1. A portable data collection device comprising: a) an image sensor, including a two dimensional photosensor array comprising multiple rows of photosensor elements which are read out after an exposure period to generate a signal representative of an image of a two dimensional target area; b) an optic system positioned to focus illumination reflected from the target area onto the photosensor array; c) signal processing circuitry electrically coupled to the photosensor array, receiving said signal, converting the signal to digital image data representative of the image of the target area and buffering the digital image data; d) image processing circuitry electrically coupled to the signal processing circuitry for: i) receiving the digital image data; ii) locating and decoding a portion of the digital image data representative of an image of a dataform in the target area and generating decoded dataform data corresponding to data encoded in the dataform; and iii) locating and storing a portion of the digital image data representative of an image within a desired image area of the target area; e) output port circuitry electrically coupled to the image processing circuitry for outputing data including the decoded dataform data and the portion of the digital image data corresponding to the image within the desired image area; and f) a portable hand held housing encasing said image sensor, optic system, signal Processing circuitry and image processing circuitry.