New workstation for document examination has high resolution imaging system

Foster & Freeman have launched a new workstation for document examination, the VSC2000/HR, with a much improved imaging system and additional facilities for examining security documents. The new design utilises a higher resolution colour video camera which delivers an image comprised of 1360×1024 picture elements, a resolution four times greater than most other workstations currently available. The result is sparkling image quality and much finer detail. The new model will be available in January 2001.

The high-resolution camera is supported with an improved lens system which offers two zoom magnification ranges, approximately ×2 to ×20 and ×7 to ×70 on the display screen. Switching from one to the other is automatic and initiated through on screen commands. The option to increase the range even further, to ×14 to ×140, is also available through digital magnification by dropping the resolution back to the standard 680 × 512 pixel definition.

Other features include additional UV lamps for the examination of security documents. These are to facilitate the examination of many new types of banknotes and passports designed with fluorescent features that require either transmitted long wave UV or incident short wave UV to observe.

Optional extras include an image analysis software package that enables examiners to measure distances, angles, areas and radii for a more quantitative means of identifying counterfeit documents.

The company is offering a factory refit to all VSC2000 users who wish to upgrade to the new VSC200/HR specification. Including shipping, the work will take approximately three weeks and the company will undertake all shipping arrangements and provide a replacement system for use in the meantime. For further details please contact the company's sales office.

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