Kodak breaks out new scanner versatility

Oct 11, 2005: Eastman Kodak have announced a new feeder for the Kodak i40 scanner that will capture data on all manner of documents. From small receipts to licenses and health cards, all those fiddly document types that just don't fly with traditional scanners can now be scanned quickly and easily.

Sure you can do all this on a flatbed scanner, however these can prove to be impractical when space considerations are taken into account, not to mention fiddley and time consuming. With an optical resolution of 600dpi and USB 2.0 connectivity, the i40 is immediately well equipped and versatile.

"The straight paper path and the new special document feeder on the i40 Scanner allows the users to hand feed documents and cards by accepting and returning them at the front of the scanner" said Polly Ng, product marketing manager for the greater Asia region. "It's a method of scanning special documents that is unique at the desktop level."

In any retail environment where documented identification is required, it can be quickly and easily obtained and stored digitally where once upon a time it may have been photocopied or labouriously scanned with a flatbed. Doctor's surgeries for example can scan patient healthcare data straight from the card, accountants can capture small receipts for easier management (and before they degrade) and that's just for starters.

Images can be delivered in bitonal, greyscale or colour and documents are automatically cropped and enhanced with Perfect Page and iThreasholding technology, essentially eliminating the need to change settings or rescan documents

The document length has also been increase well beyond the a4 size to a maximum length of 34 inches. Whatever the application, the i40 is now better equipped to reduce office clutter and streamline office processes.

Kodak is shipping the special document feeder now with all new Kodak i40 scanners, along with firmware updates for all existing i30 and i40's.

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