The further development of CCD cameras

In terms of cost, CCD scanner technology has so far been unable to compete with laser scanners. However, this will only be the case in the medium term. In terms of technology, CCD technology, with all its possibilities, is now ahead of the laser. The latest CCD scanners can read both standard barcodes and 2D codes (stack code or matrix code) omnidirectionally.

Since the CCD scanner has to capture an entire image in any case, other useful information, such as signatures, address blocks, etc. for parcels and packages, can also be evaluated by special external decoders.

For more information on infrared sensor systems, see Interaction Event Tracking Systems – Infrared Sensor Systems.

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