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As the name indicates, digital cameras produce digital images. As
digital data, digital images can be readily transferred to a computer,
where they can be stored, viewed, sent to your acquaintances via e-
mail, or saved to removable media (for example, a floppy or Zip disk)
for delivery to a photofinisher.
The key to transferring images to a computer is the Nikon View
software provided with your camera. This section describes how to
take pictures for electronic distribution and transfer them to your
computer. More information on using Nikon View can be found in
“Reference: Connections” (p. 178).
Creating Small Picture Files for E-Mail and the Web
Your camera stores pictures in TIFF and JPEG format, which can be
viewed using a wide variety of imaging software. JPEG images can
even be displayed in web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator or
Internet Explorer, and e-mail software such as Eudora and Outlook.
This makes them ideal for distribution by e-mail or the web. Note,
however, that pictures destined for electronic distribution should be
small, both in terms of their physical dimensions (so that they will fit in
the window of a web-browser or e-mail software) and in terms of the
amount of data they contain (so that they don’t take too long to upload
or download over an Internet connection).
Image quality and size
Choosing an image quality of BASIC or NORMAL reduces file size so
that images take less time to transmit over an Internet connection.
Also, not only are VGA (640 x 480 pixel) images small enough to fit in a
browser window when displayed on most computer monitors, the
reduced size means that the file will transmit faster.
It is possible to adjust image quality and size settings in the SET-UP or
CSM mode when taking pictures for electronic distribution. However,
the COOLPIX885 can also create small picture files for e-mail and
Web use at the press of a button.
How Do I Send Pictures to My Friends and Family?
Distributing Photos by E-Mail and the Web
Where Do I Go from Here?—Ho
w Do I Send Pictures to My Friends and Family?
Display a picture in single-image
playback or full-screen review to
create a small picture file
1
Press </> to select a picture
2
Press ≥ (SMALL PIC. button)
3
Small Pic
Creating small
picture file?
Yes
No
SELECT SET
Press ≤/≥ to highlight "Yes"
4
Press > to create a copy of the
photograph at the designated Small
Picture size.
• A Small Picture file of the selected
size (default: 640 x 480 pixels) is
created.
5
Press > to confirm small picture
6
About Small Picture
• The image quality of the Small Picture is set to BASIC even if the image quality
of the original photo file is set differently.
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