Nikon COOLPIX 5000 Instruction Manual - Page 79

Where Do I Go from Here?-How Do I Share My Photos? How Do I Share My Photos? Distributing Photos Using E-Mail and the Web Your camera stores photographs in JPEG and TIFF formats, which can be viewed using a wide variety of computer applications. JPEG images can be viewed 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 photos 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). Taking Photos for E-Mail and the Web When taking photographs for electronic distribution, we recommend that you choose an image quality of BASIC or NORMAL and an image size of VGA or XGA. This will produce smaller files (see figure on following page), reducing the time required to transmit images over an Internet connection. In addition, selecting an image size of VGA (640 × 480 pixels) will ensure that images will fit in a browser window when displayed on most computer monitors. The following table shows how the chosen combination of image quality and size will affect file size and data transfer times. Image quality Image size Approx. file size BASIC XGA (1024 × 768 pixels) 100 KB NORMAL VGA (640 × 480 pixels) 90 KB BASIC VGA (640 × 480 pixels) 50 KB Approx. transfer time (at 28.8 Kbps) 40 s 35 s 20 s For more information on: 71 Adjusting image quality and size 65