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I want to get picture's to my computer for my gallery. I have yet to get a camera, but i was wondering what equipment/cords are needed to get pictures on my hardrive. I have only used film camera's so i need all the help i can get.
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fordeverpower --
Here is a simple suggestion without getting a new digital camera or needing any cords plugged into your computer.
With your 35mm or disposable camera take pictures just like normal. Then take the film/disposable camera to Wally World, Walgreens, etc. On the envelope for developing the film...you should find an option to have your pictures also put on CD. Buy the CD option...and now you have pictures in a .jpeg format. Load the CD on your computer...and download to a directory. Now you have digital images for your gallery.
Hope that helps...
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Here is a simple suggestion without getting a new digital camera or needing any cords plugged into your computer.
With your 35mm or disposable camera take pictures just like normal. Then take the film/disposable camera to Wally World, Walgreens, etc. On the envelope for developing the film...you should find an option to have your pictures also put on CD. Buy the CD option...and now you have pictures in a .jpeg format. Load the CD on your computer...and download to a directory. Now you have digital images for your gallery.
Hope that helps...
biz
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2003 F250 SD SC 142" XLT FX4 V10 Auto 4x4 3.73s
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Biz4Two's solution is excellent in that you don't even have to buy a camera. If you do decide to buy, however, there are lots of choices. I use a middle-of-the road Kodac which is pretty much point and shoot. It comes with a cradle that charges the camera and also automatically loads the photos into your PC. It uses a USB port/cable which all newer PCs have. I just saw an advertisement for a Kodac wireless so I guess you can get one now that just needs to be near the PC to transfer the photos. Good luck.
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Most digital cameras use a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection to download the images from the camera to the computer. As far as I know, all personal computers dating back to about 1998 or so have USB available. It is now commonly used for printers, cameras, scanners, and just about every other kind of peripheral piece of equipment.
I have two digital cameras and am quite pleased with both of them. I have a nice Canon SLR that I can use fancy lenses, and I have a Fugi Finepix that does a great job of point and shoot photography. Don't spend a lot of money on a camera that you will be using for web pages. It doesn't take much of a camera to create great images that fit in a web browser. The more expensive cameras are worth it if you want to make framed photo quality prints to hang in your living room.
Go cheap, with a major brand name, and be happy.
I have two digital cameras and am quite pleased with both of them. I have a nice Canon SLR that I can use fancy lenses, and I have a Fugi Finepix that does a great job of point and shoot photography. Don't spend a lot of money on a camera that you will be using for web pages. It doesn't take much of a camera to create great images that fit in a web browser. The more expensive cameras are worth it if you want to make framed photo quality prints to hang in your living room.
Go cheap, with a major brand name, and be happy.
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Don't spend a lot of money on a camera that you will be using for web pages.
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Originally Posted by jor
This is great advice. Number of pixel is all about printing size. If your intents (as is mine) is simply to see your photos on a computer or publish them to a website, any 2 megapixel camera is just fine. No matter how high the camera resolution, a computer will only display its own resolution (800X600, 1,024X768 or whatever). Let us know how you go.
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This is all pretty good stuff. I have not made the leap to digital because I'm just too darn picky about image quality. We have a scanner/printer with card ports; so far I like it, have not really learned to use the editing software that came with. Are all the editing softwares about the same? Just how many Pixels are enough for a decent 8x10 or 11x14 print?
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picture quality increases with the number of pixels. a 4MP camera will have a better picture than a 2MP camera.
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Can I use my usb from my printer to hardrive or will I need another one?
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I have bought and owned several digital cameras and so far my favorite is the Kodak easy share. It is like someone said point and click. I have also learned that if you start storing 5 mega pixel shots you will need a second hard drive. If you are going to be using for post and emailing friends switch your camera to the lowest setting 1.8 on the easyshare it takes up alot less hard drive.
I bought a Cannon for one of my sons a HP for another one of my sons and a Kodak for my oldest son and they all have good luck with all of them.
When you get ready do your research and buy something easy to use.
I like my Kodak because it came with the usb craddle and I can pull the memorey card and slip it into a adapter and into my laptop any where I go. I also have a couple of memorey cards for backup.
The easyshare also does video with sound that works very good.
my .02
jd
I bought a Cannon for one of my sons a HP for another one of my sons and a Kodak for my oldest son and they all have good luck with all of them.
When you get ready do your research and buy something easy to use.
I like my Kodak because it came with the usb craddle and I can pull the memorey card and slip it into a adapter and into my laptop any where I go. I also have a couple of memorey cards for backup.
The easyshare also does video with sound that works very good.
my .02
jd
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follow up?
I just bought a kodax easy share c310 camera. I have been playing around but have run into a problem. I took some pictures and transfered them via the software but I want to pictures in "my pictures" in my documents. I have windows XP, and i want the pictures in my documents.
When I tried send them there it didn't work. Any thoughts, and whats the best overall flash setting on the camera?
edit, a big wtf, the kodax crap is controlling all pictures on my computer even when the software is shut down. This is bs!
When I tried send them there it didn't work. Any thoughts, and whats the best overall flash setting on the camera?
edit, a big wtf, the kodax crap is controlling all pictures on my computer even when the software is shut down. This is bs!
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I love the Kodak cameras but I will never install thier software ever again. It is like a virus takes over and wnats to be in charge.
You may have to use your explorer to move the pictures. If memorey serves me there should be a Kodak directory and it has sub directories that are the dates you downloaded them.
Good luck with that..
jd
You may have to use your explorer to move the pictures. If memorey serves me there should be a Kodak directory and it has sub directories that are the dates you downloaded them.
Good luck with that..
jd