Guide to Digital Camera Accessories

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Get the Most Out of Your Digital Camera  Accessories for the Perfect Shot

By Kathleen McGee and Melissa Winter

Want to optimize your digital experience? Youve come to the right place. BestBuy.com has a great assortment of digital imaging accessories that will make shooting, storing, transferring, displaying and sharing your photos faster and easier than you ever thought possible. Read on to learn how these accessories will help.

Shooting
Want a smooth photo-shooting experience? Add just a few extras to your digital camera.

Batteries — When you're in the middle of a shot, the last thing you need is to run out of juice. Depending on which camera you choose, you can keep shooting without interruption with a variety of photo batteries. Sick of trips to the store? Buy rechargeable batteries and recharge them at home.
Bags — Taking your camera on the road? Choose from our complete line of easy-to-carry camera bags that help protect your camera from the elements and hold all of the accessories you need to take your best shots. Need something larger? Check out our selection of camcorder bags that have extra storage.
Tripods — Do more with your digital pictures. With a tripod on hand, you can steady the shot — which can help sharpen images when shooting in low light. That steadiness will also be helpful when shooting continuous stills and panoramas.

Storing
Digital photos are storage-space hogs — but never fear. Here's the lowdown on the storage accessories you'll want so you don't run out of space.

Removable media — Removable digital media cards can be quickly inserted into your camera so you can take pictures until the card is full, then removed and replaced with a fresh card. The extra advantage of digital media is that you can selectively erase any of the images from the card, and the blank card can be reused. No matter what digital camera you have, you'll need to have enough digital media on hand to keep taking those great pictures. Here is what's currently available in digital media:
1. SmartMedia and CompactFlash cards are convenient to use, and they're only slightly larger than a matchbox. SmartMedia cards are available in a range of capacities and can hold up to 64MB. CompactFlash cards are available in a range up to 160MB.
2. Sony's Memory Stick is about the size of a stick of gum, and can hold up to 64MB of information. Right now, Memory Stick media works only with Sony cameras and Sony peripherals.
Hard drives — If you're someone who takes photos on every occasion, you'll need generous hard drive space. Find the right-sized hard drive, up to 80.0GB, to hold all of your cherished digital photos.
CD-RW drives and CD-R discs — Want the perfect gift or a great idea for a family gathering? Get a CD-RW drive and CD-R media to easily create a custom disc of your favorite photos to show on your computer or share with family and friends.

Transferring
Transferring photos from camera to PC doesn't have to be a hassle. The right accessories make it quick and easy.

USB readers — USB-capable memory card readers let you download images directly from a card to your computer — without connecting the digital camera. Compatible with your PC card, CompactFlash or SmartMedia cards, USB readers can download up to 40 times faster than your camera's serial port. Just remove the storage card from the camera and pop it into the reader.
Cables — If you want to transfer your digital photos directly from your camera to your PC, you'll need a reliable connection. Most digital cameras still come with a serial cable, but a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable is much faster and easier to use. And for high-speed transfer, an IEEE 1394 or FireWire cable is the way to go — but make sure your PC is equipped with an IEEE 1394 port. And if you're looking for a solid printer-to-PC connection, get a reliable parallel printer cable.

Displaying and Sharing
Whether you want to e-mail digital photos, display them on a Web site or make prints, these accessories will make your finished photo dazzling.

Graphics cards — Increase the color and clarity of your photos from our selection of graphics cards. Whether sending or viewing your photos, graphics cards increase the resolution of the images on your computer.
Printers — Print out awesome digital photos at home. With just the right photo printer, paper and ink, you can turn your home office into a photo-processing department.
Processing — Try our Photo Center where Shutterfly prints your digital photos for you. It's easy to get high-quality prints delivered to your home: Just upload the pictures or send in your film. You can even fix red-eye, add borders and make greeting cards. Learn how the PhotoCenter works.

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