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Photographing Delicate Documents. Dick Eastman October 20, 2007. Traditional Method of Creating Images of Documents. Use a desktop scanner, such as this single-sheet scanner. Disadvantages. Manual Slow Requires significant handling of the document. Disadvantages.
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Photographing Delicate Documents Dick Eastman October 20, 2007
Traditional Method of Creating Images of Documents • Use a desktop scanner, such as this single-sheet scanner
Disadvantages • Manual • Slow • Requires significant handling of the document
Disadvantages • Scanning thousands of documents may be tedious
Page feed scanners are even worse • Will work well in unattended mode but internal rollers may damage delicate documents.
Ultimate Unattended Scanner: APT BookScan 1200 • Will work well in unattended mode for books but not suitable for delicate books. • Expensive at $125,000+.
Use a scanner designed for books • Planetary scanners create minimal page damage. • Expensive at $10,000 and up.
Use a scanner designed for books • Available in different models with different scanning speeds • Expensive at $15,000 and up.
Use a scanner designed for books • Genealogists can duplicate this for a fraction of the expense. • Use a camera stand and a high resolution camera.
Use a scanner designed for books • Genealogists can duplicate this for a fraction of the expense. • Use a camera stand and a high resolution camera.
Use a scanner designed for books • Genealogists can duplicate this for a fraction of the expense. • Use a camera stand and a high resolution camera.
Use a scanner designed for books • Best results are obtained with a slow shutter speed and lots of light.
Use a scanner designed for books • Prices vary from about $60 to…
Use a scanner designed for books • Prices vary from about $60 to… • $150 or more.
Use a slow shutter speed And use lots of light! Sunlight works best Recommendation
You may appreciate remote control software • Such as DSLR Remote Pro