To provide an enhanced camera and method that can reduce a download time and where the downloaded image is the same as a corresponding photofinishing image at the same time.

In the camera and method, a plurality of image pairs are captured. Each image pair has an archival image of a scene and an initial electronic image of the same scene. The archival image of each pair has a first geometric format. The initial electronic images are stored in a memory 112. A designation of alternative geometric format different from the geometric format is recorded in association with selected image pairs. The initial electronic images of the selected image pairs are reformatted to respective alternative geometric formats to provide formatted electronic images. The formatted electronic images are downloaded.