How to use a Zebra imager to take photos
By: POSGuys - 11/22/2017

This video is an answer to a question posted to AskPosGuys by Andrew. He wanted to know how you can use a [Zebra imager][1] to capture images, rather than just scanning barcodes.

Transcript:

Hi, Travis from POSGuys.

Today's Ask the POSGuys question comes from Andrew. He asks how you take a picture with a [Zebra imager][2].

This is the latest [Zebrea imager][3]. It's the [8178][4]. This also applies to older versions of the imager. It uses the same tool and it has the same functionality. Depending on what scanner you have is the quality of the image.

The other tool that you are going to need is the [Zebra 123Scan][5]. This is a free download. It is available on POSGuys. I'll post a link in this video. You can also get it off of the <a rel="nofollow" target="blank" href="https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/software/scanning-systems/123scan.html"> Zebra website</a> as well.

So, this is the standard program that you use for configuring your scanner. You can also do some functions in it. What we are going to use today is the dataview. Normally we click one of these buttons to create a new configuration file, but today we are going to click dataview. 
In it, you will see the scanners that are connected to your computer. This is the scanner, and this is the base unit of it, because this is a Bluetooth scanner. So, I'm going to double click the base unit in order to be able to take images off of it. So, once in it, it's going to ask what you want to do. Normally, for operations, you are going to be using the USB/HID keyboard emulation for this. I'm going to use the images viewer. So, click that and it will go into images mode. Form here, it's ready to take a photo. So you can either hit the capture image button on the screen, or you can press the trigger. So, I have my little statue here, and you hold down the button and it takes a picture and you see it on screen. Or, I can use the capture image button and it will do the same thing.

From there, if you click the "save as" button then you can save it. So, you can see the picture of it. So, it uses black and white photos and it kind of is what it is. It's not the most high-end picture in the world. It's not going to replace a camera. But what it can be used for is recording damage. So, if you are receiving items in a warehouse and you see one that's damaged and you just want to take a picture of like a dent or a scratch then this would definitely do that.

From here, if you want to switch between a regular barcode scanner mode and images, you have to go to this drop-down and then select data USB/HID keyboard. You'll hear it beep and reconnect and once that's done you can go back into notepad and then you can scan barcodes again. And then, if you want to go back to taking photos, then you just switch it back into image mode. And, you go back and you'll see your images, and then you can take a picture of your images again, the same way that you did it before.

So, that's the basics on how to capture an image using a Zebra imager. This only applies to Zebra scanners. [Honeywell][7] and [Datalogic][8] have their own process for their own scanners. This is just the most basic way of doing it with a Zebra imager.

For more information on [Zebra products][9] or to purchase, please visit us at POSGuys.com.

Thanks

[123Scan Configuration Utility (Windows 32-Bit)][10]
[123Scan Configuration Utility (Windows 64-Bit)][11]

[1]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#zebra-barcode-scanners
  [2]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#zebra-barcode-scanners
  [3]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#zebra-barcode-scanners
  [4]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/Zebra-DS8178_2553/
  [5]: https://posguys.com/download/Zebra_123Scan2_%2864bit%29_v4.01.0006.exe
  [6]: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/software/scanning-systems/123scan.html
  [7]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#honeywell-barcode-scanners
  [8]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#datalogic-barcode-scanners
  [9]: https://posguys.com/barcode-reader-scanner_3/#zebra-barcode-scanners
  [10]: https://posguys.com/download/Zebra_123Scan2_%2832bit%29_v4.01.0006.exe
  [11]: https://posguys.com/download/Zebra_123Scan2_%2864bit%29_v4.01.0006.exe

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