Why are the pictures sent as attachments so small??

Question

I've recently bought a new digital camera and so far I'm getting great pictures. My friends love to see them, especially the beautiful sunsets I took while on holidays, but I don't understand why I have to reduce the size in order to send them as attachments. They're so small that if someone wanted to print them, they're really no good. Why are the pictures so small, and is there a way around this?

Answer 1

Depending on the mail service you use, you usually have a choice whether you want to reduce their sizes or not.  If you are using a service such as hotmail or yahoo, don't send the as pictures, but send them as "file" and they will get the original sizes.

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