Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of providing an inventory of digital images and a computer storage medium product for providing a fixed record of the inventory. The inventory represents items found within a household, a business and/or a collection that are grouped into rooms and/or areas and/or categories. The method comprises acquiring digital images of the items for the inventory, transferring the images to a computer memory, formatting the images in the computer, encrypting the formatted images, applying a personal identification number (PIN) or password to the encrypted images and transferring the encrypted formatted images to a storage medium. The images taken by a camera may be transferred to the computer memory by direct coupling or a wireless link. All image files are then deleted from the camera memory and the computer memory.