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[Annie107]

I've decided to take the plunge to organize and scan all of our family photos.  There's thousands of them, I'm sure, as we've all accumulated over the years.  I bought a Pandigital scanner from QVC about 7 years ago.  My question: is there new technology that would justify me purchasing another one?  I feel if I'm going to make the commitment to do this, I want to preserve them in the best way possible.  Any thoughts?  Thank you so much!

[Lilysmom]

@Annie107, you may get more responses if you post this in the Electronics Forum.  Most of the techies hang out over there.  They are a wonderful bunch of people who share helpful info.

Good luck with your project!  LM

[gardenman]

Pretty much any scanner is the same. If you've got a good digital camera you can even use that to take pictures of your photos and bypass using a scanner. A digital photo of a photo can be done more quickly than using a scanner. If the photos you want digital copies of have a very glossy finish you may have to use a scanner, but you can often get excellent results from a digital camera.