Digital Imaging (was: Re: Chisolm)

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_crl.com>
Date: Fri Jun 6 11:54:59 1997

At 08:53 AM 6/6/97 -0700, you wrote:
>One of the things on my wish list is a digital camera so I can easily
>digitize photos of stuff like this.
 
I have been trying to decide the best way to get images into digital form.
Naturally, a digital camera is one way, but not the only. There's also the
photo/scanner method, camcorder/video capture, and probably others. As I
see it, the pros/cons are:

DigCam: + Easy to use, convenient
               - Expensive to buy, somewhat limited capacity,
                 no hard copy of images (except printer output)

Photo/Scanner: + Hard Copy, can be used for other stuff too
               - Film and Developing can be expensive, takes time

Camcorder: + Easy to use, Allows for selecting the right image
                 from several views
               - Video capture hardware/software isn't cheap

So, does anyone have thoughts on which is best? I'd like a scanner for
other things, but they're expensive too. There's also the question of 35mm
vs. polaroid and type of scanner. (Not to mention where the heck would I
put it!) I've got a camcorder and my girlfriend's mac supposedly can do
video capture as is, but I've got to find software and figure it out.

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Received on Fri Jun 06 1997 - 11:54:59 BST

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