Converting Old Photos into Digital Files
Over the last twenty five years or so, digital cameras have continued to evolve and become more popular. Because the digital camera is a relatively new innovation, it’s probably safe to say that many of us have years and years worth of old photos lying around in closets, drawers and shoe boxes.
Digital Duplicates for Peace of Mind
Wouldn’t it be nice to convert all of those old photos into digital duplicates and store them on your computer? Through the wonders of modern technology, the scanner makes this task a simple process.
Types of Scanners Available to Backup your Digital Memories
There are many different kinds of scanners on the market, some of which will work for this project and some are not recommended. Here is an explanation of three types:
- Sheet fed scanners. Often part of a fax/scanner/printer, these scanners are designed to automatically scan stacks of documents. This type of scanner is not recommended for scanning photos as they are primarily intended for regular paper.
- Film scanners. The advantage of a film scanner is that these scanners produce a very high quality image and can be effectively used with photo negatives to produce excellent digital reproductions. The disadvantage is that they are currently quite expensive with the cost ranging from about $400 and up.
- Flatbed scanners. This type of scanner is probably the best bet when it comes to converting photos into digital files. They are relatively inexpensive at about $100 and easy to use. The important feature to consider when purchasing a flatbed scanner for photo conversion is its resolution which is measured in dots per inch or dpi. The higher the resolution, the better your picture quality will be. Once scanned into your computer, your photos can be edited just like other digital images. In addition to converting photos to digital files, flatbed scanners come with optical character recognition (ocr) software that allows for the conversion of typed text into word processing files.
You Shouldn’t Even Need to Bother your Tech-Geek Son-In-Law, It’s that Easy …
With modern technology that is readily available and easy to use, you can convert your stacks of old photos into digital files effortlessly and fairly inexpensively.
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