Will taking pictures of my old stamps damage them?

Question

Will taking pictures of my old stamps (1930's or so) with my Fujifilm FinePix A820, a point and shoot camera, damage my stamps in any way? If I shoot without flash, do I have anything to worry about?

Answer 1

No worries....just turn the flash off and shoot them in a well-lit area. Maybe next to a window or something. I don't even think a flash would hurt them if you did decide to use it. I would guess you're only going to take a picture or two. It's not like you're going to be subjecting the stamps to hundreds of flashes.