· Two good formats are,

GIF - well suited to limited color images - no loss in compression. Use these for line images, technical drawings, etc

JPG - well suited to photographs - image can be highly compressed with minimal distortion. Use these for photographs.

· Digital cameras will permit image capture and storage - images in JPG format are best.

· Scanners will capture images, but this is a poor alternative as the image sizes are larger and image quality is poorer

- Photographs tend to become grainy when scanned.

- Line drawings become blurred.

· Screen captures are also possible, but do these with a lower color resolution on the screen (256 color mode).