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Sharing photos with family and friends is easier than ever

(ARA) - If you own a film camera, don't fret. The digital world hasn't left you in its wake. And if you're one of the millions of Americans who now own digital cameras, don't worry. It's still easy and inexpensive to get quality prints.

"The advances in photo technology have made some film-camera owners feel left behind and many digital-camera owners wondering what they've gotten themselves into," says Dave Rogers, vice president of One-Hour Photo for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. "Actually, no matter what kind of camera you own, it's never been easier to take pictures and share them with your family and friends."

Rogers, who oversees photo-processing operations at nearly 2,300 Wal-Mart stores and SAM'S CLUBS nationwide, provides the following tips for doing more with your pictures:

Learn about digital cameras. Basic information about buying and using digital cameras is available online at www.walmart.com. Just click on Electronics, Cameras and Your Guide to Digital Cameras. In addition, most retailers who sell digital cameras have experienced salespeople who can answer your questions, demonstrate various features and make recommendations on cameras to best suit your needs.

Make digital pictures from film. "Every camera is a digital camera when you put your images onto a CD," says Rogers. "You can have a roll of film transferred to a CD at any Wal-Mart store. The CD comes with software that enables you to edit and share your photos."

Upload and share pictures on the Internet. When you take in a roll of film for processing, for just an extra 97 cents Wal-Mart will upload the photos to www.walmart.com. There you can view the images using a personal identification number and invite family and friends to see them, too. You can order prints or enlargements and have them mailed to you. Or you can save postage and handling fees by picking them up at your nearest Wal-Mart store.

Make inexpensive quality prints from digital cameras. It's quick and easy to convert your digital images into sharp, high-quality prints. Just bring your digital film into Wal-Mart's One-Hour Photo and ask about Kodak Picture Maker or Fuji Frontier processing. At www.walmart.com you can get brilliant Fuji prints from digital images, too. Prints cost as little as 26 cents and you can pick them up at your local Wal-Mart store to save shipping charges.

Other options for digital images include archiving them on CDs to save space on your computer's hard drive. Each photo CD holds up to 300 images. And prints from CDs are easy and inexpensive -- about the same as prints from film. Another option is to buy a stand-alone ink-jet printer that accepts the memory card from your digital camera and, with the press of a few buttons, prints sharp, colorful images -- no need to be hooked into a computer. If you want to print through your computer, however, remember that Wal-Mart and www.walmart.com sell an assortment of printers, ink cartridges and paper.

Make gifts, announcements and more. You can do a lot more with film than make small prints. At about 1,000 Wal-Mart stores, you can convert your images into 4 by 8 1/2-inch calendar prints, or personalized photo greeting cards. For a few bucks more, you can get 8 by 10-inch album prints that feature up to six photos with colorful themed art borders. At www.walmart.com you can even convert your images into photo coffee mugs, T-shirts, puzzles and mouse pads. You can have a photo framed, wrapped and shipped directly to a friend or loved one. You can even make real 5 x 7 folded greeting cards with a Hallmark design and greeting, and your photo printed right on them.

"The possibilities for film and digital images are almost endless," says Rogers. "Last year for the first time, sales of digital cameras outpaced sales of film cameras. But regardless of which medium customers use -- film or digital -- they can now do more with their photos than they ever thought possible."

For more information, visit the nearest Wal-Mart One-Hour Photo, or go to www.walmart.com.

Courtesy of ARA Content