Any advice on a dig camera that would let me take
legible and readable pictures of text on old documents
at the library?
These are documents that one can not take home as they
have historical value..... but that I want to be able
to take pic of the text and READ it in the digital
picture.
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> Any advice on a dig camera that would let me take
> legible and readable pictures of text on old documents
> at the library?
>
> These are documents that one can not take home as they
> have historical value..... but that I want to be able
> to take pic of the text and READ it in the digital
> picture.
Most any modern digital camera will do a mighty fine job if the light is
right.
me@privacy.net wrote:
> Any advice on a dig camera that would let me take
> legible and readable pictures of text on old documents
> at the library?
>
> These are documents that one can not take home as they
> have historical value..... but that I want to be able
> to take pic of the text and READ it in the digital
> picture.
Minox B
But seriously...
I suggest that you look at portable document scanners. They'll yield far
higher quality images. From a quick google I came up with http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/docupen/
Perhaps a bit pricey but it looks nice - not bad for number one google
result.
I have a Kodak Z885 camera that has text/document mode. This seems to
work well. But if you are photographing documents in a library, you'll
have to deal with incandescent or fluorescent light, and adjust your
white balance accordingly. Bring a small tripod. too.
-Dave
On Sep 29, 12:36 pm, m...@privacy.net wrote:
> Any advice on a dig camera that would let me take
> legible and readable pictures of text on old documents
> at the library?
>
> These are documents that one can not take home as they
> have historical value..... but that I want to be able
> to take pic of the text and READ it in the digital
> picture.
me@privacy.net wrote:
> Any advice on a dig camera that would let me take
> legible and readable pictures of text on old documents
> at the library?
>
> These are documents that one can not take home as they
> have historical value..... but that I want to be able
> to take pic of the text and READ it in the digital
> picture.
I have been able to take pictures of book pages with a 3 mp camera that
were good enough to read with an OCR program. It really doesn't take
that much resolution, but more is usually better. Lighting and minimal
distortion are more important than resolution.
Best dig camera for close up document photos? 
Linear Mode
