digital camera vs. scanner
Lee Wu
between a digital camera and a scanner. What I'd like to know is
which one is easier to operate and still give a decent quality or
good detail on a object such as a small computer cable connector?
If digital camera is the choice, which camera is considered a good
one for under $1000.00. Thanks
Lee
Steve Sobodos
640x480 or 720x480 across the entire image. A bed scanner scanning in a
5x7 or 8x10 blow-up can create files of 1,000's by 1,000's
(lots-o-megabytes). At 400 DPI a 3.5" print can generate 1,400 pixels
with a $100 hand scanner.
Use your film camera and get the image scanned in.
Steve
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The Turtle
>Not really sure if this is the right place to ask for comparision
>between a digital camera and a scanner. What I'd like to know is
>which one is easier to operate and still give a decent quality or
>good detail on a object such as a small computer cable connector?
>If digital camera is the choice, which camera is considered a good
>one for under $1000.00. Thanks
If all you wanna do is get decent images of FLAT objects, such as
printed matter, buy a flatbed color scanner. If you have to deal with
3D objects, but all you need are still images of them, AND they're
movable or readily accessible, then may I suggest ditching the digital
camera idea and instead getting something like a SNAPPY and a cheap
VHS camcorder? I've seen camcorders under $500, and the Snappy is,
what, under $200? The cheapest digital cameras I've seen are at least
$800 or so, and limited to a fixed number of still frames, where a
camcorder could theoretically capture hundreds of "still" frames at
comparable quality.
Turtle
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Elliot Bain
>
> Not really sure if this is the right place to ask for comparision
> between a digital camera and a scanner. What I'd like to know is
> which one is easier to operate and still give a decent quality or
> good detail on a object such as a small computer cable connector?
> If digital camera is the choice, which camera is considered a good
> one for under $1000.00. Thanks
>
Use your regular 35mm camera and when you get your prints developed,
have them done on PhotoCD. They cost about $1 per picture and are
better than you could ever scan yourself.
Using PhotoCD, you can then use almost any resolution you need.
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Elliot Bain
Laurell Creative Services
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