Subj : Copying my family history
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : JEFF GUERDAT
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 09:37 am

On 09-24-05, JAY EMRIE said to JEFF GUERDAT:

JG>Use of a digital camera is the same principal as scanning...

JE>Thanks, Jeff. I will investigate this. I hadn't though of that
JE>angle. However, taking a picture with my digital camera ends up with the
JE>same problem as with the scanner - getting the pages to lay flat enough
JE>to get a good image. Maybe the camera will have enough depth of field to
JE>somewhat overcome this problem.

Since you are setting up a copy station, you can get plenty of light for small
apertures.  Also, the color temp doesn't matter since you will likely end up
with black and white (2 bit) or grayscale so you can use table lamps, spots,
etc. to get the lighting needed, including into the binding, if required.

You could experiment with a piece of glass on top of the book to help flatten
the pages but reflections could be an issue.  Maybe a polarizer would help...

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