INSWAN INS-2 13MP 4K Ultra HD USB Visualiser/Document Camera/Visualizer, A3 format, Dual-Mode Auto Focus, Visualiser for Teaching, Compatible for Windows, MacOS, iPad, Chromebook

My context is that I'm an online maths tutor. Working online I sometimes need to be face-to-face and sometimes I need to present documents. I've found a brilliant workaround to be able to do both at once: I have the main camera on the video conferencing app on me and this supplementary camera open in a new window and present that window. The Documate software opens the camera and I can simply present the image. Magic! This is what the blurb says: "Documate is our recommended software application to control your Inswan document camera. It provides powerful learning-enhancing features such as rotation, snapshot annotation, and video recording, allowing teachers to capture still and streaming images of 2D and 3D objects and display them on large monitors and projector screens. You can also use Documate to scan paper documents and extra text for editing through optical character recognition (OCR). " I'd agree that the Documate software is fine for all the things they claim. There's also a whiteboard function and you can import pictures AND you can save the pictures to albums or any folder you like. I was struggling with a supplementary web cam but it wasn't ideal. This is MUCH better. It has saved me time and gives me much more flexibility in the way I can present stuff. I am utterly delighted with the device ... and my students get a much better experience as well. If you are teaching/tutoring/lecturing online, you'll be delighted with it as well.

Very pleased with this product. Have been using this the past couple of days to photograph documents onto a laptop in the National Archive in London. It has worked extremely well and several researchers have asked us about it. So, 100% happy.

I bought this for teaching English online and doing worksheets / grammar studies on paper with the student via zoom. The combination of light and camera are excellent and the vision of anything put under is fantastic. However there is a little and what must be a common problem. My desk is free standing on floorboards. Sadly between the floorboards and the legs the desk top wobbles just slightly when I am writing anything on the desk. This wasn’t something I had even noticed until setting up the camera and realizing that small movement was translating to a huge wobble on the articulated arm. The arm itself seems a little flimsy and it’s joints are also a week point. I will say that if my desk/table was perfectly stable (i.e. connected to or put against a wall) then this wouldn’t be a problem. But, as is, it’s something everyone needs consider if considering this product.

Nice piece of kit

I did my teacher training in a school with exceptionally high quality overhead cameras. This camera easily competes with other options that are far more expensive. You can reverse the shot, which I struggled to see in the description. I would highly recommend.

This is a high resolution camera with a built-in microphone. It can therefor be used for video capture, I found that using Zoom on Ubuntu linux it was detected without problem and was up and running in seconds. It can also be used for document capture; although they have no native application for Linux, they do have a web-browser version and this worked perfectly, allowing me to capture and edit images. The unit itself is robust and well made, with a reassuring weight to it. The camera resolution is excellent, allowing detailed images or details to be capture with ease. There is an in-built LED although in my tests this wasn't really terribly bright. The whole thing folds up very neatly allowing easy transport along with a laptop or other device. A nice piece of equipment - would recommend.

I like this as it is a relatively small and neat unit to keep in your laptop bag and can be used for a good-quality webcam or for its main purpose as a document scanner. It is connected via a USB-A type connector from the built-in lead. The base is metal, so it gives some weight, which helps keep it stable. It is well-made, and I think it is a great little item.

When software has been installed (available from Inswan website, download both main software and Twain to be certain Windows will recognize the camera) and camera connected, a dialog box appears "to use this app, open privacy settings and change the settings to allow this app to use your camera and microphone" this is referring to the PC settings; Start/Settings/type camera/select camera privacy settings/choose ON to both settings. Restart software and camera will then connect. When it comes to scanning Books/Booklets, its a real pain, because there are 3 adjustable parts, lining them up to match the scanning area is a nightmare. Each time the booklet did not come out rectangular as i could not align them properly and if i could get it right I would have to do this each day. Inswan should have included a base or mat with alignment markings to make this easy and with the camera headpiece there's no way of telling if it is fully level over the pages, and such the images are warped, this should have a locking-in-place mechanism or similar to let the user know its level. The term Document Camera should be removed from the listings. If your looking to scan booklets keep looking elsewhere. It could also do with an on/off switch as I have it plugged into the rear of my PC so the indication light is always on. The image quality though it is very clear, my flatbed scanner image though is way better. I am now using this primarily for taking scans of my Coin Collection and Mineral and Gemstone collection for which it takes great quality images. But as a Document Camera I cannot recommend it. It's not worth the price I paid for it. Looks like I'll have to go back to a flatbed scanner for my booklets, slow but at least there's no alignment needed.

This item exactly matches it's advertised description. Well packed. well presented. easy to set up and great peformance.

Ligero y compacto. Buena calidad. Ideal para tener a mano cuando viajas. Tiene toda las características de la INSWAN INS-2, en un formato mas práctico.

This is my go-to doc camera for tutoring reading online. Great clarity. Easy to use. Large viewing area—I need to be able to view an 11X16” or 12X18”whiteboard. I use the free app that is associated with it for reading printed books with my students. I am able to annotate as we read and the clarity is great 👍

Impeccable. Merveilleux cadeau d'anniversaire pour la fille jeune professeure. Elle aurait préféré ne pas avoir à utiliser un adaptateur car cet accessoire propose une prise USB . Sinon tout est parfait.

Ich bin echt dankbar, dass ich dieses Gerät gefunden habe! Es erleichtert mir meine Arbeit massiv (Hausbesuche, Therapie). Das benötigte Programm funktioniert sehr gut. Hier noch eine kleine Zusammenfassung: - Es können einzelne Dokumente eingescannt werden oder mehrere Seiten zu einem PDF/JPG-Datei zusammengefasst werden. - Was mich sehr freut ist, dass ich die Seitenränder definieren kann und somit das Dokument präzise eingespielt wird. Diese Einstellung bleibt auch bei einem mehrseitigem Druck bestehen und erspart somit sehr viel Zeit. - Der Fokus kann nachgestellt werden. - Beleuchtung kann auch zusätzlich eingeschaltet werden. - Es ist sehr flach und sehr leicht. - Ich verwende es jeden Tag mehrmals. Bisher hat es einwandfrei funktioniert. Absolute Kaufempfehlung!