Reliable (robust) biometric Authentication with privacy protection

Apparatus for processing exposed film so as to develop, fix, wash and dry the film in a predetermined sequence and on a fully automatic basis. The exposed films are loaded into a carrier which is then set into the housing of the apparatus, and the films are successively dipped, or immersed, into a series of tanks within the housing by means of an elongated wand which supports the film carrier. The wand is carried on a laterally movable carriage, and a rotatable off-center cam is provided for causing the wand to move the film carrier vertically in and out of the aforesaid tanks. This dipping operation occurs at each of a plurality of predetermined lateral positions of the carriage. The tanks contain, for example, appropriate developing, rinsing and fixing solutions so as to carry out the film processing operations. The apparatus may be set to process a plurality of different types of film, each according to manufacturers' recommendations, by setting a dial on the control panel of the apparatus. The various dial settings provide pre-set timing for the various operations by the circuitry employed.