tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248393307208849532.post5482789182615662031..comments2023-09-01T23:22:37.384+10:00Comments on The Genealogy Bug: Picasa & Digital PhotosAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10357785232740266441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248393307208849532.post-25928482244743390062014-01-20T22:36:00.901+11:002014-01-20T22:36:00.901+11:00Maureen, that actually gels with a blog I read rec...Maureen, that actually gels with a blog I read recently (I wish I could remember which one!) which compared photos taken of old photos with different devices at different zoom levels. It seemed to support the fact that a digital scan had much better resolution than digital cameras or the cameras on smartphones. But I guess it depends on how high the resolution on the scanner is. I think it's a bit too technical for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357785232740266441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248393307208849532.post-85813372145833643342014-01-20T21:32:08.638+11:002014-01-20T21:32:08.638+11:00Last year I went to a scanning demo session run by...Last year I went to a scanning demo session run by PROV for community groups interested in preserving their archives. They used a camera set up on a stand to copy books and other papers - it was a very way to copy lots of pages! They said that a scanner was better for old photographs as each one needs individual tweaking in order to get the best digital image.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391529594409035267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248393307208849532.post-37572411560779726782014-01-11T08:20:27.079+11:002014-01-11T08:20:27.079+11:00I love Picasa and have used it to organise my 90, ...I love Picasa and have used it to organise my 90, 000+ photos. A great free tool for genealogists. GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.com