Moving all these photos from physical form to digital feels overwhelming. This article is going to walk you through several methods, from do-it-yourself to total outsourced options.
Ship your photos to get scanned:
Want to ship this project off to get it done? No judgment here.
Our Top Pick (or should we say pic)
Legacybox offers a very reasonable service. You can digitize 200 photos for about $20, for $150 you can get 2,000 photos converted to digital. The process is simple. They send you a box, you fill it up, then send it to Legacybox. In 4-6 weeks, they mail the photos back. They even digitize VHS videos, old photos in frames, and several other forms of media. You can choose to have the files sent to you or store them in the Legacybox cloud. There are a lot of options, and this company gives you multiple ways to get your digital files.
Legacybox has incredible reviews 4.9/5.0 stars, and customers comment on the exact things we all worry about. Sending your memories in the mail is a little nerve-racking, but customer after customer shares how easy it is, how well Legacybox kept them informed throughout the process, and how happy it made their family to get these memories put into a digital form.
We made Legacybox our number one choice because they are trustworthy and reasonably priced.
Click Here: www.Legacybox.com
Other Options
Photo Panda will do up to 40 photos for free. They also provide a mail-in box offer where you send them photos, they scan them, and send back both the original photos and digital files. They return the photos in just over two weeks, which is super-fast. They also offer photo enhancement like making blurry faces clearer and cleaning up images.
If you want to go with old blue, or should we say orange and red,
Kodak also offers a mail-in service. It is a tad more expensive, but the company is reliable, and the output will be solid. They offer a solid program for converting negatives into digital format. Similar to others, you sign up, they send you a box, you fill it and send it back.
DIY Options
Ok, so maybe you don’t want to scan the photos yourself. Here are a few options ranging from most expensive to least.
SnapScan SV600 Sometimes you have photos that are delicate or unable to be fed into a scanner. This scanner, made by Fujitsu, is a little pricey at about $650, but it is the best no-touch scanner. You just place the photo on the bottom, and the camera on the top of the scanner takes a high-resolution picture. Then you can store the digital file on your computer.
This scanner is about $350. It is a fantastic scanner for photos. It’s quick, high-quality, and reliable. This is a standard scanner that loads photos from the top and kind of prints them out the bottom.
Budget-friendly and compact.
This scanner is slim and feeds in the photos like the Canon. It is a little slower, but the quality is solid. This scanner will work, but plan to take a little extra time. At $150 this is a budget-conscious choice. If you have any kids, this could be a great project to do together.
We hope this helps you get your memories secured, heaven forbid you find yourself dealing with a fire. On a happy note, if you take those physical photos and make them digital, you can share them with friends and family a lot easier.
