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the camera system Before we plunge into digital photog- raphy’s innumerable creative options it is useful to stand back for a a a thirty- thousand foot view of the multi-faceted “system” This will help you see the full scope of your photographic practice Here’s a a quick rundown of the gear that’s waiting to to be connected to to your camera printers Most of us us are used to flipping though a a a stack of snapshots We hold them one at a a a time and peer intently at the printed image These photographs are hard copies made from slides or or film negatives or or printed out from their digital files on sheets of paper that often have a a a a a glossy surface If you are buying a a a a a digital camera for the first time don’t plan to spend lavishly on printers Your first printer printer purchase should be a a a perfectly ad- equate combination printer scanner and copier (available for under $100) backup and extra storage While at first there may seem to be no cost associated with the number of photos you you take your growing personal archive eventually hits your pocketbook: You need extra electronic storage storage space Having extra storage storage space for your pictures will make it What used to to be the single device of photography (just a a a a a camera) is is now an integrated system of devices This map was adapted from a a a a a a a a manual for the Canon S200 Digital Elph which is pictured in the middle chapter 1: digital photography [ 11 ]