SARA CE - Camera Edition Scanning And Reading Appliance

“I am so happy that I could bust! I have had my SARA CE now for about 46 hours, and I have been able to go through approximately 15 pounds of documents, most of which are now outdated and disposable. I am totally blind, and this is a huge step for me, because I can do this privately, without someone else reacting to my materials before I even know what they are. I have tried other scanning systems before over the past 20 or so years, and my SARA CE is far and away the best of 'em all. ”
- Mark Blier


See a video feature of the SARA CE in action

See the SARA CE in Action (Short Video)



Freedom Scientific’s SARA™ CE (Scanning And Reading Appliance, Camera Edition) is the next-generation self-contained scanning and reading appliance for the blind and those with low vision.


The SARA CE is simple to use. Just place a printed page under the camera, and the SARA CE instantly starts reading it to you with RealSpeak™ human-sounding speech. No computer experience is needed. You don’t even need to push a button to read almost any printed material – books, magazines, mail, and more. The camera automatically senses when a new page is presented.

Listen to the SARA CE voices


Packed with Features

A built-in keypad with brightly-colored tactile keys provides access to a wealth of additional features. Pause reading, move forward and backward, or hear a word spelled out. Change the reading speed and volume. Select a different voice. Scan and read in one of 16 languages. Change the scanning mode to capture bound books, and save them on the 160GB hard drive or a USB thumb drive. Read one of the 222 classic novels that come already installed.

The SARA CE talks you through each step with audible menus. There is even built-in Help and an audible onboard user manual.

Low Vision Features

Connect a monitor to access the customizable low vision features. Increase the text size. Change text and background colors. Add more space between letters, and highlight words as they are spoken.

Fast, Automatic Page Capture

In automatic mode, the SARA CE senses motion, so it knows to snap an image whenever you turn a page. Place your paperback novel sideways, and the SARA CE will snap two pages at a time. You can keep turning pages and capturing images while the SARA CE reads to you.

Now with ABBYY FineReader® added to the OmniPage® OCR engine, the SARA CE has the fastest print to speech conversion yet

SARA CE Pricing for U.S. Customers


SARA Scanning and Reading Appliance: $1,895

SARA Scanning and Reading Appliance with 19" monitor: $2,295

SARA Scanning and Reading Appliance with 22" monitor: $2,495

SARA CE one-year Product Maintenance Agreement: $190

GSA Schedule Contract #GS-35F-0265X
GSA Information
The SARA CE with a page of printed text

 

Built-in Braille Support

Additional option to use Braille. Just connect one of our portable Braille displays — such as the Focus or a PAC Mate™ Portable Braille Display — to the USB port of the SARA CE, and documents can be read in Braille in addition to speech.

More SARA CE Features

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Read the SARA CE data sheet (PDF)