How Do I Email Pictures From My Digital Camera?
Emailing pictures from a digital camera is a simple but time-consuming task if multiple photos are being sent. Another option for sharing pictures digitally and online is by using a picture hosting website.
Equipment
You will need a USB cable, computer, Internet and e-mail. Every digital camera should come with a chord or a dock, called a USB connector, that will attach the camera to the computer. Most models come with just a chord, and others come with a dock station that the user will plug the entire camera into. Any model computer will have a USB port and every e-mail client will have the ability to attach an image.
Finding and Labeling Pictures
The easiest way to attach pictures to your e-mail, once the photos have been copied onto the computer, is to name each picture something memorable and put it into a folder that is easy to find. Preferably on your desktop, the "Pictures" folder in "Macintosh HD" or the "My Pictures" folder found in "My Computer" on PC. Identifying the photographs and the folder in this way will make attaching them to an e-mail much easier. Another option is to e-mail them directly from the camera folder itself. However, this will use the battery life on the camera and it would be ideal to transfer the files directly onto the computer. This may not be a possibility if using a public computer though.
Attaching a Picture to an E-mail
Once the pictures are on the computer and labeled, you can upload them into an e-mail. The process begins by opening a new e-mail document in your e-mail server of choice and then attaching the pictures. Click the attach button and, regardless of the e-mail server being utilized or what kind of computer you have, a window will open. All of the files and folders on the computer can be found in this window. By using the drop-down boxes in the right folder, the file (photograph) can be found for uploading. Once the file has been attached to the e-mail, it will begin to upload into the message and will be ready for sending.
Other Photo Sharing Options
This process is useful for sending a few photos at a time to one or multiple people, however if you'd like to send multiple pictures at a time, it would be wise to use an online picture site to upload, store and send multiple photos. Most of these sites also have the ability to print the photos and send them to you through the mail. Some options are Picasa (picasa.google.com), Shutterfly (www.shutterfly.com) and Photo Bucket (www.photobucket.com). Each of these sites are free and should have the ability to upload multiple photos at a time, either by the same method as e-mail, except with the option to upload five or more at a time (this is best done with a fast Internet connection) or by downloading an application for easy uploading directly from the website. Once the photos are uploaded into the site, the user has the ability to share the links to whole photo albums.
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