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title: "xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology"
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# Real scan quality Automatic page detection Powerful image processing xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology

**Brand:** piqx
**Price:** $448
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 📚 Scan Smarter, Not Harder!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology by piqx
- **How much does it cost?** $448 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- piqx enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted piqx brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Scan Like a Pro:** Experience real scan quality with no glares or shadows.
- • **Portable Powerhouse:** USB powered for scanning anywhere, anytime.
- • **Hands-Free Convenience:** No more finger attachments—scan with ease!
- • **FlatPage Pro Technology:** Say goodbye to text waviness and paragraph slants.
- • **Effortless Page Management:** Automatic cropping and rotation for seamless scanning.

## Overview

The xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology offers a revolutionary scanning experience, ensuring high-quality images without the hassle of manual adjustments. With features like automatic page detection and finger image removal, this scanner is designed for professionals who value efficiency and precision, making it the perfect tool for digitizing books on the go.

## Description

The xcanex is unlike any other camera-based document capturing devices because it gives you these 5 powerful advantages: (1) A built-in Flash-Shutter system removes 99% of ambient light disturbances without the use of physical overhead covers and huge power hungry lamps. This is the secret towards producing real scan quality without the coloration, washed-out glares and shadows found in typical photographs of documents. Perfect for glossy pages. (2) Equipped with FlatPage Pro, a professional-grade multi-dimensional digital page flattening algorithm that completely removes the appearance of curvature in book pages, leaving no remnant of waviness in text sentences which plagues most other software. (3) It detects open book pages in real time and captures instantly once pages are set, without requiring any kind of manual triggering via buttons or pedals. This feature makes it much easier and faster when scanning thousands of pages, and the absence of button/pedal mechanical wear and tear gives long-life and the utmost reliability. (4) Bare finger images have variations that are difficult to remove by conventional software. The xcanex has advanced A.I. to automatically remove bare finger images from scans, allowing you to keep book pages open without the use of cumbersome finger attachments or gloves.(5) xcanex's slim, foldable and lightweight structure slides easily into bags and fully runs on USB power without needing chargers or AC outlets.

## Features

- Real scan quality. Powerful image processing: No coloration, washed-out glares or shadows. Automatically crops, rotates and separate pages.
- FlatPage Pro Digital Page Flattening: No more remnant of text waviness, paragraph slants and content offsets.
- Automatic Page Detection and instant capturing: It scans without manual triggering while you flip the pages.
- Automatic finger image removal: Keep books open with your bare fingers without finger attachments or gloves.
- Designed to be used anywhere: Streamlined structure. USB powered.

## Product Details

- **Scanner Type:** Document
- **Brand:** PiQx
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Resolution:** 300
- **Item Weight:** 1.3 Pounds
- **Standard Sheet Capacity:** 4
- **Optical Sensor Technology:** CIS
- **Minimum System Requirements:** Windows 7
- **Maximum Media Size:** 8.5 x 14 inches

## Images

![xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YFYWtbBZL.jpg)
![xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71e17eS6xxL.jpg)
![xcanex Bookscanner with FlatPage Pro Technology - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81n0LEj6JsL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how does it compare with fujitsu  sv600?**
A: Hello fjb,Although the SV600 and xcanex have many similar features such as page curve correction, automatic page detection and auto scan initiation, it is in our opinion that they serve various segments of users with different needs and priorities. Here are some facts that may help:The SV600:-	Larger scan area -Scan sheet documents up to A3 size (the xcanex scans up to A4)-	Scan 2 book pages simultaneously up to single page size of A4 (A3 for both pages) - the xcanex scans 2 pages simultaneously up to A5 (A4 for both pages), but A4 sized pages are scanned 1 page at a time (left-side pages first, followed by right-side pages, or vice versa)-	Higher scan resolution-Scan resolution of up to 600 dpi (typically good for scanning text characters with sizes down to 0.5mm or 0.02 inch) - xcanex has scan resolution of up to 300dpi (typically good for scanning text characters with sizes down to 1mm, or 0.04 inch)The xcanex:-	Portable/outdoor use- weight: 7 ounces, thickness <0.8 inch, USB bus powered-	Does not require desk space or storage (when integrated with laptop), easy storage after use (when mounted on stand)-	Automatic finger image removal (book and sheet document)-	Allows flattening of crumpled/folded sheet document using fingers during scan-	No mechanical motion during scan - quiet and no mechanical aging -	Low power consumption: <2.5 W during operation-	Affordable for personal useHere's a Dropbox download link to a scan example (footnote with character size of 1mm) done with the xcanex :https://www.dropbox.com/s/npm7bx861z7xq3d/text%20footnote%20scan%20example.pdfWe saved the scan as a PDF OCR file - you can copy and paste the text into any text editor (e.g. MS-Word) to check the OCR quality.We hope users who have the chance to try both scanners could provide more information and opinions.If you have any query on the xcanex, do feel free to write to us at yourfriend@piqximaging.com.Thanks for your interest!piQx Team

**Q: How long (in hrs) would you estimate it takes to become familiar with the scanning software for someone who is fairly computer savvy?**
A: Even if you are computer 'savvy' it may still take you a while becoming accustomed to this unit, depending upon what you are copying.  If perhaps you wish to copy an article from a magazine it can be quite simple and easy to use, especially if there is only one page involved.  The problem I ran across was while trying to convert one of our hardback books to an ebook format.  Most of our books fall into the maximum size permitted to make a dual page copy. Unless you are extremely careful the unit's software may not recognize the page size properly and in some cases the copy might not be good enough for OCR.  If you have a softcover novel it is much easier to copy.  After a little practice, because of their software, the pages mostly come out flat and straight and are acceptable for you ebook use.  Be sure to download their latest software updates, it makes all the difference in the world.  Watch all of their instructional videos first it will speed things up greatly.  Expect to spend anywhere from one to four hours learning.

**Q: Do you have to tether this to a computer, or can you scan to an SD card?**
A: The xcanex has to be connected to a computer via the USB and it is USB powered. The advantages include direct scanning to the computer without having to transfer scans, direct cut and paste images/text into other applications such as reports, presentations or research consolidations. It can also directly scan to cloud systems such as Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive so that scans are automatically archived and be accessed by smartphones or tablets, or be shared with anyone instantly. Other advantages include allowing users to view/edit scans immediately, not needing to charge the scanner and being much lighter without built-in batteries.piQx Team

**Q: Is the FlatPage 2.1 Digital Page Flattening  included with this scanner on Amazon?**
A: Yes, the units we ship to Amazon always carry the latest software at the time of shipment. We are constantly improving the software by optimizing it's performance (e.g. image quality and speed), adding useful features based on users' feedback, and at the same time eliminating remaining bugs. All registered users shall receive notifications on major updates and can download them via our website. The latest release (v2.111 onwards) has a new upgrade called Pro-Photo mode whereby every little shade/detail in graphics are preserved but with undesired book shadows intelligently removed. Here's a sample of an illustrated release note for the v2.111 update:  http://www.piqximaging.com/software_update/Perfecapture%20ver2.111%20release%20notes.pdf

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome product. Stunning results!  (But you need to know the tricks)
*by L***Y on March 11, 2014*

Ok, I'm impressed -- larger companies probably wouldn't release a product like this that is essentially a Beta version, but even this version is awesome. I've used the piQx for about a month now. It takes a bit of trial and error but once you get it figured out, wow does it ever work! The results are so good they almost make one giddy. The functionality of the software -- auto-scan, auto image cleanup (including removal of the image of your finger holding the page down), ability to create lots of different document types, drag and drop pieces of images onto a canvas -- is outstanding. It also does color scans of 8½ x 11 pages that are so good they look like originals. But a caveat: you have to be reasonably patient and willing to experiment in order to get the hang of it. I'm giving it 5 stars anyway; it's one of the most innovative products I've ever purchased. Well worth both the price and the learning curve.I bought the piQx to scan a bunch of older books that aren't offered in e-Book format. I want to be able to read them on Kindle/iPad, and if possible highlight them electronically, etc. At first, using this little scanner was an exercise in frustration. My books fit on the scanner pad that comes with the unit, with space to spare on all sides. Still, using the manual, the video tutorial, and piQx support team hints, I just wasn't succeeding. A lot of pages came out as gibberish. In auto-scan mode, I would sometimes have to mess around for almost a minute before the little blue page-corner recognition dots would figure out the page size. I would raise the scanner camera as far as the stand would let me, until the software said "too high", but it still wouldn't take in the whole page. Arrrrgh.SO... here are the tricks I discovered. (BTW piQx team -- thanks so much for your helpful suggestions, both via email and here.)Trick #1: Out of desperation, I unhooked the top part of the stand, manually raised it about two inches, and taped the two parts together since there's no extender. I was sure I'd get the "too high" message, but I did not! With that single change, the dual-page scanning in auto mode works perfectly! About 10 seconds for every two pages, and the results are amazing. It looks like a typeset book rather than a scanned page. Just beautiful quality! (For some reason customer images can't be added here, but you can see my screenshot on Imgur: After the dot com, type /Yv1yRpQ. The left side is a scan using the piQx in auto dual-page scan mode, saving it as a plain PDF file, and then using Adobe Acrobat to recognize the text. The right side is the same thing, but using the built-in OCR software and saving it as an OCR'd pdf file.)Trick #2: The "define page" function (finger-pushing-button icon) works not only for pages that don't page-define automatically and stay in "raw image" format, but also works even after the page definition software has produced a "finished" typeset-like page. If the "finished" version is distorted for some reason, you can override it and re-do the page definition manually. Fantastic function if you are picky and want an absolutely perfect result.Trick #3: To get a perfect page definition if you're doing #2 above, define the borders of the page to be parallel to the four sides of the text, not necessarily parallel to the page edges.It probably goes without saying, but if you're doing book scanning, it's important to have PDF software such as Acrobat so that you can insert (rescanned) pages into a PDF file, or add newly-scanned pages to the end of a file.

### ⭐⭐ Buggy software
*by K***3 on July 5, 2014*

I purchased this scanner to scan different sizes books both on normal and glossy paper, occasional glossy brochures and newspapers. Company and its tech support is located in Singapore.Packaging was good. Package material advises not to hookup camera with usb 3 port. You have to watch helpful installation videos on included DVD which are also present on their web site and youtube. Trick is to adjust the height of camera in such a way to scan a good size book. This was thoroughly explained in their installation video. Camera has a led light so you can scan in dark too.Now comes the software which is source of major frustration. Software version on dvd is 2.1.1.0, newest update is 2.1.1.1 which can be downloaded from their web site after you enter your scanner serial number. First I installed it on my windows 8.1 laptop which only has usb3.0 port in a hope it might work but as expected did not work. . I moved onto windows 7 desktop with usb2 ports, it worked for a little while than it crashed in middle of a book scan, I restarted after crash but software did not have mode selector icon anymore so I uninstalled it on that machine and moved onto windows 7 laptop with same results, most crashes happened on book scan module, other modes worked flawlessly such as sheet and business card modes etc. After a crash software may not restart or becomes unstable so you may have to reinstall it all over again. After many crashes I shoot an email to tech support which I guess located in Singapore, answer came next day which is by my standards is late as any email takes a second to reach its destination, I guess there may be a phone number to call which I assume dials to Singapore.Scan quality is awesome and software has different book modes such as single page, dual page for both left to right and right to left languages. Finger shadows removed successfully. Pages deskewed and spine curves were flattened with no effect on text. I was able to scan few photographs and business cards their quality was very good, after scan business cards will open in included card application prepopulated with info from the scan which I thought was cool.I finally returned it back to amazon after a week of use. I spent lot of time to troubleshoot software on three machines and did not have patience to keep going. I liked hardware and scan quality but software is the main issue here. If software crashes taken care of and scanner works with usb3 ports it will be an awesome solution to the book scanning.

### ⭐ The product design is nice, the product itself - not so much
*by J***. on January 7, 2014*

I chose to give this product a low rating because I am a MAC user and software is not available on this product despite promises to launch prior to the close of 2013. The amazon description is inaccurate. An email from the manufacturer confirms the inability and unavailability of Mac software.Despite not being able to turn the the item on and scan my head off, I went ahead and installed it on a PC laptop anyway so that I could still write a thoughtful review. It's a nice, well built design, images are nice (glossy images have glare - period) BUT the scanner SLOWs to turtle speed with heavy scanning 20+ pages, digital finger removal is time consuming and over all the program that runs the device crashes often.Frustrated and sending it back! Thankfully Amazon has great customer service and is accepting my return. They do need to correct the product description - Beta only NOT FOR MAC. Buggy at best for high work load scanning (i.e. 20 pages of a book does not a book make). 5 stars for product concept, 1 star for execution. I'm a MAC user - I'm just not used to things "crashing"! Definitely not seamless and not intuitive despite the sleek design.

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