Documents are placed laying flat at the feeder with the printed area facing up to the camera. Documents are singulated (can be intermixed in thicknesses) traveling automatically downstream past the scan area. The machine then performs an operator selected image capture software program. Character recognition or data storage are easily obtained. This powerful machine can be used to locate and read any type of document. It can even process letter and flat mail. The images are processed by real time character recognition. The Nomad 2 reads 8.5 x 11 inch or legal size documents at over 3 per second. Smaller items such as credit card receipts, bank checks or oversized and irregular shape items such as boxes can easily be scanned with high resolution. 300 dpi imaging creates TIFF, JPEG or PDF images in black & white or color. These images can be retrieved with Tritek's Doc-U-Search document manager or any number of off the shelf software packages. Foot pedal controls allow hands free operation. A removable color digital camera for large object imaging is featured. Voice memo is also available.