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Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] hand-held scanner vs digital camera
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:01:53 -0400
Joe,
Could you expand a bit on your camera techniques for copying documents and the camera you are using? Do you use a tripod, for example? It sounds like a great way to do research. I spent yesterday at the Forbes library in Northhampton MA and could have been much more productive if I could have been photographing instead of transcribing.
Brad Miter (enroute to Troy this afternoon)
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Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] hand-held scanner vs digital camera
I definitely prefer my camera over any copy machine. I have even mastered the technique of photographing the display of a microfiche machine. I don't have a portable scanner, but I do have a standard sized scanner at home that I use quite a bit. For items that will not fit on the glass I use my trusty camera.
-Joe Hurley
Pamela Ward <> wrote: Has anyone ever used a hand-held scanner to copy stuff in a library? I have used a digital camera with some success but was wondering if the hand-held scanner is better, or is the copy machine the best way to go?
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