CZUR Aura Pro Book & Document Scanner, Capture A3 & A4 | Auto-Flatten & Deskew Powered by AI Technology, Foldable & Portable, Compatible with Windows & macOS

Given the price point, the Aura is a wonderful addition to your scanning equipment, especially if you scan uncommon dimensioned pages or books/booklets.1) The packaging was very professional, quite elegant and more than adequate to protect the contents. Amazon double boxes, so that's a plus.2) The overall UI is very easy to understand and utilize. There are only a few enhancements that I would like to see (mentioned later). The software performs pretty much flawlessly. I had a few user errors initially, which tech support cleared up quickly. It took about 1 day and about 4 hours of use to get the process down to where I could scan a book very fast.3) The equipment itself takes up so little room on your desktop, and you can leave the black mat permanently on your desk, as it doesn't get in the way and is very durable. I would even suggest that many scanner users simply put aside their old scanners and leave this one out for 99% of your work. Only when you need resolutions above 300 dpi would you pull out the older scanner.4) The software has many options, and I found that while the defaults were Ok, I preferred to increase the dpi and jpg resolution to better values, so as to ensure a higher quality output. This did not slow down the performance of the unit at all. In fact, the speed of the scanning process is amazingly fast; I would guess about 2-3 seconds when scanning both left and right sides of the facing book. Less than that for a single page.5) The included sidelights were very useful for glossy surfaces. Without them, the upper LED's cause a slight reflection; the sidelights did not. Very nice the way they mount too, quite impressive engineering.6) The "autoscan" feature is most impressive. It auto-senses your turning the pages, waits, then proceeds once the motion has stopped. Wow, makes it quite fast to scan 100 pages or more. This is one of my favorite features, and basically eliminates the need for the foot pedal.7) Suggestions: Mainly I would like to see some very simple UI improvements, such as: a) support for mouse scrolling while hovering over certain UI sections; b) putting more of the software "options" in one place. It can be a bit difficult to find them all, as they are generally buttons on each functional page, and you have to hunt the options down. For example, the default folder for storing the temporary scanned images - not on the main page, but on the scanner page, under a button in the top left. c) I would also like to see the user manual be updated, as well as a place on their webpage for general tech support library of user questions and answers. In many cases, it would be easier to search for a question, rather than emailing the tech support team. This would also free up their time for other things.

Great scanner. Good colors; the automatic scan option makes scans fast! You only need to turn the pages, and when your hands clear the field of view, it will trigger the shutter. Previously I bought a cheaper model from the same brand, but had to return it due to poor resolution, graining and poor color representation. This model's resolution is the minimum you will need for a decent scan. Anything lower - just forget about it. This one is a perfect balance between quality and price. Also, sometimes (and quite often) you won't be able to do without the back lighting, it works like a miracle. In addition, this model looks great on the desk and can double as a desk lamp.

Setup was easy, scans quickly, need to be creative to eliminate glare/reflection. Great product, very useful.

The CZUR Aura Pro Book Scanner works well for scanning my hard and soft cover books into a PDF format that I can store on my computer, LAN, or online. I literally have a book case in every room of the house except kitchen and bathrooms. Using this device to create a PDF library, I can now search for topics I need to read about electronically.The resolution of the Aura Pro is more than adequate for what I need. It conveniently doubles as a desk lamp, so that I can have up on my desk even when I am not scanning books or documents. I also like that it is easy to travel with.

Tried several scanner and this was my favorite so far. It offers the ability to just lay it out and click a pic easily. I scan a variety of things from ads, to books, to old ephemera. Because each is unique and different sizes I required to be flexible. To my surprise it really is. It's fast, accurate and always multi-use capabilities. Works well with MacBook setup without any issues, no compatibility issues. The software interface was great. The foot pedal feature is a breeze to use. The scans are sharp and crisp with the ability to change outputs and settings. The colors were clear and clean. I like the 2 sided scan for postcards and photos.

I had high hopes of scanning my paperback collection and converting it to EPUB. That really isn’t going to work out. It took a while to get hang of scanning a paperback book. That went alright. The post scanning clean-up took longer. Had to do a lot of cropping. Then the OCR worked well but the formatting into Word wasn't great and it didn’t translate well into EPUB. Bummer. But I’ve got a great PDF copy. It just didn’t work out as I’d hoped for this aspect.Now as a scanner it is awesome. Very good at scanning flat pieces of papers and can do so very rapidly. Way better than the flat-bed scanner I replaced. So that is great.

I've used flat bed scanners for years along with a document scanner for paper, but never tried this kind of device before and am very impressed. Took me a few tries to get files to save were I want it, but quality is perfect for my needs. You can tell they spend a lot of time thinking about the packaging as well, best I seen in a long time.I would highly recommend this product for your needs.

I just got the Aura model and so far is working beautifully. Fast, easy to understand and with a great, easy going software. In color prints there might be some yellow ghosting if you use the included finger cots but that's easily fixed.Great design and nice lamp function. I only wish that the side light could be operational with the lamp mode too.

Had a book that was falling apart which was quite pricey and would take almost a month to ship a replacement. Decided to buy this to preserve the book, and many others. its done an excellent job. Its quick once you get the hang of it and with all the image editing options the scan came out looking better than the original book !

1- long conetion time to win 10 - it can take about 5 min.2-long scaning time in auto mode, much longer than described.3-Adjustment after scaning - program crashes after few hundrid pages an you need to start over.

El scanner funciona muy bien, rápido y el OCR es muy preciso. Trabaja perfectamente bien, lo mismo con documentos, libros de pasta blanda y libros de pasta dura. Hace la corrección geométrica muy bien y me ha permitido también digitalizar algunos dibujos en formatos mas grandes. Funciona además como una lámpara de escritorio bastante elegante.

Great for scanning thick books without damaging them. Takes a little use to get used to it.

Quality product that was easy to set and begin scanning. It is as fast as advertised and the OCR Software is equally fast and very accurate. Extremely pleased.