Digital Camera; Digital Camera Scanning; Taking Photos - Motorola MC9500-K User Manual

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Digital Camera

MC9500-K with an integrated digital camera have the following features:
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Omnidirectional reading of a variety of bar code symbologies, including the most popular linear, postal,
PDF417, and 2D matrix code types.
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Advanced intuitive aiming for easy point-and-shoot operation
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Photo capture
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Video capture.

Digital Camera Scanning

The camera uses digital camera technology to take a digital picture of a bar code, stores the resulting image in its
memory, and executes state-of-the-art software decoding algorithms to extract the data from the image.
Ensure that a scan-enabled application is loaded on the MC9500-K.
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Aim the camera lens on the back of the MC9500-K at a bar code.
2.
Press and hold the scan button. A preview window appears on the display window with a red aiming reticle in
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the center. The Decode LED lights red to indicate that scanning is in process.
Figure 4-4 Sample Scan Application with Preview Window
Move the MC9500-K until the red aiming reticle is over the bar code to scan.
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The Decode LED lights green and a beep sounds, by default, to indicate the bar code was decoded
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successfully.
NOTE The camera decode feature is set by default to automatically decode the bar code when read. This feature
can be programmed to display a green aiming rectile upon good decode indicating that the bar code has
been successfully decoded and to release the scan button.

Taking Photos

NOTE Ensure that the scanning/imaging application is disabled prior to enabling the camera.
To take a photo: