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Using Memory Cards Of course, one lazy way to ‘store’ your images is to leave them all in your camera’s memory card. Not a very good idea. For one thing, you need to clear out space in your camera’s memory card to take more photos, so you certainly should try storing them elsewhere. Think about it - if you’re snapping 5 megapixel images very frequently, I guarantee you that even a 1GB memory card will run out very quickly.
Using Hard Drives After you import your images from your camera to your computer (usually via a USB cable), you should have those pictures stored in your hard drive. Hard drives are pretty cheap these days. For $100, you can get a branded 160 GB hard disk (that’s enough to store about 32,000 pictures at 5 megapixel resolution each!). Based on personal experience, I’d say the only problem with
hard drives is the uncertainty of the data safety. I’m talking about hard disk
crashes and virus infections. If your computer is used by all family members,
there is a small chance the hard disk may crash due to virus infections (e.g.
from surfing the web). To avoid this, I’d recommend using CDs and DVDs as your
back option. Using CDs and DVDs Right – if you’re not using a memory card or hard drive to store photos, the next best option might be to use CDs or DVDs. A CD-R can typically store 650 MB worth of photos and a DVD-R can store 4GB of photos. You’ll need a CD burner or a DVD burner, along with a CD or DVD burning software to burn those photos. One good example of such software is Nero Burning ROM.
Personally, I prefer to store
my photos in DVDs. When burning DVDs, I will set each DVD to be a multi-session
DVD. This means I can burn, say, 1GB worth of photos on one session, leaving 3GB
of DVD space for another burning session. Storing Your Photos Online Another good option is to store your photos online. You can
either use
online photo sharing sites Conclusion Well, I hope you now have a better idea of how to store your photos. Besides using memory cards and hard drives, one can use CDs, DVDs or store them online. Whichever way you choose, remember to file them so that they are easy to find. Here’s a guide to organizing your photo collection to help you along. Good luck and remember to backup your treasured photo collection!
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