Comparison of Microfilm Scanners
Digital Reader/Scanner and
Optical Reader/Scanner
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| Digital Systems |
ScanPro1000
patents pend. |
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Why This Is Important |
| Optical Systems |
Canon
Minolta |
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| Digital Systems |
| ST200, ST200X |
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| Integrated, Compact Digital Microfilm Scanner - Important parts and assemblies are not exposed to the public |
 Yes |
Smallest footprint |
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 No |
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| No |
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| One View Screen with One Software Program for Making ALL Adjustments to The Microfilm Image - Sometimes called "What You See Is What You Get" |
| Yes |
All adjustments |
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| No |
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| No |
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| Types of Microforms Viewed and Scanned at High Resolution - Fiche, Jackets, Aperture cards, roll film (16/35mm and cartridge), micro opaques, ultra fiche. |
| Yes |
All microforms |
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| No |
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| No |
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| Magnification Range with Single Zoom Lenses 7X to* 54X or 7X to 100X |
| Yes |
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| No |
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| No |
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| High Resolution Scanning - Resolution is a measure of image quality. Higher numbers are better. A resolution of 300dpi1 or better is considered archival quality. |
| Yes |
300dpi |
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| Yes |
400dpi |
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| No |
122dpi |
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| Fast High Resolution Scanning Speed - Complete your look-ups, and research and capture the information quickly and efficiently. |
| Yes |
1 Second |
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| Yes |
6 Second |
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| No |
75 seconds |
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| Fast Scanner to PC Interface - The transfer of high resolution files from the scanner to the PC requires a fast interface. |
| Yes |
firewire (fastest) |
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| Yes |
SCSI (fast) |
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| No |
USB (slowest) |
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| Automatic Freeze Frame and Image Enhancement - Automatic features reduce complexity and make a scanner easy-to-use. |
| Yes |
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
not available |
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| Image Editing - Straighten, crop, adjust brightness adjust, contrast, invert, mirror, and sharpen prior to scanning saves time. |
| Yes |
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| Yes |
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| No |
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| Customizable Tool Bar - Select only the features needed for a particular application, keeps the toolbar simple and easy-to-use |
| Yes |
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
not available |
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| Save and Restore Settings - Customize your toolbar for an application, save and recall as a setting with a single "CLICK". |
| Yes |
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
not available |
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| Single CLICK advances to next image with Automatic Framing - Automatic features reduce complexity and makes microfilm easy-to-use. |
| Yes |
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
not available |
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| Unattended Automatic Scanning - The Auto-Scan™ plug-in adds automatic scanning for roll film. |
| Yes |
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optional
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
not available |
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| Remote Internet Access (standard) - Use your scanner across the internet. |
| Yes |
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standard
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| No |
not available |
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| No |
optional purchase |
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| 1 The ScanPro 1000 uses the industry standard "at document" measurement for the reporting of resolution (dpi). The ScanPro 1000 alternative "at sensor" reporting of resolution (dpi) is 7,257 dpi. |
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