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Digital Camera Images

Modern digital camera's are defined by pixel size and this pixel size will determine what size you can print your photograph. The chart below shows the most popular digital camera types and the relative pixel size and the recommended print size, some images will be able to be printed larger, the type of picture and quality of the image will help it to be printed larger.

These are only approximate sizes and different types of images will enlarge to different sizes, also printing on different media will allow certain photographs to be printed larger. For example printing on canvas will generally allow images to be enlarger greater than printing on a glossy photo paper.

Taking the Photo's off your camera

Your digital camera should plug into your computer via a USB cable and act as an external hard disc drive, you will then be able to browse the contents of your camera, select the images you require and copy or move the photographs to your computer.

There are other ways, photographs are usually stored on to a memory card within the camera, this card can be removed and placed in hardware that will read the contents - so you can get your photographs from your camera without needing your camera.

SD Card	Sony Memory Stick	Sony Memory Stick Duo (Pro)
Compact Flash	Smart Media	XD Card

As you can see, Flash Memory comes in many different forms - make sure you have the correct one for your camera.

What to do with the Digital File

If you would like the image changed in anyway, either size or maybe something more creative like changing the photograph to black and white or sepia then it is recommended that you send us the file in it's original state. This is because if you change the file using a image editor (Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or Corel Photopaint) it will sometimes degrade the image, so when we come to edit the file to - the image will degrade that little bit further depending on the changes we make.

Dictionary of Terms

DPI (dots per inch): The resolution of a digital photo or image. The higher the number, the greater the resolution and the better the photo. This is sometimes referred to as PPI or Pixels Per Inch.

JPEG: A standard for compressing image data developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. It is referred to as a lossy format, which means some quality is lost in achieving JPEG's high compression rates. Usually, if a high-quality, low-compression JPEG setting is chosen on a digital camera, the loss of quality is not detectable to the eye.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display): A type of screen that is often used on the top or back of a digital camera to display settings, a preview of the photo and any photo's that have been taken and are stored on the camera.

Pixels: These are the little dots that make up your photographs, the more pixels that your camera can create the sharper your images will be and the bigger your photographs can be enlarged to.

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