Is there anyone with experience of using a Digital Camera to take photographs of Old Church Records. I cant us a flat bed scanner as the record books would not stand up to the handling. What I need to finish up with is a Black on White image. The subject matter is quite often on discoloured paper and in various colours of ink. On a flat bed scanner you can set the parameters to B &W diagram or FAX and the required effect is achieved. Does anyone know if this can be done using a Digital Camera on the Fly so to speak? I have managed so far by taking each Photograph in turn, importing it into Paperport or Paintshop Pro and applying various filters etc. to achieve the final picture. This is a time consuming process and it would help if it could be done direct from the Camera. I have been using borrowed Cannon G2 and G3 cameras and am looking to purchase one that will do the job. Bob KIRK Dukinfield Cheshire

Last year some good friends of mine took a genealogical research trip to Georgia (where he was born). They knew beforehand many, many documents they wanted to photocopy. On arriving they were shocked to learn that the state charged $1 per photocopy - and they wanted almost a hundred! Fortunately they had a digital camera with them (a Nikon Coolpix). While one held the documents on a flat surface the other one clicked away. The only problem they had was the glare from old documents sealed in glassine envelopes - those they had to photocopy. The rest came out excellent. They figure the saved photocopy costs paid for a part of the camera. Ray At 1/17/2003 12:06 PM, you wrote: >Is there anyone with experience of using a Digital Camera to take >photographs of Old Church Records. I cant us a flat bed scanner as the >record books would not stand up to the handling. > >What I need to finish up with is a Black on White image. The subject matter >is quite often on discoloured paper and in various colours of ink. On a >flat bed scanner you can set the parameters to B &W diagram or FAX and the >required effect is achieved. > >Does anyone know if this can be done using a Digital Camera on the Fly so to >speak? > >I have managed so far by taking each Photograph in turn, importing it into >Paperport or Paintshop Pro and applying various filters etc. to achieve the >final picture. This is a time consuming process and it would help if it >could be done direct from the Camera. > >I have been using borrowed Cannon G2 and G3 cameras and am looking to >purchase one that will do the job. > > >Bob KIRK >Dukinfield >Cheshire

Bob, Try saving the digital camera pictures as 2 color TIF using Paint Shop Pro batch conversion. I prefer 16 color grey scale uncompressed TIF for a set of newspaper clippings. Contrast can be increased and still keep the uneven shading of the lettering. Sony digital camera pictures can be taken in Black & White, haven't checked for two color. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kirk" > I have managed so far by taking each Photograph in turn, importing it into > Paperport or Paintshop Pro and applying various filters etc. to achieve the > final picture. This is a time consuming process and it would help if it > could be done direct from the Camera.

Hi list Thanks to all those who responded to my request for information on this subject. I am now trying out all the suggestions. Bob KIRK Dukinfield Cheshire Interests Are: KIRK (Crewe & Manchester) DAWSON (Manchester) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kirk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:06 PM Subject: [SP] Digital camera software > Is there anyone with experience of using a Digital Camera to take > photographs of Old Church Records. I cant us a flat bed scanner as the > record books would not stand up to the handling. > > What I need to finish up with is a Black on White image. The subject matter > is quite often on discoloured paper and in various colours of ink. On a > flat bed scanner you can set the parameters to B &W diagram or FAX and the > required effect is achieved. > > Does anyone know if this can be done using a Digital Camera on the Fly so to > speak? > > I have managed so far by taking each Photograph in turn, importing it into > Paperport or Paintshop Pro and applying various filters etc. to achieve the > final picture. This is a time consuming process and it would help if it > could be done direct from the Camera. > > I have been using borrowed Cannon G2 and G3 cameras and am looking to > purchase one that will do the job. > > > Bob KIRK > Dukinfield > Cheshire >