Digital Camera/Memory Card/ Issues
Feb 19th, 2004, 01:50 PM
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In Australia in December I took around 700 pictures and when my cards filled up I simply dropped into a camera shop and they put them on to CD Rom for me.
Simple and cheap.(A$10)around £4
The best thing with digital as you well know is the ability to dump the bad shots first.
When I got home to Wales, I took the prints I wanted,put them on 1 disk and a photo shop printed them for me for £5 for 50.
Don't bother carting a laptop around just for saving pics.
Muck
Simple and cheap.(A$10)around £4
The best thing with digital as you well know is the ability to dump the bad shots first.
When I got home to Wales, I took the prints I wanted,put them on 1 disk and a photo shop printed them for me for £5 for 50.
Don't bother carting a laptop around just for saving pics.
Muck
Feb 19th, 2004, 08:42 PM
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Carrolldf has it right...using a smaller file size will definitely lower your resolution and your ability to enlarge anything beyond 3x5 or 4x6, and still keep some decent quality.
You have to remember that these pocket digitals, as well as SLR digitals, use an APS-size sensor that's about 40% smaller than 35mm film.
So using the highest resolution is important should you want to crop a shot, or make an 8x10.
I wouldn't want to carry a laptop myself, but since you don't have the money for extra memory, that's your best option with what you have.
You have to remember that these pocket digitals, as well as SLR digitals, use an APS-size sensor that's about 40% smaller than 35mm film.
So using the highest resolution is important should you want to crop a shot, or make an 8x10.
I wouldn't want to carry a laptop myself, but since you don't have the money for extra memory, that's your best option with what you have.
Feb 20th, 2004, 01:09 AM
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We take an X Drive (price usually does not include the lap top hard disk one needs to put into it, but we had one lying around spare) and two CF cards.
We then just empty cards into the X drive and carry on going.
Longest trip we did this way was just one week but we didn't come close to using all the space on our disk and haven't had any "failures" so far.
We then just empty cards into the X drive and carry on going.
Longest trip we did this way was just one week but we didn't come close to using all the space on our disk and haven't had any "failures" so far.
Feb 20th, 2004, 07:06 AM
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Not to belabor the point too much, but there is some confusion between "resolution" and "compression." They are two distinct camera settings.
Resolution is the number of pixels or picture elements you're capturing (1200x1600=2MPix). It makes no sense to purchase a 4MP camera and shoot at less than 4MP. You would indeed lose detail, and your prints will show it.
Compression is the amount of in-camera post-processing done at a given resolution setting. It compresses (reduces) the file size and amount of memory required to store the image, but does not change the number of pixels captured. The adverse effects of compression are barely noticeable on a print, and less visible than fewer pixels (lower resolution setting).
Selecting more compression ("Standard" or "Normal"
is a good way to stretch your memory when you're out and about but running out of space.
Resolution is the number of pixels or picture elements you're capturing (1200x1600=2MPix). It makes no sense to purchase a 4MP camera and shoot at less than 4MP. You would indeed lose detail, and your prints will show it.
Compression is the amount of in-camera post-processing done at a given resolution setting. It compresses (reduces) the file size and amount of memory required to store the image, but does not change the number of pixels captured. The adverse effects of compression are barely noticeable on a print, and less visible than fewer pixels (lower resolution setting).
Selecting more compression ("Standard" or "Normal"
is a good way to stretch your memory when you're out and about but running out of space.
Feb 20th, 2004, 09:18 AM
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Whether you "compress" or "reduce" the size of a digital file, you are degrading it.
Seeing any adverse effects on the final print is probably a subjective thing. But if you use your highest compression setting...to fit more shots on your memory card...don't expect to make a print larger than 3x5 without noticing any degradation, especially in terms of resolution, contrast & saturation.
These little cameras are already crippled with excessive noise and poor shadow detail. Smaller files will yeild blocked-up colors and digital artifacts, as well as a ton of noise (grain).
So, while you may not need to use the "best" compression setting on your camera, don't use the "worst" either.
Here's a good link: http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/dig...ompression.htm
Seeing any adverse effects on the final print is probably a subjective thing. But if you use your highest compression setting...to fit more shots on your memory card...don't expect to make a print larger than 3x5 without noticing any degradation, especially in terms of resolution, contrast & saturation.
These little cameras are already crippled with excessive noise and poor shadow detail. Smaller files will yeild blocked-up colors and digital artifacts, as well as a ton of noise (grain).
So, while you may not need to use the "best" compression setting on your camera, don't use the "worst" either.
Here's a good link: http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/dig...ompression.htm
