Below are some very general recommendations about selecting hardware for control with Dosadi software. Our Acquire product is built on our EZTwain Pro library, so they have similar compatibility. The comments below do not take account of the particular type of document or original you are scanning, issues about image quality or fidelity, the number of documents to be scanned (per day or per month), your desired price range, and so on. We always encourage developers to contact us before selecting hardware, to discuss your specific requirements. Also see our hardware vendor pages.

Flatbeds: Our software rarely fails to work smoothly with any flatbed, however if you plan to automate scanning (hide the scanner's user interface) then there is wide variation in controllable features. Please contact us to discuss specifics.

ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) Units: For general scanning of multipage documents, or multiple single-page documents, we recommend the Canon 'DR' series. In the under-1000$ range the Canon 2080C looks particularly promising. We also recommend the Fujitsu ADF scanners, with the fi-4120C being a well-liked model at the low end.

Webcams: Like flatbeds, these generally work well when their 'capture' dialog is displayed. But - if you plan to do program-controlled capture, very few of them will work - we don't recommend automatically capturing frames from webcams using TWAIN. We suggest using Video for Windows, DirectShow, or WIA.

Digital Still Cameras: If you allow the camera to display its user interface, these will all work well. If you want to download photos or trigger snapshots under program control, you will be disappointed. If you require automatic control of a digital camera, we recommend lMicrosoft's WIA, a vendor toolkit, or for FireWire (IEEE 1394), there is a Digital Camera Protocol for which you can find software on the World Wide Web.