Digital Pictures
An Introduction
Digital Photos
From a digital camera
Downloaded from the internet or a cd
Scanned into the computer
File management is important
Resolutions
The number of pixels (the smallest element in
an image) that make up the image
# or pixels in width X # of pixels in height
Affects how large you can make the print
before is gets grainy
ppi – pixels per inch
Printers use dpi – dots per inch
Scanning
Resolution that you scan at determines
quality of digital images which in turn
determines how large and what quality
you can print at
Resolutions for email or websites 75 or
100
Resolution for printing 250 or 300
Cameras and Resolution
1 megapixel: Good for emailing pictures and
website fun – can’t print larger than 2X3
2 megapixel: good for emailing, web use and
regular 4X6 prints
3 megapixel: Good for all uses above and
producing photo-quality prints up to 11X14
4 megapixel: Even after cropping can make
large poster size images
Now 5 and 6 megapixel cameras are the
norm and you can get even higher, however,
within the camera you can choice to shoot at
Microsoft Picture It! 10
Open your picture – click on the file folder
and then find your picture (Choice this option
if your pictures are already on the computer.
Import Pictures – this will get all your pictures
off a CD or card reader or scan them
When you are importing it will get you to direct
where you would like the pictures saved
Red Eye
Printing – Pretty Straightforward – has really
good instructions
Professional Prints
Futurephoto.ca
Walmartphotocenter.ca
Photos to DVD
There are lots of programs out that that
will allow you to create slideshows to
watch on your TV.
As part of the Photo Explosion Deluxe
software there is a program call Photo
to TV
Microsoft Photostory
Sharing On-line
Dropshots.com