The high end scaler can scale the picture at the image source. As a result the picture quality is not only perfect in the native resolution, but also in all scaled signal formats.

The native signal output of the Visualizers has an aspect ratio of 4:3.The native 4:3 image can also be output in the following additional 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen formats: 720p HD (High Definition), 1080p HD (both at 50 or 60 Hz), WXGA and WSXGA+.

All widescreen projectors, monitors or plasma displays on the market can display at least one of these standards.

If new standards come up in the future, WolfVision will be there with Firmware Updates!

"Motion" used to be the weakness of Progressive Scan cameras. Until recently they could only pick up 15 or less pictures per second. A low number of pictures per second often resulted in a disturbing strobe effect on the screen, whenever something was moved in the picture or when adjusting the zoom or iris.

WolfVision's Progressive Scan Visualizers could always pick up at least 20 pictures per second, which is very important for showing motion in good quality.

WolfVision Visualizers have always been famous for their perfect colors. The outstanding color precision even meets the high requirements of the sRGB standard.

Click here for more information on sRGB color precision.

A lightfield, the size of the pick-up area of the built-in camera is projected onto the working surface. The illuminated part of the working surface is always identical to the pick-up area of the camera. When zooming in and out, the size of this lightfield changes accordingly.

This allows very easy positioning of objects.

There is no need to look at a monitor. Just place the object in the illuminated portion of the working surface!

A large optical zoom range is one of the most important features of a Visualizer. It is absolutely necessary that objects in every size can be picked up in full resolution.

WolfVision's optical 16 times zoom offers the possibility to pick up objects as large as an open book (360 x 270mm / 14.4" x 10.8") and as small as a stamp (22.5 x 17 mm / 0.9" x 0.7") in full size to fill the screen. For enlarging even smaller objects down to 5.6 x 4.2mm (0.22" x 0.17") the Visualizers also offer a 4x digital zoom. This enables users to enlarge objects such as a very small coin.

Due to the large range optical zoom, it is not necessary to use much of the digital zoom, so in most cases, you can work with full resolution.

The professional telezoom lenses of the WolfVision's Professional and Ceiling Visualizers feature very high depth of focus. High depth of focus is very important for working with larger 3-dimensional objects. Even at high magnification, they are always sharp from top to bottom.

No other unit on the market comes close to the extremely high depth of focus of WolfVision's Professional and Ceiling Visualizers.

The Visualizers are equipped with a One-Push-Autofocus. However due to the great depth of focus, it is rarely necessary to adjust the focus.

As the camera and the light projector are situated side by side within the Visualizer and follow the same path, shadows are almost completely eliminated.

During a presentation, it is often necessary to write something on a document on the working surface or to point to a certain detail with a finger or a pencil.

The Visualizers are perfectly suited for this, as there is practically no shadow covering up important details.

Due to the special light system of the Visualizer, every part of the recorded picture is always perfectly illuminated.

Hollow objects or complex 3-D objects are always completely illuminated - even on the inside.

As a result, there is never a need for adjustment of the light.

This can be used for a "Live Picture to Freeze Picture Comparison" on two monitors or screens with just one Visualizer.

While one monitor or screen displays a "freeze" image that can be used for comparison, another monitor or screen can be used for presenting the live image from the Visualizer.

Thus the whole working surface is always 100% reflection free.

No light adjustment is necessary in order to avoid disturbing reflections on glossy material (photos, transparencies, etc.)

WolfVision's Visualizers are the only units on the market that offer upgradeable firmware. This allows new features and technical improvements to be added at no cost!

Downloading firmware updates from the internet and uploading them onto a Visualizer can be done in 2-3 minutes, with just 4 mouse clicks, using the latest version of WolfVision's Connectivity Software. The user can choose from 3 different connections between Visualizer and computer for updating the firmware: Serial (RS232), USB or Ethernet/LAN.

The USB port of the Visualizer can be used to transfer images from a Visualizer to a computer and save them in JPG, TIF or BMP format. This way, Visualizers can be used as scanners for 3-dimensional objects.

WolfVision Visualizers are equipped with a fast USB 2.0 port. This allows for uploading images onto a PC in a fraction of a second.

Connecting slower computers with the older USB 1.1 standard is also no problem. It still takes only a small fraction of the time a desktop scanner requires to scan an image.

WolfVision's USB Software (Connectivity Software) works under Windows 2000, XP and Vista and is fully Twain compatible. This is important when using Visualizers in connection with popular graphic programs such as Photoshop, or for connecting them to Interactive Whiteboards (Smart Boards). A USB Software for Apple Macintosh is also available. Click here for a detailed description of the WolfVision Connectivity Software

The fast USB 2.0 port can also output live motion. The WolfVision Connectivity Software can store AVI-files and includes a video capture driver. You can view and save the live image from the Visualizer on your computer in almost every modern video editing software.

The Visualizer is equipped with an Ethernet (LAN) port (10/100 Mbps). It is IP-addressable, so that it can be integrated into a computer network and controlled from any computer in the network. It can even be controlled over the internet, if it is assigned an official (WAN) IP-address.

The network/LAN-port has become a key feature of all high-end Visualizers from WolfVision in recent years. Many new network features have been developed and most of them can also be added to older units via Firmware Updates.

A computer can be connected to the RGB input (15-pin D-Sub-plug) of the Visualizer. With the Ext/Int switch, a user can switch between the Visualizer image and computer image to be output by the Visualizer's RGB output (15-pin D-Sub-plug) and DVI output.

Therefore, only one RGB or DVI cable is required to be attached to the display unit (projector, monitor, video conferencing system etc.) and no separate remote control has to be used for switching between the two image sources.

The Visualizer has a built-in digital image scaler which can process the signal from the external input and output it in the same mode as the Visualizer image (For example: If the Visualizer is set to output an XGA image to the projector and the computer outputs an SVGA signal, the scaler of the Visualizer converts the SVGA image of the computer to XGA. As a result the projector does not readjust the input mode when switching between the Visualizer and computer image)

In addition the scaler also allows the image from the external input to be output on the DVI output and even on the PAL/NTSC video output. Thus the VZ-57plus can also be used as a computer-video image converter.

The user has the opportunity to store 9 images and recall them by just pressing one of the numerical keys on the infrared remote control.

By pressing the "All" key, a split image with all 9 pictures of the memory can be displayed, enabling easy selection. The 9 pictures in the memory can also be downloaded to a PC via USB and they remain in the memory even when the power is disconnected.

Picking up a complete vertical (portrait) letter or A4 sized page has always been a critical issue for a Visualizer because the image has always been picked up in a horizontal (landscape) format. As a result, only 50% of the camera pixels could be used to pick up the vertical (portrait) document.

WolfVision's unique "Image Turn" mode solves this problem. The user places the document on the working surface horizontally and zooms in on it completely. In doing so, approximately 90% of the camera's effective pixels are used to pick up the document. WolfVision's state-of-the-art electronics turn the image to a 90 degree angle and output it in a vertical format with 40% higher resolution. The margins left and right are blacked out.

Another advantage of the image turn mode is that very long vertical pages (like US legal format) can be picked up completely.

WolfVision Visualizers offer many possibilities to improve the readability of text.

With the "Text Enhancer" function, the outstanding contrast of the picture is improved even more with colors only slightly darker than before.

Dark text on a bright background can sometimes be easier to read if the Visualizer is switched to "Negative" or "Negative/Blue". For special applications (like analyzing x-rays), the image can also be switched to Black and White.

WolfVision's camera electronics produce a very strong and stable picture, which is very important when a Visualizer is used as a document camera for videoconferencing systems.

The even lighting, smooth auto iris and perfect focus are very important features, enabling video conferencing systems to digitize and transfer the picture from a WolfVision Visualizer much faster than pictures from other document cameras. Furthermore there is no blinding stray light from a WolfVision Visualizer, which could disturb the auto iris of the room camera.

Of course these features are equally important for live image presentations with a data projector and for other Visualizer applications. The Visualizer also supplies the proper signal for modern widescreen videoconferencing systems.

The Visualizer offers 4 different possibilities to control the unit from external devices, such as a remote control system for the whole room, a video conferencing system or a computer:

- Serial RS232
- USB
- Ethernet (LAN)
- Infrared