First, the NetumScan Pro scanning software is downloadable from the manufacturer's site. At the time of this review, the file is called "NetumScan Pro Install version 2.2.554". Once on the main page, click "Support" then "Document Camera Setup Guide." Download and install. It's easy, and products have been distributing software and drivers this way for almost 30 years. Don't be dissuaded on this point by other reviews.The software is the most impressive part of the scanner combo. You can scan a book automatically two pages simultaneously, turning pages every few seconds as the camera automatically shoots. The OCR is unbelievably good and effortlessly handles the pages' curvature. Separated pages seamlessly reflow together if you use the correct format (see below), and scanning an entire book takes a tiny fraction of time compared to what a flatbed scanner could do.As your source material adds complications, it can trip up the OCR. Side text boxes can be hit-or-miss, and while simple graphics get isolated effectively, increasing complexity will reveal the program's limits. But it's a dream come true for straight text and simple graphics. The program also catches italics, bold, and inset paragraphs in my tests.To use the OCR, select "Document" at the top as the scan type, then on the right panel, choose Text, Excel, Word, PDF(Text), or PDF(Search) as the document type. These are the OCR types, and the OCR language selection option will ONLY appear after selecting from among these formats. The OCR is exceptional, and the UI should highlight it more effectively!Some reviewers moan about the lack of PDF text support, but this is false. The format called "PDF(Text)" actually photographs a book and then converts it to straight text right on top of the photo of whatever paper holds the original text. I've never seen anything like it, and it's impressive. However, I don't use PDF because I want reflow capability for eBook support, which PDF can't achieve. For this reason, if you wish to convert a book to an eBook, you're better off scanning to Word format, which does reflow, and then you may use Calibre or some other utility to convert to ePub from there. Scanning directly to ePub would be a nice feature to see in the future.I verified the Image Size setting of 4160 x 3104 actually takes pictures at that resolution. That multiplies to nearly 13 megapixels, so the reviewer claiming it only takes only 8-megapixel scans is mistaken.Features worthy of improvement:I took two photos to test the scanner, and then the autofocus permanently died on the camera. I exchanged the scanner through Amazon, and the replacement has been holding up. Another review complained of blurry photos, so I suspect the autofocus is a potential point of failure.NetumScan Pro automatically recognizes the camera once plugged in, but there is a bug in that the OCR features will only appear if you plug in the scanner BEFORE you start the program. It's a minor annoyance that hopefully gets fixed.It would have been a better product if it had a power button. I'm uncomfortable leaving a camera running 24/7, so the only way to power it down is to unplug the USB cable.The head folds down for compact storage. However, this mechanism releases with a ton of force, and if you aren't careful, the top will snap down hard. Shocks like this aren't ideal for the camera, so take great care when folding it in.Given the pros and cons, I am very impressed with what it can do, and despite the quirks I mentioned, it gets a cautious five stars.

i have been looking everywhere for a scanner that can scan 12x12, on a small box this scanner will scan 12x12 and I love it. easy to use and start

If you don't have your own scanner and OCR software like Adobe Acrobat, I would give this a pass. Getting any software or drivers out of China is always risky, and it appears that this product is badly infested. The camera also doesn't appear to be the specified 13 MP, which I run into a lot. It's quite common to have interpolation in the software/driver/chip that increases the pixel count of the image while not increasing the actual resolution of the sensor. A lot of pixels are just faked by averaging the neighboring pixels. That just makes for a blurry image. Not what you want for a document scanner!

There appears to be no way to download the software, probably because they got caught with Trojan viruses inside the software package that has been confirmed by multiple antivirus softwares like bit defender, software and device are out of China, use extreme caution. Nice camera, but i would not use the software package.

I ordered this as an alternative to my Epson V-850 scanner.I often need to scan a document quickly, and that's not something easily accomplished with my Epson. This NetumScan 13MP Book Document Camera Scanner plugs into my laptop and provides a quicker alternative to the Epson.When I plugged the scanner in, both of my laptops (one running Win 10 and the other running Win 11) recognized it as a camera. Downloading the software, though, was tougher than it should have been. The short user manual enclosed with the scanner tells you to scan a QR code or follow the link. There is no link to follow. The QR code just takes you to the NetumScan website. Searching for the software on the NetumScan website results in a link to a Google Drive file that no longer exists. If you try to find this actual scanner on the NetumScan website, you won't find it. There is only a single document camera shown, and it's not this model.I was finally able to get the software by using a Chrome browser, right clicking on the software link, using save as, and then opening the file I had saved. Expect your antivirus software and Windows Defender to issue multiple warnings when downloading the software or installing it.Once installed, I opened the scanning software and grabbed a couple of documents to test out the scanner. First, I could not save the documents as PDF files. The choices were BMP, JPG, PNG, or TIFF. After messing around with the settings, PDF was added as a choice. I found that the autocrop feature works well, but if there is a way to adjust the crop, it's not obvious.When using the scanner, you need to reduce the level of any overhead lights. If there is a lot of light shining overhead, the document you are scanning will have a shadow caused by the scanner's arm. I turned off the room lights and relied on the scanner's built in light source.The scans that are produced are clean and clear. The placement guide that is on the included scanning mat make quick work of scanning multiple pages. You can set the scanner to automatically take pictures at adjustable intervals, so you can just keep turning pages until your job is done without having to hit the scan button. I did not test the OCR function, mostly because it's not a feature I'm likely to use.In summary, this is a nice document camera/scanner that is held back by insufficient documentation and sloppy software download implementation.