Laser Scanner or Digital Imager?

August 5th, 2009 by admin

A scanner is a device that “looks” at a bar code; the first step in decoding the information contained in the bar code. Diode laser scanners have been around for close to two decades. Digital imagers are somewhat newer.

A laser scanner uses a dot of laser light to produce a signal. A digital imager ‘takes a picture’ of the bar code symbol. Which is “better”?

A new case study from our partner, Motorola, provides some answers. Access this PDF report HERE Contact ADC to request a scanner demo on your bar code symbols.

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