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One of the greatest conveniences of digital cameras is being able to easily share photographs after you’ve taken them. Your options are almost as varied as the kinds of cameras you can choose, so you can be sure your favorite memories are seen. A tip on how to have the greatest impact with your photo albums is to resist the tendency to show every picture you’ve taken. With digital cameras having fewer space limitations, you often end up with several similar shots, so trimming out the duplicates will ensure that your friends and family will only see the best and most memorable shots. When you want to email pictures to friends, you can hand over the top few pictures that you really like, and archive the larger collection on your computer.
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After a big trip, you can collect all your pictures and group them all in one directory or folder on your computer’s hard drive – one folder for each trip will keep your pictures nicely organized. There are also a variety of software packages available (such as Google's Picasa, Apple's iPhoto or LView) to help you organize your photos, enter captions, search through the stored photos by date or caption, and do a number of simple editing adjustments - this allows you to use your computer as a digital photo album.
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Another option is to use one of many online photo album sites or your own website to display your photo albums online. You can either add photos to your own galleries that you create, or you can use one of these online services (such as PBase, Kodak EasyShare Gallery, or smugmug) to your advantage, which may charge a monthly usage fee to offset storage and bandwidth costs. The advantage of using an online service is that they will optimize your picture sizes, provide storage and bandwidth, and provide photo album organization software of your pictures.
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Another great way of sharing digital photos is to display slideshows directly using your television. There are a variety of ways to do this, including directly connecting your camera to the TV using a docking station (normally using standard RCA or S-Video cables), displaying via a laptop and connecting the laptop to your TV, or using an integrated memory card slot if your televisions provides it (some larger Sony televisions such as the Grand Wega provide the option of displaying photos directly off of a Sony memory stick). This can be a great way of sharing images with larger audiences - not to mention helping to break the ice at parties.
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