In Canons own words, the RE-455X Visualizer was designed to “combine advanced new capabilities with increased affordability to meet the needs of a wide range of professionals in education, business, government, law, medicine and many other sectors”.

Designed as a stand-alone unit but, also a companion product to Canon’s new LV-7245, LV-7240, and LV-X5 Multimedia Projectors, Canon’s new RE-455X Visualizer is an XGA resolution document camera built to capture images of paper-based documents or 3-D objects suitable for presentations, study, and analysis. It can be utilized for applications including distance learning, telemedicine, presentations and videoconferencing. The One-Shot Autofocus feature provides accurate focus with the single touch of a button, should be a useful feature when required to change items beneath the Visualizer’s camera often.

The RE-455X includes;

• a 12x Power Zoom Lens with Superior Canon Optics for crisp detailed image capture,
• adjustable twin fluorescent lamps for uniform lighting,
• convenient front-panel controls,
• auto and manual exposure and white balance,
• a White Paper mode to optimize the quality of text documents,
• a VGA input and output for connecting to a computer monitor or projector
• S-Video and composite video outputs for easy connection to a Canon Multimedia Projector, VCR, DVD player or TV,
• RS-232C terminal for connecting to control systems,
• a foldable design making it easy to carry.

The RE-455X is designed to be portable with an approximate weight of 9.4kg (20.7 lbs).

Further information from Canon is available here.

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