Comments on: Digital image resolution http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-parts/resolution/ Digital Camera Help for Beginners & Beyond Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail Bjorkhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-parts/resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-4342 Gail Bjork Thu, 20 May 2010 14:21:22 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=240#comment-4342 <p>Several factors determine the actual size of an image such as amount of detail and number and shades of colors it contains. Images containing more detail have a larger files size than images with less detail even though each images has the same number of pixels. For example, the file size of a black and white image will be smaller than the same scene taken in full color.</p><p>Your camera shoots JPEG images, which are compressed images that are small in file size than RAW images. When a JPEG is opened in an editing program such as Photoshop, it is uncompressed. If you edit and save the file, you are given the option to select the amount of compression. The less compression, the better the image quality but the file size is also larger.</p> Several factors determine the actual size of an image such as amount of detail and number and shades of colors it contains. Images containing more detail have a larger files size than images with less detail even though each images has the same number of pixels. For example, the file size of a black and white image will be smaller than the same scene taken in full color.

Your camera shoots JPEG images, which are compressed images that are small in file size than RAW images. When a JPEG is opened in an editing program such as Photoshop, it is uncompressed. If you edit and save the file, you are given the option to select the amount of compression. The less compression, the better the image quality but the file size is also larger.

]]> By: Se Teehttp://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-parts/resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-4333 Se Tee Thu, 20 May 2010 03:22:13 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=240#comment-4333 I have just started using a digital camera - Panasonic Lumix FH20.  The camera display says pictures are being taken at 14 mp.  When I download them to Apple iPhoto each picture has listed a different mp - some 4 or 5 mp.  None at 14 mp.  Why is this?  Aren't the pictures really 14 mp?  Is it the camera - it is set at 14 mp.  Is it iPhoto? I have just started using a digital camera – Panasonic Lumix FH20.  The camera display says pictures are being taken at 14 mp.  When I download them to Apple iPhoto each picture has listed a different mp – some 4 or 5 mp.  None at 14 mp.  Why is this?  Aren’t the pictures really 14 mp?  Is it the camera – it is set at 14 mp.  Is it iPhoto?

]]> By: Gail Bjorkhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-parts/resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Gail Bjork Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:06:26 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=240#comment-1602 If I understand your question correctly, they have a resolution of three megapixels (2048x1536). If I understand your question correctly, they have a resolution of three megapixels (2048×1536).

]]> By: SUNNY SINGHhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-features/camera-parts/resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1594 SUNNY SINGH Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:11:31 +0000 http://dev.digicamhelp.com/?p=240#comment-1594 I WANT TO KNOW RESOLUTION OF CMOS 1. CAMERA MODULE ACME LITE 2. 3MP SMIA95 PLANKTON I WANT TO KNOW RESOLUTION OF CMOS
1. CAMERA MODULE ACME LITE
2. 3MP SMIA95 PLANKTON

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