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From: Eric Haas <>
Subject: Re[2]: [TMG] OT- 'mobile scanning'
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 23:22:33 -0500
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Saturday, December 4, 2004, 7:56:21 PM, Linda Hayball wrote:

LH> Teresa,
LH> The problem is often that the cousins would not let me take the photos /docs
LH> out of the house. I need something I could use in situ.
LH> The T5 looks great and although quite expensive, it is easier to carry than
LH> a laptop. Quite often I travel around by train or coach, so the less I have
LH> to carry the better.
LH> By the way, I love your byline!
LH> Linda
LH> Poole, Dorset


You could use a digital camera to take a picture of the document. If
you use a 5 MP camera and frame an 8.5x11 inch (22x28 cm) document so
that it almost fills the picture, that's roughly equivalent to
scanning it at 200 DPI. A tripod would be helpful, but I've gotten
good results without one.


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