With the advent of cameras recording at ever higher pixel rates, how do you reduce, or shrink, the picture file size?
"Shrinkpictures" have a limit of 6 meg that they can re-size, and several others that I tried are even less. I have been sent a couple of photos that were taken with an 8 meg camera, the file size being 6.88 meg. Any clues that does not involve Photoshop or downloading other software?
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Nereus wrote:With the advent of cameras recording at ever higher pixel rates, how do you reduce, or shrink, the picture file size?
"Shrinkpictures" have a limit of 6 meg that they can re-size, and several others that I tried are even less. I have been sent a couple of photos that were taken with an 8 meg camera, the file size being 6.88 meg. Any clues that does not involve Photoshop or downloading other software?
Quickest and easiest option I have found is MS Paint, which if you're using Windows will be part of the standard package.
Upload the photo and simply click on the "Resize" option: -
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From there, either select reduce to specific pixel size or by percentage: -
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The quickest and easiest option I've found is a powertoy from Microsoft. It's like a tools addon from MS so that it adds the capability to the right mouse click (on a photo file). Very easy.
It adds a menu item to your right mouse click that says "Resize Pictures".
When you click it over a photo file you get the following box:
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Make your size selection and you're done. Under advanced options you can choose to replace the original photo or to make a duplicate that is a different size. You can also select as many photos as you want and resize them all with one click.
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
Have we already had the Canon vs Nikon debate? My daughter in the US has a small Nikon and IMO it took much better photos than my small Canon. It could also be the operator. Pete
EDIT: Mostly concerned with a comparison of the bigger models such as Buks's Nikon vs a same size Canon
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Have we already had the Canon vs Nikon debate? My daughter in the US has a small Nikon and IMO it took much better photos than my small Canon. It could also be the operator.
If you go to the many unbiased (supposedly) camera review sites, like dpreview, steves-digicams, imaging-resource, or dcresource and compare the reviews on like for like camera models of different brands, Canon nearly always comes out on top of all of the rest of the competition. Nikon usually comes in behind not only Canon, but several others such as Sony and some Panasonic models.
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
I have been a Nikon user for years and currently have a D200, having started with an F3 that my dad had, back in 1983. The trick is always to invest in good glass because that is rarely improved upon and the bodies and the megapixel fight will forever rage on. I, too, was hankering after a D800 as it's the first full-frame camera Nikon have introduced in their prosumer line but the cost is astronomical and it is apparently not as user-friendly as a 5D Mark III.
These days I am more of a videographer than photographer and all of my gear is from Canon. While I now have some nice L-series lenses from Canon, Nikon glass IMO is better and the real benefit is that with the right adapter (as little as $10) you can put Nikon glass on Canon bodies. For me, 5D is a better camera so this is what I would choose and perhaps I will move my entire gear from Nikon over to Canon one day. But it won't be soon.
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I'd agree largely with the above, the glass has more influence on the final product than the actual camera (and of course the photographer).
I guess Canon vs Nikon is the same as Mac vs PC or Android vs iOS, its largely down to personal preference. I've always been a Nikon fan so will stick to those.
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"I have been a Nikon user for years and currently have a D200, having started with an F3 that my dad had, back in 1983."
Nikon was truly the king of photography back in the film world, but got behind Canon early in the digital era and have stiff competition from many manufacturers (Canon, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji etc.) now, but as Buksi says, it's mostly a personal preference and skill of the photographer thing. I used to have an old book of photography made by a professional using a home made pinhole box camera and the photos were incredible. In the film days, Minolta and Pentax were right up there in the top three or four, but both seem to have lost the plot in the digital era.
Watch the sidelines of sporting events or reporters on the news in the field closely. I think Canon is the most common choice of the pros (in the digital age, replacing Nikon in the film age) from what I've seen.
Personally, I've owned Minolta and Nikon (of course also Kodak and Polaroid as well) film cameras, Fuji (point and shoot), Olympus (fixed lens long telephoto zoom), Nikon (point and shoot), Panasonic (2, point and shoot and fixed lens long telephoto zoom), and Canon (2 both point and shoot), digital cameras and all have been good, but I get the best image quality from my pocket Canon than I do/did with any of the others. If I ever buy another camera or decide I want a more professional one, I'll start looking at Canon first and work my way down the list comparing image quality vs price and usability. Image quality, ease of use, and price (in that order) are the most important aspects of a camera to me. There is a plethora of information comparing and reviewing digital cameras on the web to help in a decision.
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
The site was started by a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. In his spare time he also taught various aspects of photography at the Cambridge University Photographic Society. Check out the Gallery page. The man does words and pictures well.
Prompted by Buksidas` thread bragging about his new camera a couple of days ago, I had a look in a Big Camera shop in Bangkok. They have a month long "promotion" ( how I hate that description), and some good discounts on offer.
My original 35 mm film camera is a Pentax Spotmatic, with a few extras, but never used now.
I have a little Sony digital point and shoot Cyber-shot with Carl Zeiss 2.8 / 5.2 / 6-18 optical zoom lens. It has taken some really good shots, but the battery case latch is broken, and the lens tends to get stuck, so sometimes it shuts down. I did take it to a Sony service center, but they wanted more to fix it than what it is worth. They were also more interested in selling me a new camera, even offering to trade in the old one.
With a planned overseas trip coming up I decided I would like a bit better camera. I looked at a couple of the new "bridge" models, as some of them have a DSLR type body and very long zoom features. However, when it all boils down they are just point and shoot cameras in a different body with zoom lens.
I only want an "entry level" type DSLR, and prefer a Pentax. While looking in the window of the shop I spotted DSLR, model K-r, with a white coloured body, which I liked. In their sale gumpf it is listed at 20,999 Baht. Today I had my Thai daughter come with me to the shop. She does not know ANYTHING about cameras, but does know how to bargain!
I ended up buying the camera, including SD card, a nice bag and a couple of other small freebies for a total of 14,710 Baht. That is a discount of 6,270 Baht, and is about what it would be duty free in Australia, plus it has a local 1.5 year warrenty.
In the cataloge there are many other cameras with price reductions, so there must be a huge mark up on this stuff. While we were in the shop she sold 2 Sansung camera phones, and another point and shoot camera, all within about 1 hour.
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Nereus wrote:... I had a look in a Big Camera shop in Bangkok. .... With a planned overseas trip coming up I decided I would like a bit better camera. .... I only want an "entry level" type DSLR, ...
What a coincidence. I have an overseas trip starting real soon, my travel camera died and wanted to bring a better camera than my Canon S95. Big Camera (and just about everybody else on the planet) is getting rid of their 1st generation Canon EOS M. It has the same sensor as Canon's entry level DSLRs, but it's a small mirrorless camera. It died in the market when introduced because the price was ridiculous and the autofocus was both too slow and inaccurate.
A firmware update in July fixed the focus problems, the 1/2 price promotion that started in the US in August fixed the price problem. I read many satisfied reports by Canon DSLR owners who picked up the EOS M as a second body for their existing lenses. 14,900 B with 18-55mm kit zoom (28 - 82 35mm equivalent) at Big Camera and elsewhere. They threw in an 8gb SanDisk* memory card of the highest speed currently made. Also picked up a Hoya* UV filter and a 'holster' case. The round trip to Bangkok today was worth it. Yes, the EOS M is sold at Market Village, but they didn't have the kit I wanted.
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They have some very good prices on some of these websites thought haven't used them. The one I just bought was about 800 baht more than listed on that site - in Big Camera in MV, suggest having a look in there first.
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