Picture size

[DetroitMike]

I apologize for being a dope when it comes to computers. I'm tried to post a pic but it was bigger than 100k. Is there a way to check the size of a pic before i try to post it? And can I reduce the size so it is postable?

Thanks

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Mike,

Try irfanview for a quick and easy to use freeware photo program. You can easily resize your pictures for posting. And 640x480 is a good size for this forum.

 

[DetroitMike]

Well, thanks for the info, but all that stuff looks like Chinese to me. I thought there might be something on the camera itself to set the size or maybe something on my pc.

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue">I thought there might be something on the camera itself to set the size or maybe something on my pc. </font>
Most digital cameras have a Quality setting. The lowest one is usually 640 x 480 which should create a picture that's small enough to post on TBN without the need to resize.

 

[DetroitMike]

Cool, I'll check it out. This camera is not mine, I borrowed it from work, so I'm not familiar with it.

Thanks

 

[cowboydoc]

Even on my lowest setting which is a 1 megapixel I still have to crop way down Mike. Is there anything else I can do? If I take full pics I can't get them small enough to post.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Richard,

What camera do you have? Most of them have a small format setting for taking pictures that are easy to e-mail or post to the web.

Also, using a program like Irfanview, it's really easy to resize a picture and not have to crop anything. The attached picture started out as 1024x768 and 269KB. Using the Resize function, I reduced it by 50% (each dimension) to 512x384, and saved it with a new name. The resulting file is 48KB. You do lose some resolution, but it's quick and easy.

 

[DetroitMike]

Mike,

I played with the camera and figured out how to change it to the 640x480. It was on the larger setting. i'll have to retake the pics tonite and try tomorrow to post them.

Thanks again for the tip. DM

 

[cowboydoc]

Bill,

The camera is a Sony cybershot 3.2. I have it set on the lowest setting I could find but pics are still coming out too big to send.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Richard,

The specs say that it has a e-mail mode for still images:
<font color="blue">Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), Burst, Email, Voice Memo </font>

I don't know how to set it, but my son has one just like it, so I'll ask him and let you know.

 

[cowboydoc]

Thanks alot Bill I appreciate that.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Richard,

Here's what I found out:

1 - The email mode actually saves two images on the card. One is full-size and the other is smaller for e-mailing or posting to the internet. This might do what you want, but I'm not sure of the small image size.

2 - When you are in camera mode, the LCD screen can show various amounts of information. If you press the display button, it will cycle through off, on, info, more info, etc. One of the information items is image size, e.g. 1600x1200. Using the menu button, you can change the image size and it will display the new dimensions on the LCD screen.

Hope this helps. My son is working from memory, since his wife has borrowed the camera for an out-of-town trip, but he's pretty sure it goes down to 800x600, and smaller for the secondary email image.

 

[JohnMiller3]

Re: Picture size-Free Photo Resizer Software

Here's a Free Photo Resizer for the down and dirty sizing... no bells and whistles... but it works... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Free Photo Resizer

(about 900k size download-fairly fast to d/l)

(I'm a digital camera neophyte... I mostly use my digital camera in the "HIGHEST" resolution, then I can crop, cut, shred, do what-ever I what after it's on the computer... the point being... you will have a lot to work with by taking pictures in the highest resolution versus the lowest...)

(Hint-Before you save the photo, adjust the "Quality" and hit the resize button to see what the size "will be" if you saved it... you can also adjust the physical size and do a number of "what if's" before you actually save it. For best/smallest results, save the color photo as a "JPG"...)

 

[Bird]

Re: Picture size-Free Photo Resizer Software

My Olympus came with its own software and "resize" is one of the options. You can just make it any size you want.

 

[JohnMiller3]

Re: Picture size-Free Photo Resizer Software

Hi Bird,

I got the upgraded Olympus software for the added "panorama" features... I was so excited... to make a masterpiece... then discovered...

My Olympus E100rs doesn't support the "panorama" feature... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I use other software that does this... but haven't found the time to "learn" the ins/outs of these features... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif