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roughly how does a digital camera work. I have had one bought for me and am scared of it.
How do you get the pictures to go on your computer.
Sorry to sound really thick.
Katie. x
How do you get the pictures to go on your computer.
Sorry to sound really thick.
Katie. x
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>roughly how does a digital camera work.
A digital camera has no film and pictures are held on digital memory.
Most cameras come with a small amount of digital memory built in to the camera (which cannot be removed) but it is very small and can only hold a few pictures.
Usually you have to buy a separate memory card that plugs into the camera in a thin slot.
Note that there are different types of memory card and you need to buy the right one for your camera.
Memory cards come in different sizes, usually measured in megabytes (Mb). So 32Mb, 64Mb, 128Mb and so on.
The bigger the memory the more pictures it holds, but the more expensive it is.
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A digital camera has no film and pictures are held on digital memory.
Most cameras come with a small amount of digital memory built in to the camera (which cannot be removed) but it is very small and can only hold a few pictures.
Usually you have to buy a separate memory card that plugs into the camera in a thin slot.
Note that there are different types of memory card and you need to buy the right one for your camera.
Memory cards come in different sizes, usually measured in megabytes (Mb). So 32Mb, 64Mb, 128Mb and so on.
The bigger the memory the more pictures it holds, but the more expensive it is.
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As you take pictures the digital memory will fill up and you then need to download the pictures to the PC. As Zacsmaster says, you do this with a USB cable.
After you have downloaded the pictures to the PC they are also still on your camera. You need to then delete the pictures off your camera to free up space on your camera's digital memory.
Even though the pictures are on the PC they could still easily get lost (by being accidently deleted) so it is a good idea to store a copy of them in another folder on your computer, or better still copy them to CD or DVD.
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As you take pictures the digital memory will fill up and you then need to download the pictures to the PC. As Zacsmaster says, you do this with a USB cable.
After you have downloaded the pictures to the PC they are also still on your camera. You need to then delete the pictures off your camera to free up space on your camera's digital memory.
Even though the pictures are on the PC they could still easily get lost (by being accidently deleted) so it is a good idea to store a copy of them in another folder on your computer, or better still copy them to CD or DVD.
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One of the great things about a digital camera is you can look at the pictures right after you have taken them, most cameras have a screen on the back.
If a picture is really bad you can delete it there and then to free up space on your camera's digital memory.
Some cameras have the ability to "lock" a picture so it cannot be deleted by mistake. I usually "lock" all of my pictures while I am using the camera.
After I have downloded the pictures to CD I then "unlock" them, then delete them from the camera.
I have heard a few "horror stories" of people losing all their digital pictures by not being careful, so take great care when you delete a picture (that you are not deleting them all or example), and make sure you have copies kept safe on your PC before you delete them from the camera.
And if possible, keep copies on CD or DVD so they can never be deleted by mistake.
One of the great things about a digital camera is you can look at the pictures right after you have taken them, most cameras have a screen on the back.
If a picture is really bad you can delete it there and then to free up space on your camera's digital memory.
Some cameras have the ability to "lock" a picture so it cannot be deleted by mistake. I usually "lock" all of my pictures while I am using the camera.
After I have downloded the pictures to CD I then "unlock" them, then delete them from the camera.
I have heard a few "horror stories" of people losing all their digital pictures by not being careful, so take great care when you delete a picture (that you are not deleting them all or example), and make sure you have copies kept safe on your PC before you delete them from the camera.
And if possible, keep copies on CD or DVD so they can never be deleted by mistake.
One other thing...batteries.
You camera probably has AAA or AA batteries.
The trouble is that digital cameras go through batteries very quickly (the screen on the back is the worst culprit) and this can be very expensive.
Consider buying re-chargable batteries and a charger.
You can reuse AAA and AA batteries over and over again by recharging them. You can buy re-chargers (with batteries) at places like Argos.
Here is an example:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumb er/9800782/Trail/searchtext%3EBATTTERIES.htm
Make sure you buy one that supplies the same batteries as your camera, AAA or AA for example.
You camera probably has AAA or AA batteries.
The trouble is that digital cameras go through batteries very quickly (the screen on the back is the worst culprit) and this can be very expensive.
Consider buying re-chargable batteries and a charger.
You can reuse AAA and AA batteries over and over again by recharging them. You can buy re-chargers (with batteries) at places like Argos.
Here is an example:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumb er/9800782/Trail/searchtext%3EBATTTERIES.htm
Make sure you buy one that supplies the same batteries as your camera, AAA or AA for example.
>We are going to New York and Niagra Falls and coming >back on the Queen Mary.
If the trip is very soon you may better taking a film camera if you are not used to a digital camera.
It is not a good idea to go on holiday with a new piece of technical equipment and then find for some reason it does not work.
If you have a few weeks to get used to the digital camera and to make sure it works then consider taking the digtial.
If you do take the digital camera make sure you buy 2 or 3 large memory cards as if you only buy one and it fills up you will not be able to take any more pictures.
And if you take the digital dont forget to take the battery recharger !
If the trip is very soon you may better taking a film camera if you are not used to a digital camera.
It is not a good idea to go on holiday with a new piece of technical equipment and then find for some reason it does not work.
If you have a few weeks to get used to the digital camera and to make sure it works then consider taking the digtial.
If you do take the digital camera make sure you buy 2 or 3 large memory cards as if you only buy one and it fills up you will not be able to take any more pictures.
And if you take the digital dont forget to take the battery recharger !
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