TABLE 1.

Comparison of the imaging box to other devices.

	Type	Cost1	Resolution	Color	Fluorescence
Imaging box (this study)	Plate imager	$33	Varies2	Yes	No
Singer PhenoBooth+	Plate imager	$22,000	23 MP	Yes	Yes
UVP Colony Doc-It	Plate imager	$7,660	17.9 MP	Yes	Yes
UVP BioDoc-It	Gel imaging system	$250–$13,000	1.3 MP	No	No
Canon Pixma Mg2522	Scanner	$99	600 dpi	Yes	No
Epson Perfection V39	Scanner	$99	4,800 dpi	Yes	No

¹The cost listed for the imaging box is the cost to construct the apparatus while the cost listed for commercial units is the cost to purchase new. The UVP BioDoc-It is no longer available new but is available used in a wide price range. ²The resolution of images captured using the Imaging Box depends on the camera being used. The cameras used in this study had resolutions between 10 and 12 megapixels.