I can't find the digital camera image files I saved on my PC.

The building blocks of your image library are the actual file formats in which you save your images. There are two major formats: compressed and uncompressed. • The advantage of uncompressed storage is that you can save a maximum amount of image-forming information for color fidelity and clarity. • Compressed file formats get rid of some information to shrink the file size (thereby increasing a disk's storage capacity). We recommend saving all your work-in-progress images (equivalent to the negatives in film cameras) as TIFF files. This way they will remain at maximum quality, so you can create other versions for printing or e-mailing, and can save them in smaller, compressed files like JPEGs. The advantage is that you'll always be able to recreate an effect or enhancement by starting with the original TIFF file without losing image integrity.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Nikon digital cameras record images in the "EXIF" (Exchangeable Image File Format) file type. Even though the file name (when shooting compressed files) ends in ".jpg" it is not a regular JPEG image. This format includes not only the JPEG picture data but also the shooting information (f/stop, shutter speed, lens, etc.) and other text-based data. Writing this type of information is part of the global "DCF" standard for images from digital cameras. Some applications do not properly read this data and will display various errors and warning when opening these files. The only way to use an image in one of these programs is to open it in an image-editing program and save the file to a new file name. This changes the file from an EXIF image and saves it into whatever format is chosen, stripping out all of the extra data. Contact the developer of the program which does not properly open EXIF files for possible updates.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder.

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder

Use the procedure below to search for digital camera image files saved on a PC. 1. In the "Start" menu on the desktop, open "Find" -> "Files or Folders". 2. In the "Names & Locations" window, enter the image file name in the "Named" field. Enter "DSCF" as the file name if you have not renamed the file. If you changed the file name, enter the new file name. 3. In "Look in" select the hard disk and then click the [Find Now] button to begin the search. The files found are listed in the search result. Check the results for the desired files. 4. If the desired files are not in the search results, the image files were not saved. --Saving Image Files-- - Downloading images from FinePixViewer or Exif Viewer: 1. Connect the digital camera to the PC. The "Viewer" window opens and the images are displayed as thumbnails. 2. Click "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. 3. All the images are selected (indicated by a pink frame). With the left-hand mouse button held down, move (drag) the images to the folder in which you want to save them and then release the button (drop). - Saving images from a removable disk: Connect the digital camera to the PC. When the Viewer automatically starts up, click the Close ([X]) button to close the Viewer window. Then open the "My Computer" -> "Removable disk" -> "DCIM" -> "100_FUJI" folder and select "Select All" in the "Edit" menu. Then select "Copy" in the "Edit" menu; open the folder in which you want to save the images, and select "Paste" in the "Edit" menu. All the selected images are copied and saved in the folder. You can also copy the images by selecting the entire "100_FUJI" folder