(1) As an online photosharing user you should be able to upload images using your browser, even if alternative methods are provided.

(2) Your transaction with online photosharing should be secure. If they are not don't use them.

(3) Your personal information could be shared with online photosharing business partners.

If you do not want your information shared make sure to look for a permission check box and do not check it if you do not want your information or special offers sent to you.

(4) Online photosharing sites have a privacy statement online to answer questions you might have.

(5) If the online photosharing sites store your images for you in online albums you can choose between making these albums public, or having them protected by a password. If protected, they can only be seen by people to whom you give the password. In otherwords, you "share" your photos with friends and family via a sharing feature on each site.

(1) Does the e-photosharing website you are reviewing supply free upload software so you can organize your images on your computer?

If so, does the e-photosharing website software support the operating system platform you use (Windows or Mac usually)?

(2) Can you upload from a URL on the Internet as well as from a disk?

(3) Can you upload directly from your camera?

(4) Does the e-photosharing upload software let you choose images from thumbnails, or do you have only filenames to go by?

(1) Does the e-photosharing service make prints in the size you want? Sizes vary from stickers up to 11 x 14, but not all online services offer all sizes.

(2) What quality can you expect from a paticular e-photosharing service? Though most services offer acceptable quality, the range of quality varies widely.

(3) What does an e-photosharing service cost?  Shipping costs? Printing costs? Hosting costs?

(4) How easy is it to place an order? How long does it take to place the order including selecting the images, uploading them and completing the order?

(5) Can you have prints sent to more than one person as you might want to when ordering prints for friends, relatives, or business partners.

(6) Can you easily check the status of your order online?

(7) Does the e-photosharing service store you images online so you can share them with others? If so, how much free storage is offered? Are there limits?

(8) Can you give others access to your uploaded images so they can order their own prints and pay from them directly?

(9) What is the e-photosharing service returns policy? If you don't like the prints will they refund your money, or do the prints over?

(10) How secure is your information and do they share it with others?

(1) Does the e-photosharing service print on other objects such as t-shirts or mouse pads?

(2) Do they crop your images?

(3) To they "enhance" or adjust your image in any way?

(4) Does the service work from either digital files or film?

(5) Does the e-photosharing website supply members with information on how best to prepare images, for resolutions, sharpening, levels, curves, other enhancements?

(6) What image formats does the e-photosharing service accept, i.e., JPG, TIFF, PIC, etc.

(7) Does the service let you edit your image online using their enhancement toos, or do you have to use a separate photo-editing program off-line?

iPhoto (Apple)
ImageStation (Sony)
MSN's photos.msn
NikonNet
Ofoto (Kodak)
PhotoWorks
Shutterfly
Snapfish
Yahoo Photos

A pixel is a point of light recorded in a digital image.

A megapixel is one million pixels.

Digital cameras generally label their resolution choices with names like Standard, Fine, Superfine & Ultrafine, Heres a typical range in a multimegapixel model cameras:

Standard = 640 x 480 pixels

Fine = 1024 x 768 pixels

Superfine = 600 x 1200 pixels (with medium JPEG compression)

Ultrafine = 1600 x 1200 pixels (with low JPEG compression)

Hi-Res = 1894 x 1488 pixels