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| Thread ID: 101548 | 2009-07-18 22:44:00 | New digital camera - take photos in 4:3 or 16:9? | davidmmac (4619) | Press F1 |
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| 792817 | 2009-07-18 22:44:00 | We've recently purchased a new digital camera and I'm wondering whether the pictures taken should be taken at 8.1MP (4:3) or 6.0MP (16:9). Does it make any difference when wanting to print them out at a camera shop? |
davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 792818 | 2009-07-18 22:58:00 | No. One would just be longer/wider than the other | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 792819 | 2009-07-18 22:58:00 | Ring and ask them. I'd say it would possibly. Its either a normal square type photo or widescreen. Depending on the paper used to print them it could chop off parts of the picture. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 792820 | 2009-07-18 23:14:00 | Always shoot at 4:3, it will give you the highest resolution possible and a square frame. In 16:9 the camera essentially just crops the 4:3 image to 16:9. Tafater shooting 4:3, if you want it in 16:9 for any reason, you can simply crop them to that size on the computer :) | Curbd (13334) | ||
| 792821 | 2009-07-18 23:48:00 | Thanks for the advice guys :thanks I'll set it to 4:3 for now, and I'll maybe phone the camera shop this week to see what they say. |
davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 792822 | 2009-07-19 05:56:00 | And unless you need really huge images, consider cutting down on the resolution. Quicker to process and takes up much less space. | linw (53) | ||
| 792823 | 2009-07-19 22:07:00 | And unless you need really huge images, consider cutting down on the resolution. Quicker to process and takes up much less space. I'd go the complete opposite from this. Unless you have a tiny memory card or no HDD space, capture as much detail as possible (ie the biggest images you can take). Resizing can be quickly done with free batch image resizers if you need them printed. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 792824 | 2009-07-20 03:34:00 | If memory allows, always use the highest resolution available. You never know when you are going to take that Pulitzer Award winning photograph :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 792825 | 2009-07-20 06:02:00 | I'd go the complete opposite from this. Unless you have a tiny memory card or no HDD space, capture as much detail as possible (ie the biggest images you can take). Resizing can be quickly done with free batch image resizers if you need them printed. Me too. I always take everything at highest quality |
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