Before digital cameras, you had to
wait for the film to be processed before you saw the images.
With digital cameras, you see the images you shoot almost
immediately in the LCD monitor. After you take the pictures
comes another fun part of the process: editing. The editing
application I??™ll cover is Photoshop Elements 5.0, which, for
all intents and purposes, functions as your digital darkroom.
This chapter shows you how to get your images into your
computer and then how to edit them to pixel perfection.
Get the Images Out of Your Camera
Before you can share your images or see full-sized versions of them, you must
get them out of the camera and into your computer. The following sections
show two methods for transferring images from camera to computer: the first
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uses the Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable supplied with most digital cameras;
the second uses a card reader, which is a relatively inexpensive accessory you
can purchase at any store that sells digital cameras.
Transfer Images to Your Computer
Your digital camera comes equipped with a USB port on the camera and
a USB cable.
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