I've found a great resource online with tons of great suggestions for using digital resources (cameras, scanners, etc.) in genealogy. Here are some links to stuff that Dennis and Carla Ridenour (formerly through the NGS newsletter) have put out for mass consumption. They have a new publication, accessible at http://groups.msn.com/DIG. The older articles are linked from this page on genealogy.com: http://genforum.genealogy.com/photo/messages/1399.html Truly is everything you ever wanted to know about digital photography in genealogy. I have photographed headstones, photos, documents, even microfilm using one of two cameras - an Olympus Camedia C-3020 Zoom and a Canon G5 with an LCD display that moves so that I don't have to stand on my tippie-toes when I photograph documents. I have a professional-strength tripod with a convertible arm, so I can lay documents on a table and photograph them. Using the same tripod, I can take photos in a more traditional vertical orientation. I used Dennis's tips and guides to use my cameras on all these different sources. Our genealogy society is working on a very ambitious project to publish genealogical data, and we are trying to save money wherever possible. Instead of making hard copies from microfilm or making photocopies, we have taken photos. We have the digital image for future reference, and it's a lot easier to store a digital image than a few thousand copies. I'm still trying to get the camera settings right, but I've gotten lots of practice at fiddling with the photos to enhance the quality using my favorite software for graphics ... free download from www.irfanview.com I can produce slideshows, batch process to resize photos, add text, etc., using this sweet little utility. I have over 15,000 headstone photos online at www.FindAGrave.com so I've had lots of practice! Heaven knows I still have a lot to learn!