> John Nichols at [email protected] wrote: > > > I've been given a Canon PowerShot A620 which has a macro mode, > > making it possible to take pictures of text that's clear enough to > > be useful. I've tried this with a few things at home, but I'm > > fairly certain (okay, hoping) that people here have some advice on > > how to best use this feature when doing research. > > If, as you say, the text is clear enough, you may be able to use an > OCR (optical character reader) program to convert the photo into > usable text. > > > > Also, can anyone recommend a tripod that is rock solid stable in > > order to eliminate camera shake when taking pictures in macro mode? > > Vivitar makes several tripod models that are quite sturdy. My $0.02 > is to head for a Photo store for this purchase. You will get better > advice and a wider selection. > > AEP I used a phone cam for some useful pictures see http://karl-dane.blogspot.com/ for some examples for OCR you need 300dpi and a clean copy otherwise quicker to type it in Hugh W -- new computer = new blog http://mac-on-intel.blogspot.com/ daily blogs with new photos http://snaps2006.blogspot.com/ http://slim2005.blogspot.com/ family history http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ Hugh Watkins <[email protected]>