Table: Comparison of Scanners
Scanner type Flatbed Sheetfeed Drum Slide/Film Microfilm Digital Camera
Sensor Technology* CCD/CIS CCD PMT CCD CCD CCD/CMOS
Media Types** R, T R R, T T T R, T
Tonal Range*** B/W, G, C B/W, G G, C G, C B/W, G, C G, C
Typical Size Limitations (inches) 11x17
8.5x14 w/ADH****
8.5x11 low-end
8.5x14 tabletop
24x36 upright
12x17 35mm, 4x5 35mm. Some handle 16mm & 105mm, fiche None
Resolution Range (dpi) 300-1200 200-400 1200-8000 1000-5000 5000-8500 Pixel array: 1600x1200— 12000x10000
Price Range (US$) 50-50,000+ 5,000-100,000+ 10,000-100,000+  500-30,000 40,000-250,000  200-40,000
Typical Use single leaf, bound volumes (overhead type) uniform bus. docs., oversize pre-press orig. slides, intermediates film, fiche, aperture cards bound volumes, 3-D, fragile, oversize

* CCD=Charge Coupled Devices; CIS=Contact Image Sensor; PMT=Photomultiplier Tube; CMOS=Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
** R=Reflective; T=Transparent
*** B/W=Black and White; G=Grayscale; C=Color
****ADH=Automatic Document Handler

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