<p>No, it will not. The information on the scanned image must be very clear and show a clear photograph.</p>

<p>It is best to scan the ID using a quality scanner. Even a picture taken on a smartphone and filtered with a "scanning" program was insufficient for their requirements.</p>

<p>Source: I lazily tried everything, getting rejected each time, then finally going and scanning the ID.</p>

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2013-01-11T14:48:21.107Z
side-note: with Bitcoin-Central I just took a picture with my smartphone and they accepted it, but it was an (relatively) high-quality phone camera.
o0'.
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Colin Dean
<p>An exchange I use (Mt. Gox) wants me to send a color scan of my ID.  The only camera I have access to is a grainy camera on my feature phone.  I don't know the camera resolution but it is not very high.</p>

<p>The ID is readable but doesn't fill even half the image.  If I try to get closer, the image is too out of focus.</p>

<p>Will this image be accepted or will my account end up getting locked ("under review") until I send in a scan with a better photo?</p>

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2012-08-06T04:31:19.403Z
I don't know the answer to your question, but do you have a webcam?  That may be able to take reasonable quality photos.
Chris Moore
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2012-08-06T08:24:18.653Z
@ChrisMoore Figured out another option -- a friend with a better phone.
Stephen Gornick
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Will MtGox accept a poor quality ID photo?
Stephen Gornick
# Will MtGox accept a poor quality ID photo?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-08-06)

An exchange I use (Mt. Gox) wants me to send a color scan of my ID. The only camera I have access to is a grainy camera on my feature phone. I don't know the camera resolution but it is not very high.

The ID is readable but doesn't fill even half the image. If I try to get closer, the image is too out of focus.

Will this image be accepted or will my account end up getting locked ("under review") until I send in a scan with a better photo?

**Tags:** exchanges, mtgox, identity

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know the answer to your question, but do you have a webcam?  That may be able to take reasonable quality photos.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Figured out another option -- a friend with a better phone.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-01-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, it will not. The information on the scanned image must be very clear and show a clear photograph.

It is best to scan the ID using a quality scanner. Even a picture taken on a smartphone and filtered with a "scanning" program was insufficient for their requirements.

Source: I lazily tried everything, getting rejected each time, then finally going and scanning the ID.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: side-note: with Bitcoin-Central I just took a picture with my smartphone and they accepted it, but it was an (relatively) high-quality phone camera.  

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