Photo Scanning Service – Preserve Your Printed Photos Digitally

The Photo Scanning service from Precision Transfers converts physical photographs into high-quality JPEG digital images for long-term preservation, convenient viewing and easy sharing. Using professional high-speed, dual-sided scanning technology, we capture both the front and back of each photograph at 300 DPI. This preserves the original image along with handwritten dates, names, notes or other important information found on the reverse side.

Our Photo Scanning service is ideal for family collections, historical photographs, school pictures, travel memories, scrapbooks, memorabilia and collectible items such as baseball cards. Digitizing your collection protects important memories from fading, physical wear, moisture and accidental loss while making the images easier to organize and share.

Photo Materials We Scan

The service is designed for physical photographic prints and similar flat printed items, including:

• Traditional photographic paper prints

• Glossy, matte and textured photo finishes

• Resin-coated and fibre-based photo paper

• Polaroid and instant photographs

• Flat paper memorabilia and photo cards

• Collectible cards, including baseball cards

Photographs should be reasonably flat and free from frames, albums, adhesives, staples, paper clips and other attachments before submission. Contact Precision Transfers before ordering if your photos are unusually fragile, curled, mounted or damaged.

Supported Photo Sizes and Dimensions

Precision Transfers supports a variety of common photograph dimensions:

• Wallet-size photographs

• 3 × 5 inches

• 4 × 6 inches

• 5 × 7 inches

• 8 × 10 inches

• Polaroid photographs

• Panoramic photographs up to 8.5 × 36 inches

If your photographs have unusual dimensions or are mounted on oversized materials, please contact us before placing your order so we can confirm whether they can be safely scanned.

Features

• High-quality scanning at 300 DPI

• Dual-sided scanning to capture the front and back

• Detailed reproduction of photographs and printed information

• JPEG files compatible with computers, phones and tablets

• Efficient high-speed scanning for large photo collections

• Six months of free digital storage

• Digital images suitable for viewing, sharing, printing and archiving

• Optional image-restoration assistance for faded or damaged photographs

How Photo Scanning Works

Each collection is prepared for professional scanning. The photographs are captured at 300 DPI and saved in the widely supported JPEG format. Dual-sided scanning preserves the photograph on the front and any writing, dates or identifying information on the back.

Your completed images are organized into digital files that can be downloaded, stored on a computer or external drive, backed up to cloud storage and shared with family and friends.

Common Uses

• Preserving family photograph collections

• Creating a digital family archive

• Sharing memories with relatives and friends

• Organizing inherited photographs

• Digitizing school, wedding and travel pictures

• Preserving historical or community photographs

• Scanning baseball cards and other collectibles

• Protecting aging photographs from further handling

• Preparing images for photo books or restoration projects

What Is Included

• Professional scanning of each submitted photograph

• 300 DPI digital image capture

• Front-and-back scanning

• JPEG digital files

• Organization of photographs based on the submitted groupings

• Six months of free digital storage

• Secure digital access to the completed images

Individual photographs cannot be manually titled during the automated scanning process. To help organize your digital files, sort the photographs into clearly labelled envelopes before submitting them.

Care and Preparation

Before sending your photographs, gently wipe each one with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth to remove loose dust, fingerprints and smudges. Do not use water, household cleaners or chemical products.

Sort the photos into envelopes and label each envelope by year, event, person or subject whenever possible. Place every photograph in the same orientation, with the top of each image facing the same direction. If arranging photographs chronologically, place the oldest photographs at the bottom of each stack.

Keep your originals in a clean, dry and temperature-controlled location away from moisture, direct sunlight and excessive heat. After receiving your digital images, save backup copies in at least two locations, such as an external drive and a secure cloud-storage service.

For additional information about placing an order and submitting your photographs, visit our How It Works page.