Product Comparisons

Comparison of Microfilm Digital Scanner

features which affect performance

 

ScanPro 2000

Canon

and

Minolta

ST 200 & ST200X

Integrated, Compact Digital Microfilm Scanner - Important parts and assemblies are not exposed to the public.

Check box yes

Integrated

 check box no

check box no
not available

One View Screen with One Software Program - for Viewing, Making ALL Adjustments to The Microfilm Image, and for scanning- Sometimes called "What You See Is What You Get".

Check box yes

Easy-to-use

 check box no

check box no
not available

All Types of Microforms Viewed and Scanned at High Resolution - Fiche, Jackets, Aperture cards, roll film (16/35mm and cartridge), micro opaques, ultra fiche.

Check box yes

One machine

 check box no

check box no
not available

Single Integrated Zoom Lenses - The Complete Magnification Range is covered with Single Zoom Lenses 7X to* 54X or 7X to 105X.

Check box yes
Optical

check box no

check box no
not available

High Resolution Scanning - Resolution is a measure of image quality. Higher numbers are better. A resolution of 300dpi1 or better is considered archival.

Check box yes

300dpi

Check box yes

400dpi

check box no

122dpi

Fast High Resolution Scanning Speed - Complete your look-ups, and research and capture the information quickly and efficiently.

Check box yes

1 Second

Check box yes

6 Second

check box no

75 Seconds

Fast Scanner to PC Interface - The transfer of high resolution files from the scanner to the PC requires a fast interface.

Check box yes

firewire-fastest

Check box yes

SCSI-fast

check box no

USB-slow

Automatic Freeze Frame and Image Enhancement - Automatic features reduce complexity and make a scanner easy-to-use.

Check box yes
included

check box no

check box no
not available

Image Editing - Straighten, crop, adjust brightness adjust, contrast, invert, mirror, and sharpen prior to scanning saves time.

Check box yes
included

 Check box yes

check box no
not available

Customizable Tool Bar - Select only the features needed for a particular application, keeps the toolbar simple and easy-to-use

Check box yes

included

 check box no

check box no
not available

Save and Restore Settings - Customize your toolbar for an application, save and recall as a setting with a single "CLICK".

 Check box yes

included

 check box no

not available

check box no

not available

Single CLICK advances to next image with Automatic Framing - Automatic features reduce complexity and makes microfilm easy-to-use.

 Check box yes

included

 check box no

not available

check box no

not available

Unattended Automatic Scanning - The Auto-Scan™ plug-in adds automatic scanning for roll film.

Check box yes

optional

 check box no

not available

 check box no

not available

Remote Internet Access (standard) - Use your scanner across the internet.

 Check box yes

standard

 check box no

not available

 check box no

purchase

1 The ScanPro 2000 uses the industry standard "at document" measurement for the reporting of resolution (dpi). The ScanPro 2000 alternative "at sensor" reporting (used by some equipment) of resolution (dpi) is 7,257 dpi.