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William Griffith
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Loxahatchee, FL, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 12:53 pm |
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| Hello, Is there someone who could walk me thru emailing photos. I bought a enexpensive digita camera and can't figure out how to send photos. Fromm the beginning to end would really be helpful. Thank Bill |
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Roy Ayres
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Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 1:15 pm
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William:
First, load your pics into the computer. Pictures are usually stored in the "My Pictures" folder which is within the "My Documents" folder. Usually you need a cable that connects to your camera and has a USB plug that connects it to the computer.
Write your email in the usual way. Then go to the top of the screen and click on the icon for attaching files to an email. If you are using an IBM type of computer (as opposed to an Apple) the icon will be a little picture of a paper clip. Click on that, then navigate to the "My Pictures" folder (or whatever folder your pictures are in) and click on the name of the picture you want to attach. You can attach multiple pictures to an email, but the more pics the slower it will be to upload to the server or for the recipiant to download them.
Have fun. |
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William Griffith
From:
Loxahatchee, FL, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 1:24 pm
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| Hi Roy, Im not even sure how to load the pictures in my computer. Thank you so much for your response. Thanks to you and this great forum Bill |
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Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 2:50 pm
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Bill:
Your digital camera should have come with a floppy disk that has software on it. This software will have to be loaded into your computer before your camera will work with it. Once the software is loaded and you plug the camera into the computer, a screen should come up allowing you ro upload the pictures. If you don't have the software you need to contact your dealer or the manufacturer. |
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Carroll Konig
From:
Anderson, Alabama, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 3:17 pm
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Bill:
I'm using Windows XP, and it has the most simple way of uploading pics to the computer that I have ever used. Once you have your camera connected to your computer, go to the control panel, in the start menu, click on scanners and cameras, and it will start the scanner and camera wizard for you. If you are using XP, maybe that will help. Also, it has a rather lage library of drivers for different cameras. I hope this will help. |
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Kenny Yates
From:
Hattiesburg Mississippi
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 4:43 pm
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| If you don't have software, go to kodak.com and download their easyshare software, it's free and a pretty good way to handle pictures. It's easy and fun. |
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Winnie Winston
From:
Tawa, Wellington, NZ * R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Oct 2003 5:28 pm
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A word of caution...
If you want PRINTS from a digital, you usually set the camera on "fine" or "full" for image size. This means that a 72dpi pic is about 20"X28" which will reduce to a 4x6 when it is printed at 200 dpi.
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if you send the image out to others FULL SIZE (unless they are printing it) it gets to be a very big file.
Most screens resolve at 72dpi, so you need to have some photo manipulation program that will allow y7ou to send it at a smaller size which will be fine on the *screen* but not good enough for printing.
A full size pic saved with moderate jpg compression will be about 700K and will expand to 6MB or so.
I try not to send any pic files larger than 150K... mostly to keep my upload time down and to keep the recepient from saying, "what #%^%*%^@$ is sending me a file that takes so long to download?"
My mail program will automatically ask what size I want to send a photo.
JW |
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Nathan Delacretaz
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2003 12:21 pm
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Your camera's software will determine the exact method for uploading the images. I hate manuals, but I actually read and refer to my digital camera manual a lot! 
And as Winnie wisely pointed out, resolution figures in heavily.
Here's a boiled-down version of what you need to know for "outputting" digital photographs:
on-screen uses such as e-mail or website = 72 dpi (dots per inch)
small-format printed photographs - like what a normal film camera does - that you or an outside vendor prints out = 300 dpi (keep in mind these will be bigger files and they eat up a lot of space).
large-format image that you're blowing up for banners, posters, etc. = 100 to 150 dpi
Good luck - digital photography is fun! And if you don't have one already, invest in a good CD burner (internal or external) so you can archive all those images on CD!
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William Griffith
From:
Loxahatchee, FL, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2003 5:34 pm
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| To all you fine folks that responded. Your help has heped tremendously. I am really greatful for your help and if there is anything I can do for any of you please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks so much Bill Please close this topic |
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