How to get photo prints into computer: I have some prints from the early 2000's. Is the an easy, inexpensive way to get them into my computer. I have a brother DS-640 portable scanner...

John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.

I have some prints from the early 2000's. Is the an easy, inexpensive way to get them into my computer. I have a brother DS-640 portable scanner, I think that is only for documents, but I haven't tried pictures.
John

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Try the pictures.
The user interface may have that option.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

I scan old photos with the same scanner I use for documents. Check the settings and if you can scan at 300 ppi you should be fine.
If you look at the software there probably a setting for photos.

BebuLamar

Try the scanner but since the prints will have to run through the scanner if it's too thick there may be problem.

ricardo00

John7199 wrote:

I have some prints from the early 2000's. Is the an easy, inexpensive way to get them into my computer. I have a brother DS-640 portable scanner, I think that is only for documents, but I haven't tried pictures.
John

A quick and easy way is to take a picture of your picture with your smart phone and then "drop" it into the computer or email it to yourself. You might have to play with the lighting but can usually get a "decent" photo that way.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

Try the scanner but since the prints will have to run through the scanner if it's too thick there may be problem.

Probably safe.

Plastic Card Thickness: 1.00mm - 1.24mm

John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.

Thanks for some good ideas. I ordered a carrier sheet to try the pix in the scanner

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

John7199 wrote:

I have some prints from the early 2000's. Is the an easy, inexpensive way to get them into my computer. I have a brother DS-640 portable scanner, I think that is only for documents, but I haven't tried pictures.
John

Scan baby scan.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

John7199 wrote:

Thanks for some good ideas. I ordered a carrier sheet to try the pix in the scanner

What does the carrier sheet do?
Hold multiple pictures?

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

I did a search on your scanner. In the user reviews section a number of users talked about scanning photo prints.

Just try it.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Frank T wrote:

I scan old photos with the same scanner I use for documents. Check the settings and if you can scan at 300 ppi you should be fine.
If you look at the software there probably a setting for photos.

I do the same!

John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.

The carrier sheet is to make it eaiser to feed pictures. I will try it when the sheets arrive.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

John7199 wrote:

The carrier sheet is to make it eaiser to feed pictures. I will try it when the sheets arrive.

How small are the pictures?
I would anticipate that even wallet size would feed fine.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

John7199 wrote:

I have some prints from the early 2000's. Is the an easy, inexpensive way to get them into my computer. I have a brother DS-640 portable scanner, I think that is only for documents, but I haven't tried pictures.
John

https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Photo-Scanners/FastFoto-FF-680W-Wireless-High-speed-Photo-Scanning-System/p/B11B237201

Epson makes several less expensive options, but most of them are sloooooowwww.

https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Photo-Scanners/c/h220

IF you have a camera with a macro lens, plus a couple of 5000K video lights, copying prints by photographing them is an option.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

burkphoto wrote:

https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Photo-Scanners/FastFoto-FF-680W-Wireless-High-speed-Photo-Scanning-System/p/B11B237201

Epson makes several less expensive options, but most of them are sloooooowwww.

https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Photo-Scanners/c/h220

IF you have a camera with a macro lens, plus a couple of 5000K video lights, copying prints by photographing them is an option.

Years ago I copied with a plain 50mm on a film camera, tripod center column upside-down and room lighting.
The object was to get copies,
not museum pieces.