1. A hand-held optical scanner, comprising: a scan window; a first light source and a second light source that are positioned within the hand-held optical scanner, wherein the first light source and the second light source emit light for passing through the scan window to illuminate an adjacent scan region; a controller operatively connected to the first light source and the second light source, wherein the controller is configured to cause the first light source and the second light source to cycle on and off in sequence such that no more than one of the first light source and the second light source is on at any time; an image sensor that captures light that passes from the adjacent scan region into the hand-held optical scanner through the scan window and provides an electrical signal based on the captured light; and scanner circuitry that is operatively connected to the image sensor, wherein the scanner circuitry is configured to selectively record a first portion of light captured by a first region of the image sensor when the first light source is on and the second light source is off and record a second portion of light captured by a second region of the image sensor when the second light source is on and the first light source is off.
1. A hand-held optical scanner, comprising: a scan window; a first light source and a second light source that are positioned within the hand-held optical scanner, wherein the first light source and the second light source emit light for passing through the scan window to illuminate an adjacent scan region; a controller operatively connected to the first light source and the second light source, wherein the controller is configured to cause the first light source and the second light source to cycle on and off in sequence such that no more than one of the first light source and the second light source is on at any time; an image sensor that captures light that passes from the adjacent scan region into the hand-held optical scanner through the scan window and provides an electrical signal based on the captured light; and scanner circuitry that is operatively connected to the image sensor, wherein the scanner circuitry is configured to selectively record a first portion of light captured by a first region of the image sensor when the first light source is on and the second light source is off and record a second portion of light captured by a second region of the image sensor when the second light source is on and the first light source is off. 9. The hand-held optical scanner of claim 1 wherein the scan window has a thickness of from about 0.50 inch to about 1.0 inch.