The new Plustek Opticard 821, a palm-size mobile A6 scanner scans photo documents and business cards, but it also can scan all types of checks, as well as plastic embossed cards such as insurance cards, membership cards, social security cards and credit cards. The new OptiCard 821 is bundled with the BCR (Business Card Reader) which provides automatic recognition of company name, job title, person's name, address, telephone and fax number as shown on the pre-scanned business cards. Users then have the flexibility of saving the files to Excel or sending the files to Outlook for further categorization. The OptiCard 821 features a scanning area of 4.1" x 5.8" and supports a maximum of 19? through TWAIN. Based on the bundled image-processing software, the OptiCard 821 is able to process multi-image such as the conversion of photographs to digital image in terms of providing users the options to save, edit, print or recover the integrity of the original images. Handy Button Operation Design Power Saving, Efficient Usage Without Warm-up Advanced Color CIS (Contact Image Sensor) Interface - USB 2.0 Resolution - Optical 600 dpi (1200dpi software interpolated) Scanning Modes Color - Input 48-bit; Output 24/48-bit, Grayscale - Input 16-bit; Output 8/16-bit, B/W - 1-bit Maximum Scanning Area - 4.1 x 5.8 Minimum Scanning Area - 1.3 x 1.7 Scan Speed - 7 sec @ 300 dpi, gray mode 8 sec @ 300 dpi, colour mode Scan Mode - Single Pass Paper Sensor - Photo interrupter (reflective type) System Requirements - 350 MB HD, Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 98, 2000, USB Port Approximate Unit Dimensions - 2.4 (D) x 6.9 (W) x 1.5 (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.42 Pounds