After the Image: Apprentice guide to getting your photos printed
So you have your images captured on your digital camera, they cannot escape. Problem is, now how do I print them?
Well, lets presume that this is your first digital camera and this will be the first time you have printed anything. We advise getting into the following routine.
1. View all of your images and delete any that you feel are unsuccessful or you do not wish to save. It is best to carry out this process on the computer rather than on the camera itself. Using the screen on the camera for prolonged periods is a surefire way of using up your battery power in a hurry!!
2. The next step is to back up your images onto an external source either a CD, DVD or better still an external Hard-Drive. If you do not know how to do this, or wish us to do it for you, that is no problem, we can take care of this stage in store for you at the same time as printing your photos.
3. Once you have your images backed up you can either bring them in to us on the CD or DVD you have created, or you can utilize a USB Memory Stick (temporary storage device) to transport the pictures on.
4. For those of us who are a little intimidated by computers and therefore like to keep their distance from these kind of technical procedures there is an alternative. Quite simply bring your camera in to the store and we can go through the entire procedure with you on our APM Kiosk order point.
5. Now we have your images on our system you can pick up your disks and photos in under an hour. Easy!!
6. From this point you are now free to delete your images or format your memory card. Working to this routine will ensure that you have all your precious memories saved and printed without having to worry about the computer crashing. Also you will avoid any of the potential memory card data corruption we talked about in our previous blog. Nothing like piece of mind where photos are concerned.
Image Transfer services available at SPE: CD/DVD range in price from £3.00 to £5.00 per card depending on the number of images or amount data to be transfered.
For more information don’t hesitate to get in touch via any of the methods in the Contact section of our website or alternatively if you are local pop in for a chat and some advice.
Until the next informative post, this is Andy signing off.
Bye for now.