Hi,

This can quite efficiently done without engaging control via PC. I am using two Canon 12 megapixel point-and-shoot cameras (SD 780). I am not convinced that you need a DSLR camera for this (they are way to expensive and do not necessarily provide a better image quality). I use them in combination with some software (http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/sdm/index.htm) that allows to use a usb switch to trigger both cameras at the same time (you get two pages - left and right - in the same instance and 12 megapixel is quite enough for up to A4 format). Thus, I end up with two flashcards holding left and right pages separately. There are programs which allow to renames images in batches (so,  I rename all right images as XXXX-1 and left images as XXXX-2, where XXXX are automatically generated numbers). Then, copy them into one folder and they are automatically arranged. Then, for processing images I found an excellent freeware program, ScanTailor, that does a great job - most of it automatically - processing images into nice looking pages (http://scantailor.sourceforge.net/), which then can be combined into a very nice looking PDF.

Maxim





2010/10/27 Neven Jovanović <neven.jovanovic@ffzg.hr>
Hi,

a short technical afterthought on cameras.

As we assembled the field kit following Todd Rester's ideas, it turned out
that the SLR camera on offer, Canon PowerShot G11, did not have the option
of remote operating through a computer.  This option was dropped (perhaps
to be reserved for more expensive models).

The model you can control through a computer, and which downloads the
pictures directly to the hard disk, is the older (and therefore cheaper)
CANON EOS 1000D. We bought this, and it really works.

But anyone preparing to make photos in this way should consult a decent
dealer or a photographer, and the internet. It's worth it --- you learn
much in the process.

This obviously calls for a "best practice" guide somewhere...

Neven



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