Recently I cleared out my grandparents’ attic and found an old, dusty box. This box turned out to be a real treasure. It was packed with old documents, letters and pictures. The pictures were yellowed but surprisingly in good shape — considering the fact that they had been lying in this box for at least 30 or 40 years. I was really amazed because this box basically contained important parts of my grandparents’ life –their memories. And I wanted to keep them.

Nowadays most people take pictures digitally. I assume that there is at least one digital camera in each family. They are light, easy to use and you can see the results right away. If you don’t like a picture, you can just erase it within seconds. To keep track of your adventures, experiences and other memorable events, a camcorder can come in handy as well. A HD digital camcorder, for instance, can record and take pictures in high definition so you don’t even need an extra camera any more. I guess our lives are the best documented ever.

Keeping memories from older generations isn’t that easy unless you have the right equipment. Photo scanners like the Epson photo scanner helps to conserve old, yellowed pictures, documents or letters. It can even restore colour to old faded photos so that they appear like they have been taken yesterday. And the best part is: you can have photo scanners for quite affordable prices.

Sometimes, one comes across photographic films and doesn’t know where they came from. If there are no pictures left, a film scanner will do the good job. Film scanners are made for scanning photographic film directly onto a computer. Specialized software removes scratches and film grain and improves colour reproduction. There are different types of film scanners. They can accept strips of 35 mm film, 120 mm film or individual slides. Although film scanner are more expensive than photo scanners, they are specialized for film scanning so the results are often better.

Either way, safe keeping your pictures and film has never been easier. Equipped with the right device, you don’t have to be afraid of losing precious memories any more — your grandparents’ ones as well as your own.

Did you know?

The first image scanner was built in 1957 at the US National Bureau of Standards. The first image ever scanned on this machine was a 5 cm square photograph of the team leader’s three-month-old son, Walden. The black and white image had a resolution of 176 pixels.

-Manuela

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