Photographs for insurance purposes.

[woody]

Well it's sort of a photography question....

I need to photograph some valuables - watches, jewellery etc just in case the unthinkable happens.

My question is - should (or more to the point can) I take them with a digital camera or would they only be acceptable on good old 35mm??

Cheers

Chris

[kojak]

No difference.

[simpo two]

I saw a traffic bastards in Colchester using a digital cameras to prove a car was parked on a yellow line - so I guess it's good enough for a court. But if in doubt call your insurers - better safe than sorry.

[bga]

My dad uses a digital camera for expert witness work in the courts. Never had any trouble with it as far as I know.

[V6GTO]

simpo two said:

I saw a traffic bastards in Colchester using a digital cameras to prove a car was parked on a yellow line - so I guess it's good enough for a court. But if in doubt call your insurers - better safe than sorry.

Couldn't they Photoshop an extra yellow line in and make it worse?

M.

[simpo two]

V6GTO said:

Couldn't they Photoshop an extra yellow line in and make it worse?

Don't give them ideas!
But - as digital photos are easy to alter, they offer less proof than silver halide.

I saw something about a way to tell if a picture had been altered, but don't know how it worked.

[ehasler]

simpo two said:

Don't give them ideas! But - as digital photos are easy to alter, they offer less proof than silver halide. I saw something about a way to tell if a picture had been altered, but don't know how it worked.

Our good friends at Canon have come up with a solution for this.

www.dpreview.com/news/0401/04012903canondvke2.asp

No doubt Nikon will do the same in a few years!

[Tango2]

Just a tip for photoing the valuables - have a ruler next to them to verity the size of items.

[woody]

Thanks guy's - now got something to keep me busy for a couple of days over christmas.

Chris

[Paul.B]

Tango2 said:

Just a tip for photoing the valuables - have a ruler next to them to verity the size of items.

Take out the original post and only read the above!

Made me laugh, and the wife blush

Paul.B