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Bits Per Pixel
Parameter # F0h, 2Fh
Select the number of significant bits per pixel (BPP) to use when capturing an image. Select 1 BPP for a black
and white image, 4 BPP to assign 1 of 16 levels of grey to each pixel, or 8 BPP to assign 1 of 256 levels of
grey to each pixel.
NOTE The digital imager scanner ignores these settings for JPEG file formats, which only support
8 BPP.
The digital imager scanner ignores 1 BPP for TIFF file formats, which only support 4 BPP
and
8 BPP. 1 BPP is coerced to 4 BPP for TIFF file formats.
1 BPP
(00h)
4 BPP
(01h)
*8 BPP
(02h)