Consumer Applications for Digital Photography

utting Pictures on the Web. It's easy for a digital camera user to put a picture of their family, hobby, or small business on a Web site.

E-mail Images. Uncle Paul may be across the country, but it's a simple matter to snap a picture from his nephew's first birthday party and send it to him-instantly.

Sending Electronic Postcards. Travelers can send a photo of their exotic travel destination to their friends in the office-instantly.

Printing Images. Users can use their digital camera and color printers to create a calendar, a garage sale flyer, personalized holiday cards, and more, using their own digital images.

PC Applications. Users can keep their digital images on their PC, and use them in word-processing, database, desktop publishing, and other applications. Users might take a household inventory for insurance purposes, and take photos to document their valuables. Or, a user might create a recipe, cook it up, and take a picture of their creation to store on their PC or send it to friends.

Creating a Newsletter. Using a digital camera, users can take pictures of their family and friends, then create a school or family newsletter with photos.

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