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# ScanColorModeEnum

> ScanColorModeEnum in the ABBYY FineReader Engine API — Scanner color modes (Windows only).

<Note>
  This enum is implemented in FRE for Windows.
</Note>

ScanColorModeEnum enumeration constants are used to set image color type.

```
typedef enum {
 SCM_BlackAndWhite,
 SCM_Grayscale,
 SCM_Color,
 SCM_Auto
} ScanColorModeEnum;
```

## Elements

| Name | Description |
| - | - |
| SCM\\\_BlackAndWhite | Black-and-white image. |
| SCM\\\_Color | Color image. |
| SCM\\\_Grayscale | Gray image. |
| SCM\\\_Auto | Color mode is determined automatically. |

## Used in

[IScanSourceSettings::ColorMode](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scansourcesettings#colormode)

[IScanSourceCapabilities::ColorModes](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scansourcecapabilities#colormodes)