| One of the more confusing aspects of a digital
camera is how to get the pictures from the
camera to a computer and subsequently in a
position so that you can share the photos with
family and friends.
1. Create Picture folders that assist in
streamlining the process of transfer, organizing
and saving to permanent storage devices
2. Set up a process to save/burn pictures to a
more permanent storage device
3. Install a device that expedites the
transfer process from camera to computer (card
reader)
4. Transfer the pictures from the memory card to the computer
5. Save the original pictures (Burn to CD - treat as you would the negatives for non-digital cameras)
6. Organize the
original pictures such that the originals are
not lost when the pictures are edited for
viewing pleasure
7. Save the edited, organized and renamed
pictures (Burn to CDs which are named/dated per topic)
8. Place pictures into areas that can be
viewed by others (email, websites, slideshows,
CDs, etc)
Card Readers
The easiest, fastest and most efficient method
of transferring pictures from a digital camera
memory card is to utilize a card reader. A card
reader is an external device that typically
plugs into a USB port and contains slots for
Compact Flash Cards, Secure Digital Cards, and
sometimes more depending on which you buy.
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Digital Camera Memory
When you are shopping for your first digital
camera, it is wise to budget for additional
memory cards as most cameras are sold with low
capacity memory cards.
You can't have too much memory for your digital
camera. Memory cards come with a limit on how
much they can hold and although they are
reusable, they can fill up rapidly. With the
current trend towards higher Megapixel ratings
increasing, the need for higher capacity memory
cards increases.
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Organize Pictures
How many times have you searched for the one
photo that you wish to share and cannot locate
it? How about the time you went to look at
the vacation pictures you took only to discover
the memory card was damaged and you can not
recover the pictures. Then there was the
time your camera software automatically
downloaded the pictures somewhere on your
computer hard drive where you have difficulty
locating them and then, before you could save the
pictures to a CD, the hard drive crashes.
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Picture Size, Resolution and Format for Online
Viewing
Picture size, resolution and format requirements
are quite different for online viewing compared
to printed pictures. The size of a picture is
part of what makes it so slow to load in email,
on a website and in slideshows. The size is also
why some pictures cannot be sent or received by
some Internet service providers or email
providers.
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Emailing your Pictures
One of the great features of using digital
cameras is you can send the photos via email.
Many of us have either received email with
pictures or have tried to send pictures via
email. Sometimes the pictures do not send and
are bounced back to us by our Internet Service
Provider. Other times the email with pictures
can be sent, but the pictures look huge and the
recipient complains that the picture(s) are
extremely large and unwieldy.
more info...
Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 to edit
photos
When you use Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0 to
resize the image there is more flexibility with
what you can do with the picture. The photo
editing applications have additional features
that enhance the photos such as: you can remove
red eye, lighten/darken pictures or do fun things
like adding frames or comments to the photos.
more info...
Special thanks to:
Justin Harrison |
