Most digital cameras record in JPEG format. JPEG supports variable resolution and compression and is best suited for digital printing. This would seem the most desirable.
In "very" general terms, more resolution means more space/storage required. If you want a picture that will be printed 3 x 5, it will usually require less resolution / storage than one you might want to later print as 8 x 10, 11 x 17, poster size etc.. You can put a lot of pictures on a 800MB CDROM at a very high resolution.
The other common forms of encoding pictures are BMP, TIF and GIF and many others. They each have some advantages and special graphics applications, but the "standard" method to record photo graphics is JPEG.
Hope this helps.
which one of the formats are best to record pictures to CDs. I know some of the formats take up more storage space , could it be it will reprudce a better image? please send your coments
Thanks Mike

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