Micrographics equipment such as readers, reader-printers and cameras has been around for years. Through the years, technology has changed, however the basic concept has not. Micrographics is still used today to help companies manage their records.

Using the concept of image reduction provided through camera and film technology, companies are able to reduce the storage capacity of their records to a mere fraction of that required for paper. Millions of records that would normally fill an entire warehouse can now be stored in microform in a space equal to the size of a filing cabinet.