DIGITAL PHOTOS
Digital still image cameras were introduced to the world in the 90's for commercial use. This digital still images are captured through sensors an then they were stored in the digital camera's inbuilt storage or memory card. Modern day digital cameras can directly send the captured digital images to a PC or laptop through connecting Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
The crystal clear digital pictures can be viewed then there through the LCD screen and can decide whether the image is ok to accept or to retake again. Also the digital camera will allow you to shoot many frames in on go. So you won't miss the exact event with out any error.
American Government sponsored diversity visa lottery requests digital image files to participate in the program directly taking a digital photo or scanning a paper photo that can be scanned and made in to a digital image file according to their instructions.
Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photo (Image) for the American DV lottery.
The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
If you are taking Digital photo with a Digital camera that must meet the following specifications.
The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the
E-DV Entry Form and notify the sender.
Taking a New Digital Image. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications:
Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
Image File Size: The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution: 600 pixels high by 600 pixels wide.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color [Note: Color photographs are required. Black and white, monochrome images (2-bit color
depth), 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted.]
How to download photos from Camera to PC.
DV Lottery participants must include their image in the entry form. So it is necessary to upload a digital image of yours along with the DV lottery application form. You can set the digital camera according to the file size. Then you can take the photos as per the DV Lottery instruction. Then you can download your pictures from your digital camera to the PC and can use them along with the DV Lottery application form, if the digital images meet the requirements given in the dv lottery instruction. Here we give you simple guide for how to download the images from the Digital camera.
To download the images from a digital camera to your PC, you will need the following
1. PC with USB Port
2. Install the software - Program - which came with the camera in a CD
3. Insert the USB Data transfer cable in to the PC's USB port.
4. Keep the camera switched off and insert the USB Data transfer cables other end in to the digital camera.
5. Switch on the camera. (Some cameras will ask to click on the button to connect to the PC).
6. You can see the Digital camera in your "My Computer" as a drive.
7. Double click and open it and copy the images to the desired folder and paste them there.
Or use the camera's software to download the images to your "My pictures" folder.
Before switch off the camera stop the running program from the right side bottom panel.
Once the computer says it is safe to stop the device, then switch off the camera and remove the cables.
If you like you can change the images name from numbers to name which will make easy to find the images.