Digital Camera question.

[Rincewiend]

So there is a setting for image quality on the camera.
With a image size and i think distance?!?
What does it do besides change the image size?!?
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3M (2048)
5M (2592)
8M (3264)
PC (1024)

 

[Angry Angel]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card. There's not much use to save in the bigger formats unless you want to crop from a picture or print it.

 

[Rincewiend]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card.

So that really is all to it?!?
Image size?!?

 

[Angry Angel]

Sorry to burst your bubble

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card. There's not much use to save in the bigger formats unless you want to crop from a picture or print it.

I beg to differ. Photo's are much better when taken in a certain resolution and then scaling it down, as opposed to taking it in the smaller resolution in the first place. There's never a reason to take smaller photo's then your camera is capable of -- except if it's actually taking a smaller picture and interpolating it afterward; but if that happens you'll see it soon enough and you might want to buy a different camera.

Just set it on it's highest; they're still not that big as to fill a medium-sized memory card. Just remember, if you've got a card with the camera, it's usually incredibly tiny on space -- you can fit 10 or 20 photo's at the most. Fortunately, memory cards are incredibly cheap -- fork out 20 bucks and you're set.

 

[Saturn0660]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card. There's not much use to save in the bigger formats unless you want to crop from a picture or print it.

I beg to differ. Photo's are much better when taken in a certain resolution and then scaling it down, as opposed to taking it in the smaller resolution in the first place. There's never a reason to take smaller photo's then your camera is capable of -- except if it's actually taking a smaller picture and interpolating it afterward; but if that happens you'll see it soon enough and you might want to buy a different camera.

Just set it on it's highest; they're still not that big as to fill a medium-sized memory card. Just remember, if you've got a card with the camera, it's usually incredibly tiny on space -- you can fit 10 or 20 photo's at the most. Fortunately, memory cards are incredibly cheap -- fork out 20 bucks and you're set.

total true.. take EVERYTHING at max res.. Much easier to downgrade.

 

[Arrqh]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card. There's not much use to save in the bigger formats unless you want to crop from a picture or print it.

I beg to differ. Photo's are much better when taken in a certain resolution and then scaling it down, as opposed to taking it in the smaller resolution in the first place. There's never a reason to take smaller photo's then your camera is capable of -- except if it's actually taking a smaller picture and interpolating it afterward; but if that happens you'll see it soon enough and you might want to buy a different camera.

Indeed. You can always downsample an image if you need it smaller... but upsampling an image will never restore that lost information. Always best to capture in the highest size available, unless space is an issue (as in, your card is almost full... hate when that happens).

 

[USS KG5]

Add my support to the "set it to maximum" crowd - my Nikon DSLR defaults to 10.2MP and I have never been tempted to use anything but the highest settings.

 

[ed629]

The second number would be the horizontal pixel dimension (2592x1920=5M). And it reduces the image size so you can save more pictures on the memory card. There's not much use to save in the bigger formats unless you want to crop from a picture or print it.

I beg to differ. Photo's are much better when taken in a certain resolution and then scaling it down, as opposed to taking it in the smaller resolution in the first place. There's never a reason to take smaller photo's then your camera is capable of -- except if it's actually taking a smaller picture and interpolating it afterward; but if that happens you'll see it soon enough and you might want to buy a different camera.

Just set it on it's highest; they're still not that big as to fill a medium-sized memory card. Just remember, if you've got a card with the camera, it's usually incredibly tiny on space -- you can fit 10 or 20 photo's at the most. Fortunately, memory cards are incredibly cheap -- fork out 20 bucks and you're set.

They're cheaper than that.... I get 2gig cards for $6 and 4gig cards for $9. At that price I don't even bother erasing or transferring pics, I just get new cards when they're full.