| For people who aren\'t too good at computers, this | | | | he/she can\'t reduce this compression or can\'t save |
| article helps them solve problems related to copying, | | | | it as an uncompressed file on the computer hoping to |
| storing and saving files into the PC. One example is | | | | obtain a better quality for the image.Every time you |
| learning about the file formats. It is easy and fairly | | | | open a JPEG file, edit, and re-save it, it is losing data, |
| simple to understand how the pictures are stored by | | | | and also image quality. So, users should try to save |
| the digital camera and how they are saved in your | | | | the original copies in the computer in order for the |
| computer, even as a beginner. Images are recorded | | | | image not to lose quality with each editing. TIF: This |
| by the digital camera in the form of a matrix of | | | | format can save the images without compressing |
| pixels. For this, the info about the pixels has to be | | | | them and so without loss of quality. It can be used |
| sent to a computer that uses the data for saving, | | | | for Macintosh and also Windows based PCs. Choosing |
| printing, downloading purposes, and this format that is | | | | the TIF format to use is good when you need to |
| used needs to be understood by the computer, no | | | | enlarge images because there is a need for high |
| matter what type of software the computer uses. | | | | quality in images here. A lot of digital cameras let |
| Hence, standard file formats are used to allow this | | | | users opt for recording the images using TIF format. |
| communication and for the transfer of the | | | | Even though this gives superior quality for images, |
| information. Many formats exist, but just a few are | | | | this reduces drastically how many images could be |
| most common. To ensure good image quality, one | | | | stored and so it\'s used not so often by the normal |
| must know what these formats are. JPG: This file | | | | photographer. But ifsomebody needs to produce |
| format is the most commonly used by photographs. | | | | larger prints, choosing to set the camera in this |
| A lot of digital cameras store the images as JPG | | | | format and to save them on the computer using this |
| automatically. The format compresses the files in | | | | format is more recommended. GIF: This format is |
| order to reduce storage but also gets rid of some | | | | used mostly in graphics and in animation for the web. |
| parts of its data and thus degrades the image quality | | | | The format has limited color palette, and so it\'s not |
| a little. Photographs can adjust this ratio of | | | | a generally preferred alternative for the color |
| compression to image quality for the digital cameras. | | | | photographs, even if it handles well images in black |
| But, as image quality increases and compression | | | | and white. Images in GIF format are also preferred |
| reduces, the total number of images that can be | | | | for the Web because their background could be |
| stored is decreased. It is a trade-off between | | | | turned transparent so, could help images to load or |
| storage capacity and image quality. Choosing this file | | | | display faster. Among formats that are used less |
| format proves to be a good choice for gray scale | | | | frequently are the BMP, that produces some very |
| and color photographs, viewing them on the screen, | | | | large, uncompressed images like the ones used in |
| putting images on the web, or for producing regular | | | | wallpapers. Also PICT is a file format that Macintosh |
| size prints. Beginners with digital cameras should | | | | computers use, PDF which is used by the Adobe |
| understand that the images tha are recorded with | | | | Acrobat, there is also FlashPix, FlashPix, plus PNG that |
| the camera can be saved on the computer in the | | | | are used mainly for the graphics, and also PSP who is |
| same format or in a different one. But, an image that | | | | the PhotoShop format. But, for the normal |
| is first recorded in the JPEG format won\'t ever have | | | | photographer, saving and recording images in JPG, |
| a better quality than that in which the picture was | | | | GIF, or TIF will be alright if they see their benefits |
| firstly recorded in. So, if somebody records a picture | | | | and disadvantages and know the way to adjust |
| that uses high compression with the digital camera, | | | | them accordingly. |