) |
Scan speed | Flat single page≈1.5s/page; Books≈1.5s/dual pages | Flat single page≈1.5s/page; Books≈1.5s/dual pages |
Preview | PC-Visual presenter: 1920*1080@20Fps; PC-Scanning:1536*1152@20Fps | PC-Visual presenter: 1920*1080@20Fps; PC-Scanning:1536*1152@20Fps |
System Support | XP, Win 7/ 8/10/11, 32/64-bit; macOS 10.11 and above | XP, Win 7/ 8/10/11, 32/64-bit; macOS 10.11 and above |
Focus Mode: | Fixed focus | Fixed focus |
Export Format | JPG, PDF, Searchable PDF, Word, Excel, TIFF (*Notice: TIFF files need to be converted from scanned JPG images) | JPG, PDF, Searchable PDF, Word, Excel, TIFF (*Notice: TIFF files need to be converted from scanned JPG images) |
Color mode | Color, Patterns, Stamps, Gray scale, B&W | Color, Patterns, Stamps, Gray scale, B&W |
Light source | Built-in lights and Side lights | Built-in lights and Side lights |
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As an innovator of a cutting-edge technology, and the inventor of a smart book scanner, CZUR is committed to designing and developing products that can reshape the modern workplace environment. Our team always believes that technology can provide convenience at work through continuous improvements and innovations, resulting in higher efficiency at the workplace.
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Product Dimensions | 14.26 x 13.81 x 5.87 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.4 pounds |
ASIN | B07JMTPJ8S |
Item model number | Shine800 Pro |
Customer Reviews |
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Best Sellers Rank | #11,931 in Climate Pledge Friendly (See Top 100 in Climate Pledge Friendly) #20 in Document Scanners #1,793 in Climate Pledge Friendly: Electronics |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 27, 2018 |
Manufacturer | CZUR |
Country of Origin | China |
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Customers like the scanning speed of the product. They say it's really fast at scanning, making quick work of scanning documents. They also appreciate the OCR functionality, saying it'll read documents quickly and accurately. Customers are also happy with the settings, saying they're impressed with the capabilities and ease of fixing. They are happy with performance, and image quality. However, some customers dislike the software. Opinions are mixed on quality, value, and ease to use.
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Customers like the performance of the scanner. They say it really performs well, produces amazing results, and works great for casual users. The functionality is clear enough that a little experimentation overcomes the lack of OCR. Customers also mention that the machine is great, versatile, and easy to set up. They also say the OCR is pretty good, but not perfect.
"...This device fits the bill and has worked quite well.For OCR, it comes with Abbyy, which is a commercial grade OCR tool...." Read more
"...I have checked the DOC format and the searchable PDF. The OCR is pretty good, but not perfect...." Read more
"...It does do searchable PDFS that does a nice job with OCR however its compression is not as efficient as Adobe Acrobat...." Read more
"...cots (which are used to hold the pages flat at the edges) only works some of the time...." Read more
Customers find the scanner really fast at scanning, efficient, and accurate. They say it makes quick work of scanning documents to pdfs, and is a real time saver for photo albums. Customers also mention that the camera speed and software ease of use are positives. They mention that it captures both pages quickly, and saves them time.
"...alignment periodically, and clicking the footswitch, you can scan a large book very quickly -- much faster than any flatbed scanner by a long shot...." Read more
"...Just being able to highlight as I go on the Kindle is a tremendous time saver, not to mention the fact I can use the Kindle’s search feature...." Read more
"...The scanning itself is very fast. The only thing that slowed it down was my ability to turn the pages quickly enough...." Read more
"...The scanner also scans very quickly...." Read more
Customers like the image quality of the scanner. They mention that it is easy to use, produces clear photos, and scans documents at relatively high resolution. Some say that the software allows them to remove flawed pictures and combine the whole set of scans into a single image.
"...lights and the lights on the post of the scanner make it possible to get good images from e.g., glossy objects or 3d objects, where you’d want light..." Read more
"...The design is super sleek and produces superior imagery. Previously, I used flat-bed scanners, but CZUR ET24 scanner provides versatility...." Read more
"...dime store books for my mom, books from the 1960s, and the images came out so crisp...." Read more
"...Photos Overexposed - When scanning items such as yearbooks with lots of photos and text. It way overexposes the photos and they are of poor quality...." Read more
Customers like the settings of the scanner. They mention that it has good technical support, impressive capabilities, and intuitive software. They also appreciate the manual, which is functional. Customers also say the algorithm is effective and useful. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...The manual is functional, but could stand some editing and, as noted, should expanded...." Read more
"...I am sure there are people who will love this thing, the tech is good, but it wasn't good for what I wanted it for. Had to return it." Read more
"...The software is terrific and intuitive. I just used my hand to hold the edge of the left page down and I scanned 2 pages every 3 seconds...." Read more
"...The software lacks many options that come with software made for other scanners. It's ability to edit the document is poor...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the scanner. Some mention that it's a decent scanner that needs a little work on its user, while others say that its ability to detect two pages was surprisingly weak. The product is overpriced and not great for glossy art books.
"...This is while learning to use the scanner. I was able to save it as a searchable PDF and I could upload that to my Kindle reader...." Read more
"...No. But it is a decent scanner that needs a little work on its user interface and help files. If you want to scan books, it is worth buying." Read more
"...That's pretty much it -- this is not a perfect scanner, but it comes with everything you need to get going, was very nicely packaged, and worked..." Read more
"...Additionally the OCR to searchable text is fantastic and makes the result that much more usable. The scanning itself is very fast...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the scanner. Some mention that the software is intuitive, simple to set up, and use, while others say that it's not the most intuitive and takes a little bit to learn. They also say there are no instructions and the how-to video on the product's website. Additionally, some customers mention that documentation and support need much improvement. Overall, opinions are mixed and it'll take some time to get used to the scanner and software.
"...It is drop dead simple to set up and use...." Read more
"...It was easy to load the software. I hated that the serial number was on the bottom of the device, but that is a minor annoyance...." Read more
"...It has no easy way to automatically operate on multiple subfolders (such as if you want to scan different chapters to different folders), and there..." Read more
"...The setup was incredibly easy with great instructions. Basically i set it up, downloaded the software and was ready to go...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the scanner. Some mention it's worth the money, while others say it'll break the bank.
"...even if I did not have the scanner this software is well worth the purchase price, for me...." Read more
"...Cons:- The scanner is not cheap...." Read more
"...Again, this is a very well made unit and well worth the investment, I imagine the software will continue to improve over time." Read more
"...I'm really thankful I bought this scanner. It was worth every penny.It isn't 100% however. hence my 4 star rating...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the software of the scanner. They mention that it's mediocre, inconsistent, and clunky. Some customers also say that the auto-flatten feature needs improvement. Overall, customers are disappointed with the quality and functionality of the software.
"...instead of 5 because of the minor quirks and bugs -- their software isn't fully polished...." Read more
"...Summary: This is a good scanner with mediocre software...." Read more
"...Clunky software* Auto-flatten feature needs a ***lot*** of improvement and is borderline inadequate*..." Read more
"...However, during the installation, an update for the driver was detected and my laptop could not deal with it, and it would not install...." Read more
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First off, a big "Thank You" for supporting Linux. Even though these book scanners are nothing more than a camera and there's plenty of open source software on Linux to do all of the necessary functions for book scanning, it's still nice to be able to install the official software for a device and just use it.
The line-lasers on this scanner help a lot with page flattening and is one major thing that similar scanners are missing. Sure page flattening can be done entirely in software, but having a line-laser really improves the algorithm and makes for better results.
Unlike other similar scanners, this one seems to correctly report itself in the USB enumerations for all of the resolutions and settings. That is a must for compatibility across platforms. And, since it appears as a standard video and camera source device, it means you can easily use this with 3rd party software if desired.
The finger cots are a little interesting. They do work to let you hold down the book and have special markings so that the software can remove them. However, the software doesn't fully remove the cots from the captured picture. It mostly uses them to figure out the boundary of the book so it can remove your hands/arms from the picture. There is still an outline of the cots on the page and it will generally cause some stray character interpretations and formatting weirdness in the OCR step -- and seemingly worse on the right-hand side of the page than the left-hand. For example, it will usually see the curvature of the cot as a ")" character and its presence will often cause a paragraph break or formatting change to the text it's recognizing that it wouldn't if the cot wasn't in the picture. I think they could have done a little more post-processing to remove them better, but they do generally work.
The 24MP camera is more than sufficient for adequately scanning pages for OCR and to capture decent images from pictures in books. However, I wouldn't go with any lower resolution. OCR is very dependent on the pixel count to font size ratio (essentially the DPI captured). It has to be somewhat close to what the OCR engine was trained with or you will get garbage out. I learned that one years ago when trying to do an OCR of a book captured to fairly low-res JPG files. All I got out of OCR was random noise and so I figured it had no chance due to the JPGs being too low-res. Then a coworker clued me in on the pixel count to size ratio requirements and I used imagemagick to resample all of the files to a higher pixel count (still same basic "camera" resolution and same source images only more pixels) and tried the OCR again. This time it yielded a nearly 100% perfect OCR output and totally amazed me.
I mention that about OCR and pixels because the resolution of the camera for a scanner like this is important. If your camera is too low-res, you may find you have to first resample all images before you can OCR it. I'm finding that the 24MP on this scanner is sufficiently adequate for the majority of fonts in books, but just barely. So, you definitely don't want to go lower than that.
My first big complaint on this scanner is the user interface of the software. Yes, it works and works on Linux and is written in Qt making it a very compatible and cross-platform tool (albeit Qt 4, which is quite ancient since Qt 6 is the current standard), but it's very clunky, not overly intuitive, and somewhat annoying. It doesn't remember the last saved path correctly when relaunching. It has no easy way to automatically operate on multiple subfolders (such as if you want to scan different chapters to different folders), and there's a number of bugs and limitations in the software. However, it was usable to scan the books I needed to scan without resorting to pulling in 3rd party tools.
One note on the software -- if you run an OCR session, the tool launches off a separate helper thread that then calls the OCR tool. That in itself would be fine, except that when its done with the extra thread, it doesn't close down that thread. When you are done and exit the application completely, that extra thread causes the app to not fully shutdown and to just hang. And it hangs with the scanner device locked in-use, meaning that if you relaunch the scanner software it can't find the scanner camera device anymore since it's "already in use". To get around this, you have to find the process ID for the stuck app and manually kill it after you close the app (or reboot). It only hangs, though, if you do an OCR session, and works fine if just using it to capture scanned pages.
My second complaint is that the lights, even with the extra light-bar attached, aren't fully sufficient to evenly illuminate the page and causes some shadows. If you are scanning to OCR, it's fine, but if you were doing archival quality scans, it's not -- you will need to add some extra lighting. Perhaps this is where their extra light/shadow box is useful?
The little LCD screen on top is basically useless, or at least it was for me. It's not moveable and is very small for trying to see a preview image. If you are sitting down at the table in front of the scanner as I was, since it isn't moveable, you can't see it at all. So I really have no idea what it was showing as I couldn't see it. For previews, I just used the live video feed on the computer in the scanner software to make sure things were lined up. They should have either saved themselves a few dollars per unit and just not put a display on it or spent a few dollars more per unit and put a larger, moveable screen on it that would actually be useful, but this one is useless.
I mostly use the footswitch to trigger page captures. However, you need to keep an eye on either the red light at the top of the scanner or the images captured in the software to make sure it took a snapshot. A number of times, I would press the footswitch and then realized that nothing happened. I don't know if it's a problem with the footswitch just not sending a signal or if it's the debouncing logic on the switch or something else. But occasionally it wouldn't trigger. However, once you get in your rhythm of flipping pages, double checking the alignment periodically, and clicking the footswitch, you can scan a large book very quickly -- much faster than any flatbed scanner by a long shot. Though don't be concerned if the tiny preview images of each captured page occasionally look a little wonky -- that's just a Qt software quirk on how it renders such preview images (as I've seen it in other Qt-based apps). And it still looks good enough to be able to get a general sense of the page scan quality.
I haven't tried the HDMI output connector nor have I used the microphone and "presentation" mode. At first, it seemed a bit of a gimmick, especially the microphone, but then I realized you could use it with things like OBS and either do a live stream presentation or capture a video presentation, and that could be useful.
I primarily got the scanner because I have a number of books in foreign languages that I need to scan and OCR so that I can translate them to be able to read them. Several of the books are rare and need to be handled with care. I didn't want to scan them in a flatbed scanner, as doing so usually destroys the spine of the book. This device fits the bill and has worked quite well.
For OCR, it comes with Abbyy, which is a commercial grade OCR tool. I had previously used the open-source Tesseract quite a bit and found it to be absolutely fantastic and ran circles around commercial OCR apps I had tried in the past. So, it was interesting to see how Abbyy compared. I must say, I'm pretty impressed. In fact, I would be hard pressed to tell the two apart. I personally think that Abbyy just took the open-source Tesseract OCR engine and trained it with their own datasets to make it into a separate commercial app. They seem to be too similar to think otherwise. But that also means you will have no issues with OCR. The Abbyy OCR this comes with works fantastically. However, if you ever prefer to use something different, you can always take the JPG files from this scanner and run them through Tesseract or other OCR tool.
You can also inject your own scripts into the OCR batch process. That means if you want to run things through ScanTailor or something first, you certainly can.
That's pretty much it -- this is not a perfect scanner, but it comes with everything you need to get going, was very nicely packaged, and worked right out of the box and on my Linux computers. I had previously tried to save a few bucks and tried several competitor scanners, but couldn't ever get them to work correctly. If there was anything else to actually compare this with, I would give it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the minor quirks and bugs -- their software isn't fully polished. But for general scanning needs, you won't go wrong with this scanner.
I am writing a history of my small hometown and much of the material I have from that era, for direct use and for time period reference, is in the form of old and mostly out of print books and images I got from old newspapers - from fifty plus year old microfilm.
I have a small book I was using, about 150 pages. I set up the ET24, downloaded the software in a few minutes and scanned it, my first attempt, in 12 minutes, using the auto-scan feature. You can turn a page and when the software detects that movement has stopped for a couple of seconds, it will scan. This means if you have to adjust the book, or fumble with turning a page, the scanner won’t fire and get an image of your hand.
I did some editing and adjusting of images, which took another 13 minutes. This is while learning to use the scanner. I was able to save it as a searchable PDF and I could upload that to my Kindle reader. I also uploaded it to my Voice Dream Reader, and I had an over 100-year-old, out of print audio book, as well. Just being able to highlight as I go on the Kindle is a tremendous time saver, not to mention the fact I can use the Kindle’s search feature. I can also share this material with others or draw from it for on-line forum posts.
I had previously gotten images of newspapers, from 1897 to 1931, that I saved as jpg images from microfilm at a public library. I have them in folders by year. I was able to upload these folders, combine all images into one searchable pdf and now I can search the newspapers for any words or phrases. This just involves the software, and not the scanner- even if I did not have the scanner this software is well worth the purchase price, for me. I can now search, literally thousands and thousands of images and I do not have to read and index each interesting thing for future reference. It was literally a few clicks to get this done. Those few clicks saved me days of effort in finding what I wanted.
With the scanner I can get images of things such as old scrapbooks, and photographs. I can also get images of 3D objects- in my case some old photo print blocks from a long-ago newspaper from the early 1900’s. I can save these scanned images as Word Docs and then copy and paste them into the text of the book I am writing.
I can also easily take this with me to sites where material is stored and do my scanning there. Previously I was capturing images with my phone, then downloading and spending a lot of time putting them into files and tagging them with the names I could reference in a search. I can now capture the images, tag them all at the same time e.g. “1927 Scrap Book-Mary Smith” and the software will number them in the order in which they are scanned. I can save all images as singles, and/or save them as Word Docs/pdfs- or both.
I do woodworking and I do not buy the cheapest tool. I always say, “If you buy a cheap tool it will work just well enough to tick you off and you’ll wish you’d bought the better one.” The ET24 with the adjustable overhead lights and the lights on the post of the scanner make it possible to get good images from e.g., glossy objects or 3d objects, where you’d want light on the sides as well directly overhead.
If you find yourself ruminating over if you want to buy the $600 one, over the $300, then you, like me, probably really want and need the $600 one.
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The setup was a breeze – it took only a few minutes to get everything up and running. The software interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy to adjust settings and capture high-quality scans. The built-in LED lights ensure that every page is scanned evenly and clearly, even for older and fragile books.
One of the standout features for me is the OCR (optical character recognition) capability. This scanner accurately converts scanned text into editable and searchable content. It has saved me countless hours of manual typing when I need to quote or reference specific passages from my scanned materials.
The scanning speed is impressive, and the auto-flatten and finger removal features work like magic. I no longer have to worry about distorted pages or unwanted artifacts in my scans. Plus, the CZUR ET24's ability to scan in color adds another layer of versatility to its capabilities.
Not only is this scanner perfect for personal use, but it's also a game-changer for researchers and academics. The ability to easily create digital archives of rare books and manuscripts is invaluable. The CZUR ET24's design is sleek and doesn't take up much space on my desk, which is a big plus for my cluttered workspace.
In summary, if you're looking for a high-quality book scanner that delivers on both performance and functionality, the CZUR ET24 is the answer. It has exceeded my expectations in every way and has become an indispensable tool in my reading and research endeavors. I can't recommend it enough – a true 5-star product!
Reviewed in Canada on August 19, 2023
The setup was a breeze – it took only a few minutes to get everything up and running. The software interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy to adjust settings and capture high-quality scans. The built-in LED lights ensure that every page is scanned evenly and clearly, even for older and fragile books.
One of the standout features for me is the OCR (optical character recognition) capability. This scanner accurately converts scanned text into editable and searchable content. It has saved me countless hours of manual typing when I need to quote or reference specific passages from my scanned materials.
The scanning speed is impressive, and the auto-flatten and finger removal features work like magic. I no longer have to worry about distorted pages or unwanted artifacts in my scans. Plus, the CZUR ET24's ability to scan in color adds another layer of versatility to its capabilities.
Not only is this scanner perfect for personal use, but it's also a game-changer for researchers and academics. The ability to easily create digital archives of rare books and manuscripts is invaluable. The CZUR ET24's design is sleek and doesn't take up much space on my desk, which is a big plus for my cluttered workspace.
In summary, if you're looking for a high-quality book scanner that delivers on both performance and functionality, the CZUR ET24 is the answer. It has exceeded my expectations in every way and has become an indispensable tool in my reading and research endeavors. I can't recommend it enough – a true 5-star product!
Product arrived so beautifully packaged with everything clearly labeled, that I was concerned the main production cost had gone into the packaging rather than the product. But I was wrong – the product is also excellent – seems perfect for the job of scanning an archive of nearly 1,000 journals (each 16-32 pages). Set up and first 12 journals scanned within a few hours of delivery.