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From: curci@stat.uucp (Ray Curci (scri))
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Subject: Re: Photographing PC Screens
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Date: 2 Mar 89 21:43:43 GMT
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In article <3939@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> optical@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>In article <3779@peora.ccur.com>, joel@peora.UUCP writes:
>> I just got a VGA compatible board for my PC and I was looking for
>> some advice on how to photograph the screen either with a 35mm
>> or a Poloroid camera. My previous experiences were not that

It is not necessary to have very fancy equipment to get good color photographs
or slides from a computer screen.  The main thing is to use a tripod,
make sure the shutter speed is slow enough (at least 1/15th sec or longer
as a brief exposure will catch only part of the scan).  It is best to darken
the room in some manner to avoid harsh reflections on the screen.  If you
use an SLR you can check this through the viewfinder.  If your camera has
a self-timer or you have a cable release, use them.  Use the video screen
as your light source (no flash), and when you measure the light do it
from the camera's location because of the inverse square law will give you
misleading readings especially at close range.

curci@nu.cs.fsu.edu