What s Built in to Windows XP for Photographs?

What's Built in to Windows XP for Photographs?

Like digital photography? Own a scanner? Windows XP supports the immense popularity of digital photography and scanning with the following features:

• Scanner and Camera Wizard Provides a unified interface for working with all types of digital imaging devices, including digital cameras, flash memory card readers, scanners, Web cameras, and DV camcorders with still image options.

• Imaging preview See your pictures within Windows Explorer.

• My Pictures folder Provides sorting, organizing, email, Web site publishing, slideshow, and screen saver options for your digital and scanned photos.

• New Photo Printing Wizard High-quality printing using templates for layout.

• Integrated CD burning Create your own CD-R or CD-RW image archive.

No matter where your digital images come from, these features can help you have more fun and get more use from your photographs. In the following sections, you'll learn how each of these features works.