8820 AND 8850

Manufacturer / Dealer: Wicks and Wilson

Model: 8820 and 8850

Wicks and Wilson are proud to introduce the 8850 rollfilm scanner – a totally new and unique approach to the production digitisation of roll microfilm. Capable of scanning all types of 16mm and 35mm rollfilm, the 8850 Scanstation is the only microfilm scanner to feature cutting-edge, many-core parallel processing architecture for the ultimate in roll microfilm digitisation.

Featuring the latest in digitisation and image processing technology, the 8850 has been designed by Wicks and Wilson to automatically capture greyscale and/or bitonal images from roll microfilm at the highest possible quality. The redesigned illumination and optical path, completely new camera system and unique image processing algorithms give unparalleled imaging results from all types and formats of roll microfilm.

8850 Machine Specification

Resolution
100-600 dpi
Reduction ratio
(fixed focus)
16mm 7.5x to 50x (variable)
35mm 7.5x to 36x (variable)
Check print capability
Yes
Scaling accuracy
± 1%
Film types
16/35mm spools, 16mm cartridge (M-type, C-clip), positive/negative, silver/vesicular/diazo, simplex/duplex, COM, portrait (cine)/landscape (comic)
Spool size
30m (100ft), 64m (215ft) thin-base, 300m (1,000ft)*
Film transport Servo controlled DC motor with anti-static brush cleaning system
Bitonal output file format
TIFF (G3 or G4, single or multi-page), CALS
PDF** (single or multi-page)
Greyscale output file format
JPEG, BMP, JPEG 2000, RAW TIFF
PDF** (single or multi-page)
Agency approvals CE, TUV, UL, cUL
RoHS compliance Yes
Size (W x D x H)
440 x 593x 348mm (17.5″ x 23.5″ x 13.75″)
Weight
29kg (64lbs)
Power requirement
120/230Volts, 2/1Amps
PC connection
Dedicated PCIe interface card (supplied)
(Note: full height slot required)
Operating system Windows XP Professional, SP3

PC Specifications

Read More – 8850 Article Green Sheet Iss 52 (PDF)