Hello all - I am new here. I found your forum out of sheer frustration. A couple of weeks ago, we purchased a digital camera. I am so lost . To make matters worse, I still haven't managed to figure out our computer. I have looked on the internet for answers to my questions, but when I try to figure my way thru it all, I end up more confused and have more questions than I did in the beginning. I realize that I have alot of questions here, but please be patient with me. Any and all input would be appreciated at this point... There are 2 settings on my camera that I am unsure about. One is "quality" (which is set at "best) and the other is "resolution" (which is set at "high"). I think I am correct that if I am planning on printing the photos I should keep the resolution at high, but what does "quality" refer to? I'm pretty sure I understand all the other settings. Here is what I am having difficulty with:

Once I have the images from the camera on my hd, I open Infarview>open the original .jpeg image>select "save as" and resave as a .tif>edit the .tif>save as .jpeg (now I have 2 saved .jpegs - the original and the edited one). Does htis sound about right?

Do I lose quality if I am editing a .tif image?
Do I lose quality on the original .jpeg when I "save as" to a .tif? Or is the only time a .jpeg loses quality when I save directly over the original?
If the original .jpeg that I save from my camera is the best possible image, once I make a .tif copy of that image and then save it as a .jpeg how does that copy compare to the original? Is there a "proper" size to save the .jpeg if I am planning on printing a 4 x 6 or an 8 x 10? What I'm wondering is if I crop an image that originally looked great as an 8 x 10 will the quality be less because the cropped image has to enlarge to fit on an 8 x 10?
If I print an 8 x 10 of the original .jeg, then resave it as a .tif and edit, then save it as a .jpeg and print it as a 8 x 10 how will the 2 prints measure up?
If I email someone a .jpeg that has been resized for emailing and edited (using the above mentioned procedure) will they be able to make the .jpeg larger and print it?

Whew.............

I'm sure that some of the above questions might seem that I am asking the same question (I am so confused).
I'm also fairly sure that I am confusing everyone in this forum - I'm having a hard time finding the words to explain myself.

Thanks ......