*gasps* Guess what?

[bluekat]

Yesterday after dinner my dad totally surprised me. He came downstairs carrying a camera, saying that he just bought it the afternoon. Guess what? Its a digi too!:D Yay! Now they'll be more pictures of Blueberry;) Hope you won't mind:p
I started taking pics right away. here's a really freaky one, lol

I'll need to take more though;) :p

[primabella]

Congrats! You are now officially a digital camera owner! :D

Get more pics up soon! :)

[HoRsELUvR]

awesome!congratulations!

[Twisterdog]

Congrats, I'm jealous. I wish I had a digital camera. Maybe for Christmas. *sigh*

Can I make a suggestion? For those of us who are poor and have old computers and slow dial-up service, it takes a LOOOONG time to open really big picture files. If you could make them smaller in the future, it would help us out. Thanks! :)

[bluekat]

Can I make a suggestion? For those of us who are poor and have old computers and slow dial-up service, it takes a LOOOONG time to open really big picture files. If you could make them smaller in the future, it would help us out. Thanks!

I know, they're big...but do you know how to make it smaller?:confused:

[Russian Blue]

There are many programs, but I use a program called IrfanView to crop, resize and enhance all my photos. It's very easy to use and you can dowload it free here:

Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/)

Have fun with your camera!

;)

[stacwase]

Originally posted by bluekat
I know, they're big...but do you know how to make it smaller?:confused:

Most of the programs that come with the camera have a "resize" feature. For mine I go to "image" then "resize". I either make the photos 7" high or wide, and if you can only resize in pixels, make the height or width (whichever is bigger) 800 pixels.

Congrats on your cam!

[binka_nugget]

congrats! what camera did you get? By looking at the attachment name, it looks like you got a sony. Am I right?

[bluekat]

lol, yep its a Sony;) :p

Thanks for the advice, I'll try resizing the pics from now on:)

[isis]

Cool!!:D

[boscibo]

Congrats, I have two Sony digital cameras. If you have any questions the manual can't answer, I'll try and help.

I never install the software that comes with the cameras, I have Photoshop and I use Irfanview for resizing. It depends on which software came with your camera, though, but most have resizing features. Irfanview is easier to figure out and a great free program.

To get your pictures in focus, press halfway down on the shutter button to get the shot in focus (it can take a few seconds, wait for the beep) then press the shutter. That part is a little tricky, but will really help with focussing.

[CatDad]

I will leave the graphics programs to the pros. Which I am not one of.;)

However, if you upload you pictures to Imagestation and post them directly into your post they will show up as a resonable size.

Good luck and have fun with the new camera. :D