----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital
The worst is, their beady little eyes glaze over when you try to explain it to them. I don't think the option of "web resolution" should be open to them. The choices should be: Insert digital media here. Take pictures. William Robb > David, > > I've watched the lab try to do so. Most of the people they are trying > to explain things to have no clue. They don't know what a file is or > what file size means. All they know is when they used film, they > could get any size prints they wanted. I think it is going to take > quite some time before this sorts out. The camera manufacturers > really should change their standards. Instead of picking the size of > image by pixels in the camera settings, they should have you pick it > by reasonable size of print. Use terms that people actually > understand. Compression could be "poor quality, mediocre quality, > pretty good quality and good quality" or something like that. Also, > all cameras should use the same interface and terminology so people > could understand better. Digital cameras should not just be for > computer geeks.
