Scanners Comparison Chart
Properties
Type
Image sensor
Interface
Max. optical resolution
Scanning speed
Effective scan size
Applicable documents
Paper thickness
Scanning trigger
Colors modes
Scanner dimensions
L x W x H
L x W x H
Scanner weight
Power source
Power consumption
Regulatory / environmental requirement
Operating systems
OCR software options
General notes
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ScanShell 800R / 800NR

A6 pass-through
Linear color CMOS
USB 2.0 (High speed)
600 x 1200 dpi
(B&W); (Colors)
105mm width
Paper / plastic cards, A6 forms
0.1mm to 1.5mm
Electro-mechanicals sensor / built-in button
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
185 x 51 x 39mm
205 grams
USB powered
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org / WEEE, RoHS
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
IDscan / SDK
Compact, cost effective cards scanner
ScanShell 800DX / 800DXN

A6 pass-through, duplex
Dual, 2 linear color CMOS
USB 2.0 (High speed)
600 dpi
(B&W); (Colors)
104mm width
Paper / plastic cards, A6 forms
0.1mm to 1.5mm
Electro-mechanicals sensor / built-in button
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
203 x 70 x 46mm
300 grams
USB powered / external
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org / WEEE, RoHS
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
IDscan / SDK
Compact, high speed, duplex cards scanner, read both sides of an ID in one scan
ScanShell 2000R / 2000NR

A4 pass-through
Linear color CMOS
USB 2.0 (High speed)
600 x 1200 dpi
(B&W); (Colors)
216mm width
Paper / plastic cards, A4 forms
0.1mm to 1.5mm
Electro-mechanicals sensor / built-in button
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
292 x 51 x 43mm
335 grams
USB powered
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org / WEEE, RoHS
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
IDscan / SDK
Portable A4 scanner
SnapShell-IDR / IDRN

Camera capturing device
3 Megapixel CMOS
USB 2.0
600 dpi (optical)
91mm x 56mm
ID cards, Driver license
Button / Optical sensor
24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
190mm x 130mm x 170mm
450 grams
Fully USB powered
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC, CE, USB-IF.org.
Windows XP, 2000, Vista
IDscan/SDK, Others
ScanShell 1000 / 1000N

Flatbed passport scanner
Linear color CMOS
USB 1.1
600 dpi (optical)
12.7cm x 7.62cm
cards, passports
3 programmable buttons
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
218mm x 155mm x 43mm
567 grams
Fully USB powered
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org.
Windows XP, 2000, Vista
IDscan/SDK, Others
ScanShell 3000D / 3000DN

A4 pass-through, duplex
Dual, 2 linear color CMOS
USB 2.0 (High speed)
600 dpi (optical)
Business card to A4 doc
Paper / plastic cards, passports, A4 forms
0.1mm to 0.8mm
Electro-mechanicals sensor
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
300mm x 61mm x 48mm
505 grams
Fully USB powered or external power adaptor
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)n
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org.
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
IDscan/SDK, Others
ScanShell 4000 / FI60-f

Flatbed A6 Scanner
Linear color CMOS
USB 2.0 (High speed)
600 dpi (optical)
up to A6 size
Paper / plastic cards / passports
48-bit color (internal), 24-bit color (output), 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
40 x 145 x 234mm
905 grams
External power adapter
16V / 0.5A
FCC class B, CE, USB-IF.org.
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
IDscan/SDK, Others
SnapShell Passport

Camera capturing device
3 Megapixel CMOS
USB 2.0
600 dpi (optical)
130mm x 95mm
ID cards, Driver license, Passports
3 programmable buttons / Optical sensor
24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit B&W
190mm x 120mm x 17.5mm
450 grams
Fully USB powered
0.2W (standby), 2.0W (during scan)
FCC, CE, USB-IF.org.
Windows XP, 2000, Vista
IDscan/SDK, Others
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