CZUR Shine Ultra
https://gyazo.com/215e483fc3f2131a48f32b004d1f1091
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The CZUR Shine Ultra is an overhead scanner for non-destructive scanning of books and documents. Below is a summary of its key features, price, and user reviews.
Main Features
Non-destructive scanning: Books can be scanned without cutting, allowing the originals to be preserved intact.
High-speed scanning: A single page can be scanned in less than one second, allowing for the digitization of large volumes of documents in a short period of time.
Curvature correction function: automatically corrects bends in facing pages and saves them as flat images.
OCR function: Recognizes characters from scanned images and converts them into editable text data.
Versatile size support: Can be used for a wide range of applications, even for large documents up to A3 size.
Price
Prices vary by dealer and time of year, but as of January 2025, the price range is as follows
Price.com: lowest price available starting at about 37,641 yen.
CZUR official website: Shine Ultra Pro is available for 45,100 yen.
It's cheaper than that on Amazon. I don't trust these surveys.nishio.icon
User Reviews
Positive comments:.
Some customers find the non-destructive scanning capability and the curvature correction function useful.
The OCR function is appreciated for its ease of editing text after scanning.
Negative comments:.
It has been noted that reflections occur when scanning glossy paper, resulting in poor quality.
It has been reported that the curvature correction may not work well with small books (paperback or new book size).
2025-01-19
Stack camera mode
https://gyazo.com/ae854a0e228814678b9636c125f95b40
https://gyazo.com/b5c7d5a4fbf3b18ac540d239ff7b7671
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I'm running Gyazo's OCR right now, and I can probably OCR it with no problem at all resolution-wise.
scan mode
https://gyazo.com/b0c5523634a6d9546c6bcc72e11acbda
Auto-correction of curved books failed because of sticky notes.
Automatic recognition of hand flipping allows you to scan while flipping pages rather crisply.
I think I can OCR enough on this screen that I'm scanning.
No, but it is easy to watch for the appearance of images and upload them to Gyazo as soon as they appear, since they are scanned by automatic recognition of hand flipping and generated in a specific folder as shown below.
https://gyazo.com/4b6d98bf3bcf298318ac50572979d4b7
Whether it's better for the AI to read the image directly or to OCR it before passing it on is something that's going to change rather quickly in the future.
Either way, having a voice conversation with an AI while reading a book, such as "What did you mean when you wrote '~' earlier?" or "You mean page 42, and I quote, '~'" is already "achievable with a little effort.
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