Turn your digital camera into a scanner.
A scanner camera will allow you to make digital images out of text passages that appear to have been created by a flat-bed scanner. The image will arrange itself automatically into an easy-to-read format without the need to manipulate it with another program. Best of all, some of the software that can turn your camera into a scanner is completely free of charge as of 2010.
Instructions
1. Choose a program. There are currently three programs that you can use to turn your digital photographs into scanned images. These are QiPit, ScanR and Snaptr. As of 2010, the first two are free to download, while Snaptr comes with a 14-day free trial and costs $49.
2. Download and install the application. You will need to be running Windows XP or Windows Vista and you will need at least 512 MB of RAM.
3. Launch the application by going to the "Start" button and clicking on the program.
4. Take a picture of the image that you wish to turn into a scan with your digital camera. You will need to make sure that it takes up the entire frame of the window and that none of the edges are cut off. The document needs to be sitting on a flat surface.
5. Transfer the digital photo from your camera to your computer. The easiest way to do this is to remove the memory chip from the camera and insert it into the card reader on your computer.
6. Go to the "Computer" icon, click on it and go to "Removable Drives." You will see the memory card there; double-click on it.
7. Drag and drop the picture of the document that you wish to process on to the software program window. Click on "Documents" and then "Process," wait about 30 seconds and the document will come formatted as a scan. Click "Save" to save it to your desktop.
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