Originally Posted by susan s.
Carla what did you use to photo it with? When I get enough squares done I plan to buy a disposable camera to take the photo's with, I can have a roll of film processed and put on a computer disc for $6.00 at COSCO. I do not have a digital camera yet and want get a nice one when I do. My husband bought me a video camera which I really do not like because the thing is 4x's the size of the one I was planning to buy myself. But Hubby, bless his heart, knew I wanted one and had bought it already, as a Christmas gift. I was so adamant that I was going to buy one that he had to tell me he had gotten it. Of course I couldn't say no!, I don't like that one. But at least it does digital I just need the proper cable to hook it to the computer or so they claim :?: If I ever get around to it maybe it will be useful for using with the computer.
I have a Kodak Digital, so the camera isn't the problem... It's ALL me. :lol: I get in a big hurry and throw all of my photography training out the window. No big deal though. I'll get my #1 daughter to start taking them for me in the future so she can get in the practice.
Anyway, be careful about having them put your pictures on a disc. They (any of the retail processors) tend to scan the photos quickly which produces a lower resolution image on your disc. If the photos are just for posting here, low-res will be fine (~ 75kb). If you want to print the pictures later for framing, you may want them to create higher res files for you (although, they will probably charge you more). Ask them what resolution the images will be. On the other hand, if the digital video camera you have has a memory card in it, you could take pictures with it, then take the memory card and ask them to transfer the images directly from it onto a cd. (a cd will generally hold 700 mb of information, so if your images are shot in hi-res mode, you may need to transfer them to a dvd which will hold 4.7 gb or more of info) One last thing. Your camera probably takes either a firewire, usb, or usb2 cable. After you find out which, make sure you have a the proper plug on your computer as well. If you do not, I'm sure someone here more IT savvy than me can make recommendations on how you can overcome this issue.
Hope you find some of this useful. (or I at least TOTALLY confused you & not just a little :lol: )