From Rootsweb Review Taking Photography 101 By Rick Van Dusen Arnold Chamove is right about using your digital camera. However, on my long-awaited visit to the New York State Archives (3,000 miles from home), I learned the hard way some lessons about this: 1. Definitely use the macro setting. 2. Make sure you have camera set to take high-resolution photos. 3. Don't count on the tiny viewer to verify your pix are good; if possible, upload to a computer to see the images in large format. Not learned the hard way, but it would be a good idea to use a tripod. Before I try again to use the camera in this way, I'm going to do the following: 1. Make sure I know how to use the camera, change the settings, etc. 2. Practice with the camera, try different settings, distances, etc. 3. Be prepared to set the camera on a tripod and measure the distance to the object so it's the same as what worked in practice. 4. Have my laptop, camera software and cable with me to verify the pictures are good. BTW, I got one fairly good image. *****************************