Scan 18 double-sided pages per minute In one step, the ScanSnap™ S500 digitizes both sides of a document in a single pass, in color, and at an amazing speed of up to 18 pages per minute.

Advanced features for the ultimate ease of use! With a touch of the button the ScanSnap enhances the user experience with a host of automatic features, including:

• Auto paper size detection Scan mixed batches of documents containing paper ranging in size from business cards to legal sized documents
• Auto de-skew Automatically straightens and aligns text and images into their correct orientation
• Auto blank page deletion Save storage space and eliminate the need to edit scanned documents with the ScanSnap’s ability to recognize and delete blank pages

Instantly create searchable PDF files: The included “ScanSnap Organizer” automatically converts scanned data into searchable PDF files, while the ScanSnap S500’s image enhancement technology increases character recognition for more precise OCR accuracy.

Scan directly to Microsoft Office Applications: The bundled ABBYY FineReader enables the user to scan documents directly to applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Quickly organize business card information: Scan business cards directly to your contacts database with the included CardMinder application. CardMinder captures information written in 7 languages from scanned business card images and stores this information in an easily accessible format.

Simple installation and operation in a compact design! The ScanSnap easily installs via its USB 2.0 interface and its small footprint requires less space than a letter size piece of paper.