Scanner Bin Pro - Phone Scanner Stand for Photo and Document scanning (Also Used as a Document Camera, Invented & Produced in

3.9 | 686 ratings

Price: 19.95

Last update: 09-30-2024

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Flatbed scanners simply cannot compete with your smartphone and a Scanner Bin stand. Improved resolution and color rendering compared to popular flatbed scanners. Comparable to 1200 DPI. Takes a fraction of the time to scan at a fraction of the cost and is portable.
Solve the common issues with smartphone scanning. Provides a contrasting background for consistent edge-detection and auto-cropping. Controls the lighting and provides stability and proper positioning (with multiple points of adjustment) while you scan with your smartphone.
Digitize your books, albums, photographs, receipts, letters, notes, artwork, old pictures, fragile documents, geneology papers, bills, product warranties, etc. Also used as an aid for the blind or visually impaired or as a document camera for remote learning.
Utilize the provided, high color rendering index (CRI) and very bright LED's to provide even illumination of your scanned documents from two directions. Scanning platform is 12.5” x 17.5”, LED’s powered via USB port (5VDC), full kit folds-up and weighs 12 ounces. Adjustable positions for device distance from scanning platform, alignment position of device, and position/angle of LED lighting.
Use with your phone and popular FREE APPS for document scanning like Adobe Scan, Scanbot, Evernote Scannable, CamScanner, Photomyne, vFlat, and Prizmo Go
Can be used in place of document cameras, overhead phone mounts and stands, gooseneck phone holders, flatbed scanners, photo scanners, and other dedicated electronics.

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Top reviews from the United States

Does the job

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024

This product excellently and elegantly solves the problem it was designed to address: turning one's cell phone into an efficient scanning mechanism for books. It was very simple to assemble, with well-labeled parts and clear instructions. The accompanying LEDs are sufficiently bright to illuminate the item to be scanned, and can be positioned either from above or from the sides. It is slightly wobbly, and while it is in no danger of falling down, it is easily bumped when turning the pages of large books, and takes a moment or two to stabilize. (There is no obvious solution to the problem unless the product was expensively redesigned out of plastic rather than sturdy cardboard.) Although I'm sure the $500+ dedicated book scanners would do a superior job, for the price of a cell phone I already own and this product, the quality is more than sufficient. If you need to scan books and have a capable cell phone, this product inexpensively provides the necessary accompanying tool.

KReview

Good for the price

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024

This works really well. I regret spending hundreds of dollars on a scanner camera system I previously purchased. Pros: I can use the camera on my phone which is getting better with each new model. The inexpensive price. Weight is light and can be dissembled to store flat if needed. Comes with LED lights. Cons: Flimsy and wobbly. Too many pieces to assemble - the instructional YouTube video is necessary, not optional. Overall: This is more like a DIY project you can make with a cardboard box. If want the convenience of cardboard pieces already cut at a reasonable price, then this is a good option.

Beth

Works great

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023

I had the idea to make a cardboard light box, for photographing documents with my phone. But for the price of the two LED strips, these guys include the box. For its simplicity, price, and effectiveness, I highly recommend it. Here's some details. It's easy to put together, the pieces pop out from a few cardboard sheets. The lights are bright and adjustable, as pictured. Lighting from the side avoids glare from a glossy surfaces, awesome. The height of the top piece is also adjustable. At the upper limit, my modest android phone captured more than a full 8.5x11 document at 200dpi, lowering the top gets the phone closer, so I can do photos at 300dpi. The limitation is that it is not a full box, it's three sided (as pictured). This allows easy access to the interior, to get docs/photos in and out quickly, and to arrange the lights. But it is not strong, it'll hold up your tablet just fine, but not your cat. I'm glad I got it, saved me the effort of chopping my own box and rigging lights.

Dylan

Pretty good one time use stand.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024

It did the job for a fraction of the cost of a scanner, and I didn’t need to tare my documents apart to use it. However the cardboard was flimsy upon delivery, making the build pretty difficult. I’m giving it 3 stars cause again got the job done. However I suggest you be very careful taking the components apart when setting up. The stand itself was wobbly, the side panels caved in on itself and I had to constantly maneuver my hands around the led wires when changing the page.

SandieGeek

False advertisement - this gadget is NOT suitable for 12" x 12" scrapbook layouts

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023

I am all for supporting small business and this a good idea, but, regretfully, it is falsely advertises that you can take beautiful flat pictures of your 12" x 12" layouts. As you can see in the picture, the black cardstock is 12" x 12" but the sides do not appear in the picture. The white cardstock in the middle is 8.5" x 11" (US letter size) can barely make in the picture's width. The top panel it set up at the highest possible level. Based on my calculations, you can roughly get a width up to 9.25" visible in the pictures. Since I already glued the LED lights I cannot return it and this was a waste of money for me.

I would gladly pay more money if they can make it wide and tall enough to take true pics of 12" x 12". For more stability and precision, they could use balsa wood for the main body instead of corrugated cardboard. Keep the corrugated cardboard only for the LED lights flaps. I find it very unstable and the smallest wrong move can change it's position or knock it over.

Does a great job - love the lighting

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023

I wanted to scan a lot of family pictures and this really helped. It was easy to use once it was assembled. The instructions were weird-having to read two pages and piece them together. Why not put it all on one page? I figured it out but it took a few. It would be helpful to provide a video link to demonstrate how to put it together and how it works. It feels very flimsy. I wish it were made if something more stable. The adjustment for height did not stay and required me to put binder clips on all four corners in order to get it to stay put each time I adjusted it. The set up is cumbersome due to the instability of the cardboard. It will work for my purposes, just not sure for how long. I used the Photomyne camera remote to keep it from moving as I hit the picture button. Maybe include one with the kit? I use the Photomyne app. Worked very well and made quick work of my task. Overall I would definitely recommend this. I would buy a stronger version with better adjustments in height if it were offered.

Esther Schindler

I love the premise. But I couldn't get it to work.

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2024

I have several boxes of old photos and documents to scan, so I thought this would be a handy way to set up an assembly line. I could set the phone on top and shuffle the papers in the bottom section: click, click, click.

Nice premise. But after struggling with the setup for an hour or two, I gave up.

Putting the stand together took too long. I understand that some folks are happy to watch a video for setup instructions, but I am not one of them. Give me a clear manual with pictures and diagrams!

Once I got everything assembled, I found that the stand is flimsy. A minor bump makes the whole thing teeter. And by "minor bump," I mean, "I pressed the button on the phone to take a picture." After another hour of experimentation, I gave up.

I'm bummed. I like the idea a lot! (I'm giving it an extra star just for "good idea!") But the execution isn't workable.

Fortunately, it's inexpensive, so I don't feel too bad about throwing it out. Because that's the fate of this failed experiment. Bummer.

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