Despite the fact that digital camera and photo realistic printer prices are now within reach of even the most modest budgeted consumer most of us are still snapping way more than we're printing out.

Enter ACDSee, which is designed to help your photographic overflow woes, and this latest version is easy to use, feature-packed and, above all, fast. While many users complained that version 6 focused too much on the functionality and put speed into the back seat ACDSee 7 has hit back with what it claims is their 'fastest version' yet.

Some of the new features found in the latest release include the support for RAW files, most commonly found on higher-end digital cameras and now catering to professionals, semi-pro users and home users with the equipment. RAW support allows you to import directly to ACDSee 7, saving you having to first reformat the files to TIF, JPEG or BMP before being able to work with them.

Another new and incredibly handy function is the addition of context sensitive toolbars so that when you select a file either from the Windows tree directory structure view or thumbnail preview window it brings up the options you're likely to use for that image. This saves you having to trudge through the drop down menus to find what you'd like to do, simply click the taskbar icon corresponding to edit, resize, print, adjusting image exposure, rotation and adding a rating or categorization. On top of this, there's even the option to add metadata and ratings for to help you find your images later.

One of the newest features is a compare tool, allowing you to snap four identical images you've taken to the clipboard and zoom and pan all of the images at once -- perfect for image analysis or choosing the best one for the digital photo album.
 
Still very reasonably priced at under $100, ACDSee 7 packs in even more nifty functions without compromising on the things you need.