def createImage(self, matrix):
        scaledRect = matrix.mapRect(
            QtCore.QRect(0, 0, ScanItem.ITEM_WIDTH, ScanItem.ITEM_HEIGHT))
        image = QtGui.QImage(scaledRect.width(), scaledRect.height(),
                             QtGui.QImage.Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied)
        image.fill(QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 0, 0).rgba())
        painter = QtGui.QPainter(image)
        painter.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.Antialiasing)

        if Colors.useEightBitPalette:
            painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtGui.Color(100, 100, 100), 2))
            painter.setBrush(QtGui.Color(206, 246, 117))
            painter.drawEllipse(1, 1,
                                scaledRect.width() - 2,
                                scaledRect.height() - 2)
        else:
            painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 0, 15), 1))
            painter.setBrush(QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 0, 15))
            painter.drawEllipse(1, 1,
                                scaledRect.width() - 2,
                                scaledRect.height() - 2)

        return image