Scanning photos - these options are available

If you want to archive photos, then it can be useful to digitize them and store them on a hard drive. Especially with older pictures, it can otherwise happen that they fade over time. If you want to scan the photos manually, there are a few items you should pay attention to.

How to scan photos

Older photos fade over time. For this reason, it can be useful to digitize them beforehand. Here, it is a good idea to scan the photos using a flatbed scanner. However, make sure that you first remove dust and fluff from them. You can use a dust brush or an anti-static dust cloth for this purpose.

1. A suitable flatbed scanner is already available for less than 50 euros from appropriate specialist dealers. In many cases, a combination device with printer and scanner is also sufficient for digitizing the images. It depends mainly on how good the color scan of the devices.
2. Make sure that you completely free the glass of the scanner from dust. In addition, you must place the images as straight as possible on the surface. So you avoid later adjustments in a program.
3. In addition, you need a suitable image editing program with which you can subsequently edit the scanned photos. So ist es möglich, die Bilder bei Bedarf aufzubereiten.
4. Auch die eingestellte Auflösung kann einen Einfluss auf das Ergebnis haben. Welche Sie einstellen, hängt vor allem davon ab, was Sie mit den Bildern später vorhaben.