- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Midland Lawrence W.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/30/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SCM MICROSYSTEMS INC [SCMM]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1900 CARNEGIE AVENUE, BUILDING B

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President /

(Street)

SANTA ANA, CA 92705

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1257600 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrants to purchase Common Stock	4/30/2012	4/30/2014	Common Stock	628800 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾	$3.00	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	4/30/2010	4/30/2016	Common Stock	40000 ⁽⁴⁾	$2.37	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The securities reported herein were acquired pursuant to a merger between Hirsch Electronics Corporation and Deer Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCM Microsystems, Inc., in which each share of Hirsch Electronics Corporation was exchanged for $3.00 cash, two shares of SCM common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of SCM common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 with a five year term, exercisable for two years following the third anniversary of the effective time of the merger. The merger closed on April 30, 2009.
( 2)	Includes (i) 1,239,600 shares held by the Midland Family Trust Est. Jan 29, 2002, (ii) 5,200 shares held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Ashley Marie Midland, (iii) 6,000 shares held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Alison Midland, (iv) 4,000 shares held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Taylor Ann Midland and (v) 2,800 shares held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Madison Kathleen Midland.
( 3)	Includes (i) 619,800 warrants held by the Midland Family Trust Est. Jan 29, 2002, (ii) 2,600 warrants held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Ashley Marie Midland, (iii) 3,000 warrants held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Alison Midland, (iv) 2,000 warrants held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Taylor Ann Midland and (v) 1,400 warrants held by Mr. Midland as custodian for Madison Kathleen Midland.
( 4)	1/4th of option will vest on the one year anniversary of the April 30, 2009 date of grant and the remaining options will vest monthly thereafter for 36 months, such that options are fully vested four years after the April 30, 2009 grant date.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Midland Lawrence W. 1900 CARNEGIE AVENUE BUILDING B SANTA ANA, CA 92705	X		Executive Vice President

Signatures
/s/ Lawrence W. Midland		5/6/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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