Photo to digital picture converter looks pretty easy
- April 22nd, 2008
- 6 Comments
Anybody who’s had to scan a big fat pile of old photos into their computer knows that it suh-huuucks. So along comes the ingeniously named “Photograph to Digital Picture Converter” from Hammacher Schlemmer for $150.
It’s got a 5MP CMOS sensor with an 1,800 dpi resolution that basically takes a digital photo of whatever regular photo you slide down into the tray. The device plugs into your computer’s USB port (Windows only, sorry), allowing you to manipulate your now-digital photos any way you see fit.
Sure, a scanner might accomplish the same task but this doodad looks nice for whizzing through a bunch of photos in rapid succession. If Hammacher Schlemmer comes out with a 250-photo add-on tray for automating the entire process, I’m sold.
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Big John (Who am I?)
4 months ago
i bet you could use apple’s own ‘image capture’ quite nicely with that…
Jim (Who am I?)
3 months ago
I just bought this thing and have tried to install it with 2 people on 3 computers to no avail. So tomorrow : BACK IT GOES!
Caroline (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Easy to install software. Easy to edit photos. It was up and running in 5 minutes out of the box. I have 3 other scanners but this is the most simple. The only thing they don’t tell you is how to get the photo out if it drops from the tray.
Dan Lee (Who am I?)
2 months ago
I got one. Installation was easy. However, the color rendition leaves something to be desired. “Scanned” pictures tend toward the bluish or brownish. High lights are washed out. There is no obvious way of color correction or dark/light adjustment before saving the digitized picture. It is fast. I digitized some 200 photogrpahs in no time, but I’m somewhat ambivalent about it.
mark stevens (Who am I?)
4 weeks ago
Does anyone know if there are there other brands cheaper than Hammacher?
Frieda (Who am I?)
5 days ago
Does anyone know if this works with Windows Vista??