Comparison

Comparison of Microfilm Viewer and Scanner Systems	ST200/200X All Digital System	Analog Systems Kodak Minolta Canon	Other Digital Systems EyeCom ScanPro
Digital Viewing View all images on the PC prior to scanning rather than on an old reader printer type analog viewer screen	YES	NO	YES
*Library User Software designed for secure, walk-up user functionality:*
Security Able to operate on a secure limited user desktop.	YES	YES	YES
Integrated Digital Output Able to output only the scanned images to CD, USB flash drive and or submit to the email server without saving to hard drive and leaving the scanning software to launch other applications.	YES	NO	NO
User selects Single and or Multipage file formats User is able to select digital image formats of PDF one file, PDF many files, JPEG, PNG, uncompressed tiff, and compressed group 4 tiff.	YES	NO	NO
Post Scan Edit (crop, adjust contrast and brightness, sharpen, invert, rotate, mirror) images after scanning, prior to saving to electronic media	YES	NO	NO
Auto Purge After each user session is properly closed out, the last user’s image files are automatically removed from desktop so as not to leave them for other users to see or use up disk space and slow performance.	YES	NO	NO
Resolution Able to scan full width of 35mm roll film at up to 2700 dpi.	YES	NO	NO*
Multimedia platform Able to digitize and edit opaque microcards, microfiche, 8mm, 16mm, & 35mm roll microfilm, 35mm positive color slides and 35mm color negatives without changing hardware carriers or software.	YES	NO	NO
Universal Lens Able to zoom in to 48X (ST200) 96X (ST200X) and out to 7X without purchasing or having to change out additional lenses.	YES	NO	NO
Viewer Mode Print (ST200) & Store (ST200X) Able to optionally view, print and save digital images to digital media without having to open up and use any PC software applications	YES	NO	NO
Standard PC/USB Operation Able to use with any standard PC without adding a manufacturer’s proprietary graphics board, Firewire board or PC system	YES	NA	NO
Push Buttons on system to adjust brightness and contrast of images, rotate and invert the positive and negative viewing of images on the PC monitor	YES	NO	NO
Freeze Frame Able to pause the displaying of images on the monitor during film search. (this prevents the nausea some customers feel when they see film images move rapidly across the screen)	YES	NO	NO
Internet Access Able to offer as an option, Remote Film Access to patrons outside the library through only a high speed internet connection. The patron would require no special viewing software.	YES	NO	NO
Upgradeable Components Able to upgrade hardware components such as camera and scanners as technology changes without having to purchase an entire new system.	YES	NO	NO
*Scan Resolution Mega Pixel Equivalents: EyeCom 3.1MP, ScanPro 6.1MP, ST200 7.2MP, ST200X 12.9MP

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Comparison of ST Imaging’s ST200 and New ST200X Viewer and Scanner Systems	ST200 Motorized w/MOCA System	ST200-X Motorized w/MOCA System
Digital Viewing View all images on the PC prior to scanning rather than on an old reader printer type analog viewer screen	YES	YES
*ScanWrite Library Software designed for secure, walk-up user functionality:*
Security: operate on a secure limited user desktop.	YES	YES
Integrated Digital Output: output only the scanned images to CD, USB flash drive and or submit to the email server without saving to hard drive and leaving the scanning software to launch other applications.	YES	YES
Post Scan Edit (crop, adjust contrast and brightness, sharpen, invert, rotate, mirror) images after scanning, prior to saving to electronic media	YES	YES
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
Scan Resolution* ST Direct Film scanner: Full width of 35mm roll film at up to 2700 dpi.	YES	YES
Optional higher resolution 35mm roll film to scan at up to 3600dpi.		YES
Multimedia platform and a single lens assembly to capture: View and scan 7X to 42X on microfiche, microcards, 16mm, & 35mm roll microfilm, 35mm positive color slides and 35mm color negatives without changing hardware carriers or software.	YES	YES
Also view up to 96X and scan up to 87X microfiche, microcards, roll film		YES
Reader Printer Emulation Mode View, Print images at up to 1024 x 768 resolution without having to leave viewer mode or open up any PC software applications	YES	YES
Also capture images at up to 1280 x 1024 resolution and print or save them to SD card media without having to leave viewer mode or open up any PC software applications		YES
Application Recommendations
Roll Film transmitted over the Internet Remote Film Access to library roll film collections through a high speed internet connection.	YES
Archiving Roll Film Use ST Direct Film Scanner to scan from roll film for archival digital storage	YES
Multimedia Highest Quality Image capture from Roll Film, Microfiche, and Micro Cards		YES
Ultrafiche View up to 96X and scan up to 87X microfiche (Ultrafiche)		YES
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Speed of performance, Highest Resolutions, Functionality		YES

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