Physical pictures

Hi everyone! I have probably 300 to 400 physical pictures of many different sizes from when my family members passed away.
I would like to digitalize these to preserve them but I am not sure that if I scan them with my regular printer if it will be the highest quality or save in the correct format.
Can anyone help shed some light?

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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

I once took a smartphone photo of an old photo print (made when I was 18).

It turned out well, as long as I placed my camera exactly above and made sure lighting was clean with no reflections off the glossy finish. Unfortunately it also picks up all the deterioration in the print. But once digitalized, I suppose one could clean things up.