Contex is the market leader in wide-format scanning solutions, offering premium-quality scanners from A2 size up to 152 cm scanning width. Whether you need CIS or CCD technology, Contex delivers precision and performance tailored to professional needs. Its intuitive software makes digitizing, archiving, and copying effortless, even for large engineering drawings, blueprints, maps, or delicate originals such as books, photographs, posters, and fine art. Designed for demanding environments, Contex scanners combine speed, accuracy, and ease of use — ideal for studios, offices, and reprographic workflows. 
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Compare the industry-leading imaging solutions. (This comparison chart includes Contex sheet-fed scanners only and does not list the IQ Flex or HD Apeiron/42 models.)
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SD One X | SD One+ | IQ Quattro | IQ Quattro X | HD Ultra X | |||||||
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| Product | SD One X 24 | SD One X 36 | SD One X 44 | SD One+ 24 | SD One+ 36 | IQ Quattro 2490 | IQ Quattro X 2450 IQ Quattro X 2490 |
IQ Quattro X 3650 IQ Quattro X 3690 |
IQ Quattro X 4450 IQ Quattro X 4490 |
HD Ultra X 3650 #1 HD Ultra X 3690 #1 |
HD Ultra X 4250 HD Ultra X 4290 |
HD Ultra X 6050 HD Ultra X 6090 |
| Optical Resolution | 600 dpi | 600 dpi | 1200 dpi | 1200 dpi | 1200 dpi | |||||||
| Maximum Resolution | 9600 dpi (interpolated) | 600 dpi (9600 dpi #2) | 9600 dpi | 9600 dpi (interpolated) | 9600 dpi | |||||||
| Maximum Scan Width | 610 mm (24") | 914 mm (36") | 1118 mm (44") | 610 mm (24") | 914 mm (36") | 610 mm (24") | 610 mm (24") | 914 mm (36") | 1118 mm (44") | 914 mm (36") | 1067 mm (42") | 1524 mm (60") |
| Maximum Media Width | 676 mm (26,6") | 1014 mm (39,9") | 1200 mm (44,2") | 676 mm (26,6") | 965 mm (38") | 676 mm (26,6") | 676 mm (26,6") | 965 mm (38") | 1194 mm (47") | 1100 mm (43,3") | 1570 mm (61,8") | |
| Maximum Media Thickness | 0,75 mm #3 | 0,75 mm #3 | 2 mm #3 | 2 mm #3 | 15 mm | |||||||
| Depth of Focus | 7 mm | |||||||||||
| Accuracy | 0,1% ± 1 pixel | |||||||||||
| Color Data Capture | 48 bit color, 16 bit grayscale | |||||||||||
| Total Number of Pixels | 32400 | 54000 | 64800 | 15552 | 25920 | 32400 | 32400 | 54000 | 64800 | 213600 | 299040 | |
| Color Space | Adobe RGB, sRGB, device RGB | sRGB (24 bit) | Adobe RGB, sRGB, device RGB | |||||||||
| Sensor Technology | CleanScan CIS #13 | CIS | CleanScan CIS #13 | CleanScan CIS #3 | 5 x 4 linear color CCD (RGB and grayscale) |
7 x 4 linear color CCD (RGB and grayscale) |
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| Scanning Speed #4 [inch/sec] Color | 4 #6 | 3,8 #5 | 14 #6 | 8,9 / 17,8 #7 | 8,9 / 17,8 #7 | 8,9 / 17,8 #7 | 8,9 / 17,8 #7 | |||||
| Scanning Speed #4 [inch/sec] Monochrome | 8 #9 | 3,8 #8 | 14 #9 | 17,8 #9 | 17,8 #9 | 17,8 #9 | 17,8 #9 | |||||
| Productivity #10 [documents/hour] | 523 / 856 #7 | 537 / 903 #7 | 537 / 903 #7 | 537 / 903 #7 693 / 1057 #11 |
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| Interface | USB xDTR | USB xDTR | USB xDTR Gigabit Ethernet xDTR2 |
USB 3.0 xDTR3, Gigabit Ethernet xDTR2.5 |
USB 3.0 xDTR3, Gigabit Ethernet xDTR2.5 |
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| Software | Nextimage 7 #12 | Nextimage FREE | Nextimage 7 #12 | |||||||||
#1 HD Ultra X 36" scanners are upgradeable to HD Ultra X 42".
#2 Requires Nextimage FREE updated to Nextimage Scan+Archive or Nextimage Repro.
#3 Only for flexible documents.
#4 At the maximum scan width of the scanner. Speed depends on document width and computer parameters.
#5 150 dpi resolution, 24-bit RGB color.
#6 200 dpi resolution, 24-bit RGB color.
#7 Depends on type. A smaller value is upgradable to a larger one. A0-size, portrait, RGB color, 200 dpi.
#8 150 dpi resolution, monochrome or grayscale.
#9 200 dpi resolution, monochrome or grayscale.
#10 Batch scanning for 60 minutes. Includes paper load and eject time. Measured in completed scans.
#11 Depends on type. A smaller value is upgradable to a larger one. A0-size, landscape, RGB color, 200 dpi.
#12 Nextimage 6 is optional. You can purchase two versions: Nextimage Scan+Archive or Repro software.
#13 Contex CleanScan technology uses custom CIS modules equipped with dual-sided LED lighting and a Dual Diffusion system.
