This mostly had to do with company names being part of logos, expressed in graphics rather than standard fonts, etc. Eight more were partially right, and 9 were missed completely. Out of 20 cards scanned, it only got 3 company names right. Out of 20 cards scanned (some producing sub-optimal images), it correctly OCR'ed 11 names and put them in the correct field in its database. It works after a fashion, but isn't nearly reliable enough for my needs. I regard the scanner as having failed my tests for imaging. That may have had something to do with my procedures - today I "calibrated" the scanner, while yesterday I didn't. Yesterday's scans produced 15 good images out of 15. Another 8 produced questionable images, typically very low contrast on cards printed in light-colored ink. Of 20 cards scanned, only 7 produced good, clear images. The content is intelligible English, with a bit of Chinese English thrown in.Ĭard scanning and OCR is only marginally effective. It appears when you click Index under the Help menu. The 80-page manual is highly detailed and reasonably helpful, but hard to find. UPDATE: The day after the above, I looked at the manual and fairly carefully tested the unit on 20 cards. This thing is pretty slick, but it isn't accurate enough for my needs, at least at my present low level of skill in operating it. It wouldn't be so bad if it got the company names right, but far too often it doesn't. I want to keep track of my business card collection, but I'm not ready to spend a lot of time correcting faulty OCR on the information that's on them. I will keep it for a while and read the manual, but for now it looks like I will return it to Amazon. Sometimes the OCR is perfect, but usually it messes up the company name and/or address. There's a LOT of editing required with the OCR on my cards. My cards are from the hospitality and hotel industry, so they feature a lot of graphics and stylized logos as part of the company names. It didn't work for me until I registered my purchase (not a great scheme, since I might be returning it).Īfter I figured out how to scan cards, I scanned some. The unit is small and installs pretty easily. An online manual is included, and I'm planning to read it. So far I've relied on the minimal Quick Guide and the online help to figure out how to use it. I've scanned 15 cards (I probably have 1000), and it works OK, but it's nothing to write home about. I finally bought this one, on the basis of favorable reviews. I've been intrigued with business card scanners for many years.
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