Many digital cameras allow users the option of recording images in TIF format. Although this allows superior image quality it drastically reduces the number of images that can be stored and is therefore used far less often by the average photographer. However if a user wants to produce large prints, setting their digital camera to record images in TIF format and saving them on computer in the same manner would be recommended.

??GIF: The GIF file format is used most often for graphics and animation on the web. It has a limited color palette and is therefore, not generally a preferred choice for color photographs although it does well with black and white images. GIF format images are also somewhat preferred on the Web as their background can be made transparent and, because of the way they display, can help images load/display more quickly.

Some of the less frequently used formats in saving images include BMP which produces very large, uncompressed images such as those used with wallpapers, PICT which is the file format for Macintosh computers, PDF used by Adobe Acrobat, EPS, FlashPix, and PNG which are used primarily for graphics, and PSP which is the Photo Shop format. However, for the average person, recording and saving images from their digital camera in JPG, TIF, or GIF will meet their needs if they understand the benefits and drawbacks of each and how to adjust accordingly.