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Planon DPENR700 Docupen R700 B&W Pen Scanner

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Media Type	Paper
Scanner Type	Text, Document
Brand	Planon
Connectivity Technology	USB
Item Dimensions LxWxH	11.7 x 10.4 x 1.8 inches
Item Weight	1.1 Pounds

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Battery Operated for Full Portability Purposes. Stores Up to 100 Pages into Memory
Scans Take Approximately 4 to 8 Seconds
Scans a Full Page Width Including Text & Graphics
Free PaperPort Software Included with OCR Capability
Rechargeable lithium-Ion Batteries

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Product Description

SCANNER, DOCUPEN R700 B&W PEN SCANNER, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY THROUGH USB

From the Manufacturer

The DocuPen is a patented, fully portable full-page scanner that is the size of a pen yet weighs less than 2 ounces and is only 8.5 inches long. While traditional pen scanners only read individual lines of text and are unable to scan graphics, the DocuPen scans an entire megabyte of flash memory. The DocuPen meets the need for quick, convenient out-of-office scanning of most any document.

The DocuPen R700, includes a rechargeable feature that allows it to remain perpetually charged without utilizing a separate charging unit. Once a user plugs the DocuPen R700 into a computer's USB port to download the scanned information, the scanner's batteries are automatically recharged.

The DocuPen R700 also features a dual-roller guiding system and optical registration technology to enhance the user experience by creating a smoother scanning operation and a more accurate scan. The dual-roller guiding system includes strategically placed rollers scans. Using optical registration technology, the DocuPen R700, can create a highly accurate scan using its optical timing and registration system.

The DocuPen is capable of storing up to 100 pages into memory and takes approximately 4 to 8 seconds per second. The DocuPen is different from other pen scanners in that it scans a full page width and therefore scans the entire page including text and graphics in just 4 seconds. Other handheld and pen scanners only scan single lines of text and cannot scan graphics, making them much less practical. In comparison, the DocuPen is truly a breakthrough in technological development because it fully realizes the potential of what other pen size scanners tried to accomplish.

What's in the Box
DocuPen R700 with built-in lithium ion battery, ScanSoft Paper Port OCR software, leather case, user's guide, warranty card

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Product Dimensions

11.7 x 10.4 x 1.8 inches

Item Weight

1.1 pounds

ASIN

B0002W5QXW

Item model number

DPENR700

Batteries

2 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)

Customer Reviews

39 ratings

3.5 out of 5 stars

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

July 7, 2004

Manufacturer

Planon

Language

English, French, Spanish

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Gerald

Product only as good as Seller

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2008

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My first Docupen R700 was defective out of the box. Thank goodness I purchased it from DataVision through Amazon. Planon's tech support was at the ready to help me download all new software, etc. to determine why my scans were severely distorted. They concluded that the product was defective and recommended replacement. Planon's RMA department (a disaster) took 1 1/2 weeks to generate a return number and could only promise a 3-4 week turn around for replacement. The retailer, DataVision, came to my rescue with a new pen and it worked splendily on the first try.
The pen produces adequate scans to help me view historical documents outside of their storage archives. Copies, while not beautiful, are adequate and permit copies without damage to bindings. The scans cannot equal those of a flatbed, but one can't pack a flatbed in the shirt pocket either.

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LCF/Bill

Sorry to be a wet blanket

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2005

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Bought it. Tried it. Returned it.

Scanning was very difficult to control and it was too easy to have areas of compression or where the scan is stretched. I would have thought that a well designed device could compensate for variations in scan speed. I may have been able to practice further and get better results, but I probably have less patience than the others extolling this product. On the plus side, the company has at long last delivered on its promise for MacOS X drivers and deserves business for this alone.

What I now use in place of the Docupen is a photocopier (in the library) and and the incomparably useful Fujitsu ScanSnap (in my office). The result is high quality PDFs of paper documents and journal articles unavailable in electronic format. The quality far exceeds what the Docupen can deliver.

12 people found this helpful

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Sophist

Very nice device

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2005

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They call this a "Handheld Pen Scanner". That's not a good description of this excellent device. This product is a handheld PAGE scanner. An IRIS pen is a Handheld Pen Scanner. With an IRIS pen, you scan things on a word by word basis. Basically, you handle an IRIS pen like an outliner. Its very fast, but its also quite tedious if you have to scan more then a few lines of text. With the Docupen, you scan on a page basis. So one swipe of the wand, and you have an entire page. With the IRIS Pen, you need to be connected to a computer via a USB port. The Docupen has 2MBs of flash memory, so your scans are saved right on the device. The latest version of the Docupen includes a rechargeable battery that charges every time you connect it to your computer through the USB cable.

I have seen some reviews complaining about the scanning quality of the Docupen. I think the scanning quality is quite good for a hand feed scanning device. The Docupen allows you to scan at two resolution levels. The higher resolution level provides better OCR performance. I use a different OCR program then the one provided with Docupen, and I have had very few problems even at low resolution scan levels. I have seen some complaints about the OCR performance from this device. However, based on my experiences, I suspect a good part of those problems concerns the quality of the OCR package being used. If you can live without OCR, the low resolution rate is more then sufficient. In this mode, you save your images in a data base like End Note or File Maker, and they are available for reading.

HINTS: when you use the device, scan the page across the shortest distance. So scan across pages, not down pages. Also start the scan on the part of the page with the most white space. Don't scan from the binding out, scan from the outside in.

All is not perfect with this device. The interface with the computer is clumsy. I am on a MAC so I expect an easer to use interface (YES IT WORKS ON AN OSX MAC!). The major part of the problem concerns the auto power off feature. Its set so fast, that its difficult to turn the device on, and then move your hand over to the PC to initiate the image captures. This is silly on the R700 model because the device is being recharged as soon as you connect it to the USB port so there is no need to conserve power when power is coming down the USB cable.

The wand had 2 MB of flash memory. That's fine for occasional scan use, but for researchers, 2MB is not enough. I would like to see the flash memory bumped up to one or two GB. I would also like to see Bluetooth on the device to eliminate the need for cables. I can always plug the device in to a recharger at the end of the day.

I think they should also consider building a wider wand that would allow the use of a display on the device that shows what was just scanned. That way, you would know that you got what you needed. I don't want to fuss with a computer while I am in the library. Finally, I would like to see the capture rate increased. Faster capture rates would make the device less fussy about the speed you move the wand across the page.

All in all, I am quite pleased with this device. I am looking forward to the next generation of this product.

22 people found this helpful

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Rhonda Howard

false advertising claims

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2006

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The DocuPen holds, at a maximum, 10 pages. When I called customer service about this, I was told that the unit's capacity was being exceeded because I was scanning "high resolution images." Photos? No. Pictures? No. I was scanning printed pages from books. Apparently the DocuPen can only hold around 10 pages of normal text. The 50 page limit described in their advertising apparently refers to pages with a sentence or 2 on them, rather than actual pages in books or journals--very odd considering it's touted as a tool for students. A complete waste of time and money. I returned it and now I'm back to using the photocopier. Don't bother with this one, it's not at all what they claim.

17 people found this helpful

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fred

Perfect for Receipts

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2011

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I purchased this item for scanning my expense receipts while travelling on business. I used to have to carry all the receipts home and scan them in manually. I was skeptical due to the bad reviews here but this turned out to be exactly what I need. I have scanned small restaurant receipts and full pages as well. It is quite easy to get a straight scan if you place the paper on a flat surface such as a desk. The small size and light weight make it perfect for my laptop case. The software is rudimentary but gets the job done. The scans are exported as TIFF files.

I would recommend this to anyone who needs to make quick scans such as receipts for expense reports. What a time saver!

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Jainde

great help for the library !!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2006

Verified Purchase

I needed it to get information from the library. To avoid sitting and copying and to be able to get it fast without spending my valious time there.

The DocuPen did it great. The first time is rather time consuming until getting it right but afterwards it turns to be a great accesory. A useful suggestion: take your laptop with you to transfer and check every few pages. Use it in 200 dpi.

9 people found this helpful

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Angelo O. Mercado

Works with Mac OS X; might be best for recent texts in Roman letters

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2005

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I'm currently a grad student working on ancient languages, and, after learning that Mac OS X drivers can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website, I bought the DocuPen for research library trips. Though it takes some getting used to, I'm looking forward to getting a lot of mileage out of it. Test runs on texts seem to indicate that it might be best for texts that are not so old, in Roman letters, and/or printed not so small. (See my submitted images of scans for comparison.)