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Plustek OptiCard 821 Sheet-fed Card Scanner

  • Price: $92.99
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  • B&H # PLOC821
  • Mfr# 769-BBM30-C

Product Highlights

  • Manage and Organize Business Cards
  • Lightweight & Portable
  • Scans up to A6 Size
  • Scan Photos
  • User-friendly Software
  • No Warm-up Time
  • RoHS/WEEE Environmental Compliance
 

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The Plustek OptiCard 821 Sheet-fed Scanner is a high-speed mobile scanner that not only manages images but also organizes and synchronizes business cards into public contact databases, all with two simple buttons - Scan and Custom. The Scanner also includes the powerful I.R.I.S. Cardiris 3.5 software to help you organize all of your business cards with efficiency, and it recognizes business cards from 50 different countries. In addition to scanning photo documents and business cards, the OptiCard 821 also scans all types of checks, as well as plastic embossed cards such as insurance cards, membership cards, social security cards and credit cards. Other features of the OptiCard 821 include auto orientation, database export, synchronization with your PDA, and much more.

600x 600 dpi Resolution
You be able to scan and enlarge photographs with superb detail or scan text and graphics without losing a thing
Two Action Scan Buttons
The Scan button is used to quickly access photo scan functions while the Custom button activates the business card scanning functions using HotCard BizCard for OCR and data organization features to create a business contact entry
One Cable for USB and Power
The USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connection lets you scan images fast, with scan times of about 8 seconds. Scanner power is also provided through the interface so no AC power cords or adapters are needed
Compact and Lightweight Design
The scanner is smaller than your typical folding umbrella, and it is lightweight so you be able to easily carry it around with your notebook computer
Business Card Management
The OptiCard 821 is bundled with BCR (Business Card Reader) software which provides automatic recognition of company name, job title, person's name, address, telephone and fax number. Users then have the flexibility of saving the files to Excel or sending the files to Outlook for further categorization. Of course, any further change or addition of information can be arranged directly through the BCR software
ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint Plus and HotCard BizCard Finder 2.5
ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint plus incorporates a simple user interface to easily create Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, TXT, HTML files from business cards and other documents, plus it supports recognition up to 177 languages. With it, you'll be able to instantly retype your paper documents, and work with multi-page documents to share the information in an appropriate digital format. BizCard Finder 2.5, provides BCR (Business Card Recognition) Technology and Photo /Document database functions for information management so you can quickly and easily converts the vital contact information on business cards into a convenient, searchable, digital database that can be easily synchronized between PC, Notebook, and PDA
Scan Quality
Scan Sensor Advanced Color CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Optical Resolution 600 dpi
Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Interpolated Resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color Depth 24/48-Bit RGB
Dynamic Range Not Specified by Manufacturer
Scan Area
Reflective Scan Area 4.1 x 5.8"
Transparency Scan Area No
Film Formats Not Applicable
Performance
Preview Speed Not Specified by Manufacturer
Scan Speed 8 seconds @ 300 dpi
Batch Scanning No
Automation ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint Plus
Hotcard BizCard Finder 2.5
Connectivity
Interface USB 2.0
System & Software Requirements Windows System Only
  • IBM Compatible PC, with Pentium 166MHz or faster CPU
  • Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 98, 2000
  • 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
  • 350MB free HDD space
  • One available USB Port
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • High Color graphic card (VGA or higher)
Physical
Light Source RGB LEDs
Front Panel Controls Power, Scan, Custom
Power Requirements Powered via USB Port
Dimensions (HxWxD) 6.9 x 1.5 x 2.4" (175 x 39 x 61mm)
Weight 6.9 oz (194g)
Plustek OptiCard 821 Sheet-fed Card Scanner
  • USB Cable (5')
  • 2 x Calibration Sheet
  • Clean Sheet
  • Travel Pouch
  • Setup /Application CD-ROM (NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio 4.5, NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7.10, NewSoft MaxReader (Chinese Version), ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint Plus, Hotcard BizCard Finder 2.5, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Drivers, PDF User manual)
  • Quick Guide
  • 1-Year Limited Warranty
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