A device for capturing an image representing a print of a part of the body of a person, the capture device may include: a base layer a reference electrode covering the base layer electronic capsules fixed in the form of a matrix on the reference electrode, each electronic capsule consisting of a microcapsule filled with a liquid medium and particles with two different colors and opposite electrical charges a support plate covering the electronic capsules and serving as a support for said part a camera intended to take an image of the electronic capsules and an active electrode intended to come into contact with said part and electrically connected to a voltage source delivering a non-zero electrical voltage.
