In a 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 memory. A designation of a alternative geometric format different than the first 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.