Digital Camera User - Printing Preferences

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1. Do you own a digital camera?  
 
Yes     No

2. If not, do you use a digital camera regularly (i.e. at least once per month on average)?  
 
Yes     No

If you have not answered yes to either of the first two questions, we’re sorry but you don’t qualify for this survey. Thank you for your time.

3. What is the resolution of your camera?
 1MP     2MP    3MP    4MP    Greater than 4MP

4. How long have you used a digital camera?
 
1 Year     2 Years    3 Years    4 Years   More than 4 Years

5. About how many photos did you take per month when you started using a digital camera?
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

6. About how many photos do you take per month now?
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

7. About how many photos did you print per month when you started using a digital camera?
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

8. About how many photos do you print now?
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

9. Do you make prints on your own home or office printer?    
Yes     No

10. If yes, approximately how many prints of all sizes do you make per month?
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

11. Why have you not made more photo prints yourself at home or at the office?
[rate each reason 1-5, with 5 being a very strong obstacle and 1 being a very weak one]

Feature

Rating (1-5)

It’s too expensive

It’s too difficult

It takes too much time
I don’t have ready access to a printer

12. To the best of your knowledge, is there a photography store in your town that can make prints from your digital camera or removable media?  
Yes     No

13. To the best of your knowledge, is there a drugstore, department store, or other mass market retail outlet in your area that can make prints from your digital camera or removable media? 
Yes     No

14. To the best of your knowledge, is there a business supplies store (Office Depot or similar) or a business services store (Kinko’s or similar) in your town that can make prints from your digital camera or removable media?
Yes     No

15. If you do not now have access to an in-store photo printing service that can work with your digital photos, how important is it to you that such a service becomes available?

Very Important                                          Not Important
                   
5    4    3    2    1

16. If you were to get prints at a store, which situation would you prefer?
  Handle the entire transaction yourself at a self-service kiosk
Give your storage card or camera to a store employee who would make your prints

17. Do you make prints at a self-service printing kiosk in a store?  And if yes, approximately how many prints of all sizes do you make on such a kiosk per month?
No     1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

18. If you do not now have access to an in-store self service photo printing kiosk that can work with your digital photos, how important is it to you that such kiosks become available in your area? [Please click the appropriate radio button, with 5 indicating it is very important to you, 1 that it is not important at all]

Very Important                                          Not Important
                   
5    4    3    2    1

19. In your own words, please say whether the availability of a local self service printing kiosk will be important to your photography and why, and how you would use it: how many prints you would order, in what sizes, etc.

         

20. Do you use an in-store printing service, such as a self-service terminal where the  printer is actually behind the counter, or a service where the store employee makes the prints for you?   And if yes, approximately how many prints of all sizes do you order per month from in-store printing services?
No    1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

21. Why have you not made more photo prints at a retail store?
[rate each reason 1- 5, five being most detrimental]

Feature

Rating (1-5)

It’s too expensive

It’s too difficult

It takes too much time
I don’t have ready access to a retail store with a printer

22. In your own words, please say whether the availability of a local retail store that offers a printing service will be important to your photography and why, and how you would use it: how many prints you would order, in what sizes, etc.

23. Do you use an online photo printing service (such as Ofoto, Shutterfly or similar)? And if yes, approximately how many prints of all sizes do you make do you order per month?
No    1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

24. The number of prints you may want and the time in which you need them may sometimes vary, but in general what would be your preferred method for getting prints most of the time if the cost to you were the same from each type of print service?
Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.

Feature

Rating (1-5)

Upload your photos over the Internet from home or office, and pick up prints at a store

Upload your photos over the Internet from home or office, and get the prints mailed to your home or office

Transfer photos from camera or card at a store; get prints within one hour.

Transfer photos from camera or card at a store; get prints at the same store the next day.

Transfer photos at a store; get prints mailed back to you.

25. What kind of photographic print do you prefer?
Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred, or choose one of the last two answers.

Feature

Rating (1-5)

Silver halide [standard retail film prints]

Inkjet

Dye sublimation

Other

No preference

Don’t know the difference.

26. With all the prints you’ve made in the last few months equaling 100 percent, please indicate the approximate percentage you have made of each of the following sizes.       

Print Size

Percentage

4X6

5X7

8X10

11X14

Larger than 11X14

Make sure the total equals 100%.

27. If all of these standard print sizes could be conveniently ordered, and all of them cost under $1, which would you order most often?
4X6     5X7    8X10    11X14    larger

28. What price would you expect to pay for prints of varying sizes from your digital photos?
  The same price as I now pay for that size print from a film negative.
  More
  Less

29. Do you know of any service that  will print and bind books of your own photographs?  
Yes     No

30. If yes, how many have you ordered?
None    
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

31. Do you know of any service that will make poster-sized photographic prints of your own images?
Yes     No

32. If yes, how many have you ordered?
None    
1-5     6-20    21-50    More than 50

33. Please make any other comments regarding your digital image photofinishing needs or concerns.

Please tell us to what extent you agree with the following statements:

34. I print my digital pictures because that’s the way to properly see them.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

35. I print my digital images because I want to show them to other people while I'm with them.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

36. I print my digital images because I want to give or mail the prints to others.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

37. I print my digital images because I want to display them – in frames, on my refrigerator, or other places.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

38. I print my digital images because I want to be able to look for them and find them easily.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

39. I print my digital images because they’re not really “photos” until they’re printed.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

40. I print my digital images for other reasons (please describe). Enter you description in the box below.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neither Agree nor Disagree
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree

41. When you want to see a photo you’ve taken, which method do you prefer?

Feature

Rating (1-5)

On the camera’s LCD

On your PC or TV

 A print

On a photo display device /LCD

[Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.]

42. When you want someone else nearby to see a photo you’ve taken, which method do you prefer?

Feature

Rating (1-5)

On the camera’s LCD

On your PC or TV

 A print

On a photo display device /LCD

[Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.]

43. When you want to send a photo to someone, which method do you prefer?

Feature

Rating (1-5)

Email the digital image

Mail a print

Online sharing service

[Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.]

44. How do you prefer to display your photos?

Feature

Rating (1-5)

Small to medium sized prints collected in a photo album.

Large prints framed and mounted.

Unbound individual prints [on the fridge, perhaps].

On a photo display device /LCD.

[Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.]

45. How do you prefer to archive and manage your photos?

Feature

Rating (1-5)

Prints in photo albums.

Prints in boxes.

Images on a hard drive.

Images on CD/DVD.

[Please rank the choices from 1-5, with 5 being your most preferred.]

46. Tell us how to get in touch with you and a little bit about you. This information will not be shared with or sold to any company:

Name:
E-mail:    
Telephone:
Gender:   Male      Female
Age Group:   under 20
  20-30
  31-40
  41-50
  over 50

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Thanks for taking our survey!


The Future Image staff
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