Why the new Solar Imaging Universal Microfilm Reader / Microfilm Scanner is an affordable alternative to the Scanpro 1000 ... and the perfect solution to genealogy research. 

The next generation microfilm reader scanner and why you want it.

• *A complete unit comes to only US$3450.00 + US$250.00 International shipping charges

• Custom built precision zoom lens provides instant magnification factors for all types of microfilm including 35mm, 16mm, all fiche types, aperture cards and more
• Its incredibly fast, with images instantly appearing on your PC Screen and scanning involves no more than 1 click and 2 seconds.
• Ships with powerful image capture software allowing for printing, rotating enhancing, zooming and scanning with one click.
• The powerfull on-board digital camera provides crisp readable images from any kind of media.
• No hot halogen bulb, now only a cool long life lamp.
• Comes with a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee
• Hooks up to your computer via a high-speed USB 2.00 connection
• 360° image rotation capability comes standard - no more prism lenses and special adaptors.
• Incredibly robust microfilm carriers are available for handling fiche, aperture cards, jackets, 16 and 35mm roll film, cartridge film, and micro opaques.
• Compact with a footprint no larger than a journal, convenient and nonintrusive even on a standard desk.

Choose between medium resolution and high resolution camera depending on your environment

Microfilm Reader model comparison

Which Microfilm / Fiche carrier suits your needs best?

Pricing for different film carriers

Pricing for both main scanner units (Just add carrier of your choice from above table)

Our unique 30 day 100% money back guarantee 

This includes local and international shipping charges, so you have absolutely Zero risk. The only provisor is that the unit would have to be shipped back to us in perfect unblemished resalable condition together with all original packaging.

NB!  Returns will not be accepted on the basis of you not having ordered the correct configuration for your particular requirements.

90 days free phone support

Every unit purchased comes with free phone support for 90 days.This means that you could feel free to call me to resolve any technical issues you may have with your particular imaging requirements.

I need a quote, what happens next?

If you are in anywhere in the Beaudesert, Tweed, Gympie triangle in Queensland, just give me a call or send me an e-mail with a request to call you or your assistant for an appointment.

1. Excellent service and aftersales support
2. All the software you get from any other online retailer
3. A Free Bonus Snappy Infoeye portable business card scanner / document scanner / Web cam.

Definitions

Aperture Card Scanner

Microfilm Reader

Microfilm readers are boxes with a translucent screen at the front on to which is projected an image from a microform. They have suitable fittings for whatever microform is in use. They may offer a choice of magnifications. They often have powered movement of roll film. When coding blips are recorded on the film a reader is used that can read the blips to find any required image.

Portable readers are plastic devices that fold for carrying, when open they project an image from microfiche on to a reflective screen.

A microfilm printer contains a xerographic copying process, like a photocopier. The image to be printed is projected with synchronised movement on to the drum. These devices offer either small image preview for the operator or full size image preview, when it is called a reader printer. Microform printers usually accept positive or negative films, to give positive images on paper.

Newer readers allow the user to scan a microform image and save it as a digital file.

Microfiche Reader

Microfilm Scanner

Another type of conversion is microform to digital. This is done using an optical scanner that projects the film onto a CCD array and captures it in a raw digital format. Since the different types of microform are dissimilar in shape and size, the scanners are usually able to handle only one type. However, there are some that have the possibility of swapping modules for the different microform types. Software (normally on the scanner itself) is then used to convert the raw capture into a standard image format for archival.

The physical condition of microfilm greatly impacts the quality of the digitized copy. Microfilm with a cellulose acetate base (popular through the 1970s) is frequently subject to vinegar syndrome, redox blemishes, and tears, and even preservation standard silver halide film on a polyester base can be subject to silvering and degradation of the emulsion -- all issues which affect the quality of the scanned image.

Digitizing microfilm can be inexpensive when automated scanners are employed. The Utah Digital Newspapers Program has found that, with automated equipment, scanning can be performed at $0.15 per page.^[15]

For the resulting files to be useful, they must be organized in some way. This can be accomplished in a variety of different ways, dependent on the source media and the desired usage. In this regard, aperture cards with Hollerith information are probably the easiest since image data can be extracted from the card itself if the scanner supports it. Some types of microfilm will contain a counter next to the images, these can be referenced to an already existing database. Other microfilm reels will have a 'blip' system: small marks next to the images of varying lengths used to indicate document hierarchy (longest: root, long: branch, short: leaf). If the scanner is able to capture and process these then the image files can be arranged in the same manner. Optical character recognition is also frequently employed to provide automated full-text searchable files. Common issues that affect the accuracy of OCR applied to scanned images of microfilm include unusual fonts, faded printing, shaded backgrounds, fragmented letters, skewed text, curved lines and bleed through on the originals.^[16] For film types with no distinguishing marks, or when OCR is impossible (handwriting, layout issues, degraded text), the data must be entered in manually - a very time consuming process.

Reader Printer

Desktop readers are boxes with a translucent screen at the front on to which is projected an image from a microform. They have suitable fittings for whatever microform is in use. They may offer a choice of magnifications. They often have powered movement of roll film. When coding blips are recorded on the film a reader is used that can read the blips to find any required image.

Portable readers are plastic devices that fold for carrying, when open they project an image from microfiche on to a reflective screen.

A microfilm printer contains a xerographic copying process, like a photocopier. The image to be printed is projected with synchronised movement on to the drum. These devices offer either small image preview for the operator or full size image preview, when it is called a reader printer. Microform printers usually accept positive or negative films, to give positive images on paper.

Newer readers allow the user to scan a microform image and save it as a digital file.