| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | printing. (This bypasses the use of the computer) |
| If you are thinking of purchasing a digital camera in the | | | | Photo editing software is another must have |
| near future, there are a few things you should keep in | | | | when preparing photos for your scrapbooking project. |
| mind. If you also enjoy scrapbooking and are planning a | | | | Features for photo editing will allow you to crop, |
| project using digital photos, the quality of your images | | | | colorize, resize, rotate and fix red-eye effects. Most |
| is especially important. | | | | good digital cameras provide a program of their own |
| Getting the right digital camera is vital for that | | | | which can sort, view and fix certain elements in your |
| professional looking scrapbook. For crisp and clean | | | | images. |
| photos, purchase a camera with a minimum of 3 to 4 | | | | To print your digital images many home and small |
| megapixels. A megapixel is one million pixels, which are | | | | office color printers will do a good job of printing |
| the small dots that make up an image. The more | | | | photos. But, if you want a top-notch printer or need to |
| megapixels a camera has, the more detail your photo | | | | print a lot of photos, consider purchasing a printer |
| will have. | | | | designed specifically for photo printing. Always use |
| When looking for the right camera, pay attention to the | | | | coated paper designed for photo printing and finishes |
| optical zoom. A 3x optical zoom is the minimum you | | | | like matte and high gloss for the best quality printed |
| need for framing shots. Optical zoom is not the same | | | | images. |
| as digital zoom, which will magnify only a portion of the | | | | There are many things to consider when planning a |
| captured image. The photo quality of the image will be | | | | scrapbook project, especially when it comes to using |
| poor, leaving close-up shots blurry. | | | | digital photos. But, the time spent in searching for the |
| Macro mode is also an important feature to look for. | | | | right products and some creative planning will surely |
| Macro mode is used for extreme close-ups. Other | | | | improve the outcome of your scrapbooking endeavor. |
| extras that are great are red-eye reduction and direct | | | | |
