Digital Cameras OT 66

See my post on this topic today 16 April in response to Michael Marriott "Re digital cameras". I have given several reasons on that post for the value of digital camers in family hostroy research. In additon to those, I'd make the folloing comments.

As noted by Alison, I have an aged Aunt and the family history information she holds, documents, papers, photos etc are very precious to her. Taking digital photos at her place has proved to be a very reasonable way to manange her needs and our desire to obtain information. In addition, she has articles eg. a rosary blessed by the Pope for her grandmother in the 1860s which wouldn't scan too well. The digital camera has proved a boon for that.

Finally, in further defence of digital cameras, I have just received 76 photos of family gravestones from interstate cemetarys (yes we are getting into family history research in a concerted way). Imagine trying to get these without a digital camera!! I had the photos the evening my brother took them.

Having said this, I would note that I am looking for a scanner myself as I have some thousands of photos and negatives that my father, a keen amateur photographer, took in the 1930s, during his war service and into the 1950s.

I think there are places for both sets of these tools in genealogy. And I am unfortunately, unable to comment on the best type of digital camera. I use a Canon PowerShot A70, a 3.2 mega pixel which I picked up second hand for $100. I'm wrapt in it for both general use and the family history uses it has been put to.

Anne

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