What is an ELMO Projector?
An Elmo™ projector is a document camera and projection system that is commonly used as a descriptive name for all such systems, regardless of who manufactures them. This is not a correct use of the term and many companies fear when a situation like this develops that they could actually lose the value of their name. In most cases, if the brand is unknown, using the term document camera or document projector instead of Elmo™ projector is advisable. The main purpose of an Elmo™ projector is to display documents and other objects that are not translucent — in other words, documents that are not made with transparencies. These documents require a video camera and projection lens in order to work properly. The Elmo™ camera is usually digital. However, they are able to display more than just documents. In many cases, they can be used to display three-dimensional objects as well, though they will be rendered in two dimensions on the screen. The thought behind the Elmo&trade projector is simi
