Photofinishing: Online vs. in-store?

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The do-it-yourself days aren't over for digital photography; almost every camera owner still prints some shots at home. But this year photographers will take more digital images to photofinishers than they print themselves.
Using a photofinisher can be cheaper than printing at home, and it spares you paper jams, depleted ink cartridges, and other annoyances. With online services, you upload your photos to a Web site that makes them viewable and orderable by you--or anyone else you choose. (In some cases,visitors can even download your images.) With in-store processing, you use a terminal or kiosk to order (and even edit) prints stored on a memory card. If the terminals intimidate you, you can usually hand the memory card to a clerk, just as you do with film canisters.
Photofinishers can be a major time-saver for large photo batches. They can also print on items that would be challenging on a home printer (calendars, photo albums) or downright impossible (puzzles, mugs, custom postage stamps).
Based on our tests of 12 online services and in-store services at eight retail chains, you're more assured of getting high-quality prints online. However, features for sharing and managing your images vary by site. Also, in our experience, if your images look "too professional," online services may make you sign an affidavit that you're not violating a copyright.
At the retail chains, service was speedy, as promised. But testers said other customers could too easily view images on terminal screens and noticed out-of-order terminals in about 20 percent of stores.
HP, the biggest brand of home printer, soon plans to enter retail photofinishing with its PhotoSmart Express kiosk. Set for Albertson's and other retailers, the kiosk will use inkjet technology instead of dye-sublimation, the more common process for kiosks. HP hopes it will give its kiosks an edge in quality and speed.
Whatever service you choose, ask about prepaying for 100 or more prints, which may save you a few cents per print. Also, while you can fix imperfections such as red-eye at photofinishing sites or terminals, it's best to make such edits beforehand, using photo-editing software.

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FROM PIXELS TO PRINTS:
With online photofinishers, such as top-rated Kodak EasyShare Gallery (shown), you upload images from your computer. Prints typically arrive in four to seven days.
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