Taking Photographs For E-Mail And The Web - Nikon COOLPIX 880 Manual

Taking Photographs for E-Mail and the Web

Your camera stores images in TIFF and JPEG formats, which can be viewed with a wide variety of
imaging software. JPEG images can even be displayed in web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Internet Explorer. This makes them ideal for transmission by e-mail or for use on a web page. Be aware,
however, that when displayed on a monitor with a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels, only VGA and
QVGA images ( 89) are small enough to fit in the browser window. It is also important to remem-
ber that at default settings your camera produces high-resolution images about 800 KB in size, while
TIFF images taken at an image quality setting of HI can reach sizes of approximately 9 MB. Larger file
sizes mean longer data transfer times—even an 800 KB file takes about five minutes to upload or
download over a 28.8 Kbps connection—making file size the single most important consideration when
taking photographs for electronic distribution. The following settings are recommended for images
destined for distribution by e-mail or on the web:
Image Quality
138)
(
BASIC
NORMAL
BASIC
Image Size
140)
(
XGA
(1024 768 pixels)
VGA
(640 480 pixels)
VGA
(640 480 pixels)
Approx. File Size
100 KB
90 KB
50 KB
Approx. Transfer Time
(28.8 Kbps Connection)
50 seconds
35 seconds
20 seconds
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