Hi Linda, I'm not sure I'm going to be much help, but here goes. The 2240 x 1493 is an appropriate size for images coming out of your camera. You wouldn't want to change them to 640 x 480 in the camera because you wouldn't be able to print them at that resolution. So the question becomes whether or not Photobucket automatically resizes them upon uploading. I wasn't aware that they ever did this, but they must have if you remember uploading without resizing. I keep a folder on my desktop of resized photos for emailing and uploading to Photobucket and Flickr. I've never tried to upload a full-size file. However, it's easy to resize photos that are already on Photobucket. Just click on Edit (right above the image), then Resize, and follow the instructions. There's a preset 640 x 480 that you can use if you like. Hope this helps. Susan

I'm going to take another wild guess here Pooh, did you by chance load the software with your antivirus program running? Your antivirus may have messed the program up, you might try uninstalling it turning your av program off and re-installing easyshare. With you not able to open the program at all I think something screwy happened to it. Some of the programs you get now are really funny about antivirus programs too. Hope that helps.

I wouldn't worry about the MegaPixels either - I am on my second Kodak EasyShare now and I love the Kodak camera - my second one is actually a bit lower in MegaPixel than the first, but it has a closeup feature which is awesome. Why don't you contact the store and see if you have a return option on the first one, that way you could try it and if you don't find it meets your needs you could exchange it for the other one? Suzan J

We just had a security company give an estimate yesterday. More problems in the neighborhood lately, moreso at the other end of our street near the woods and apartments. But more car break-ins (ours are always locked and empty) and potential people casing the neighborhood. The truck was parked outside our house between calls and I got him to come in. However, if we did a security camera in the back of the house, here are some of the issues the rep talked with us about. If you want to record 24/7 you need to have a strong enough internet connection. You also need to have the ability to have a video recorder attached to it; hence, the internet connection. You also need a place to install. If you don't want to record 24/7 then there are lesser requirements, but if we want to monitor the back of the house, it makes almost no sense not to record 24/7. Our street is busy enough someone would have to be nuts to come in through the front, but the back would be pretty easy.