why is it every time i upload a pic fromm my camara the PIC comes out so BIG?

Question

what can i do to prevent this or how do i change the setting??how do i resize the pic on my comp

Answer 1

Do not panic! Your pictures are not REALLY that big.

Cameras record pixels to make up a picture. The camera doesn't know anything about inches, just pixels.

For example a 3.2 mp camera can record a picture 2048 pixels wide by 1536 pixels high (3,145,728 pixels).

But our computer software wants to know how big it is, so the picture's description has to include Pixels Per Inch (ppi).

Many cameras automatically choose 72 ppi and record that in the description. (72 ppi was original density of computer monitors.) Note that the camera never said anything about inches, only pixels.

If you do the arithmetic, the pic size would seem to be:
2048 pixels divided by 72 ppi = 28.4 inches wide by
1536 pixels divided by 72 ppi = 21.3 inches high

But we can choose any ppi we want. If we choose 341.3 ppi (for printing), the pic size would be
2048 pixels divided by 341.3 ppi = 6 inches wide by
1536 pixels divided by 341.3 ppi = 4.5 inches high

In some cameras you can set ppi to a number different than 72. If you can set it higher, the pic sizes will seem more "normal".

But you can always use your photo editing software to reset either the dimensions or the ppi.

Important: Changing dimensions or ppi does NOT change the picture, only its description. (Assuming that you do not do resampling.)

Just remember, cameras care only about pixels. People and computers care about inches, mm, etc. too.

Answer 2

The size of the picture depends on the resolution that u set on ur camera... Try to decrease the resolution of ur camera by changing the settings... Then try uploading the pics...

To resize the pic on my computer, i use Microsoft Office Picture Manager.. which is a part of Microsoft Office 2003. Open the picture using this software & in that, u'll have an option to edit the pic.. In these edit options.. there is an option to reduce the size...

Answer 3

There will be a setting in the camera where you can set the picture size. Read your instruction manual to find out where in the menu it is hidden.

I suggest if you have a high capacity card, take photos at the highest possible quality and size. You can always transfer them to your PC and reduce the quality and the size as and when you want but you will always wish that your best photos to be the sharpest and largest so that you can take large prints of them if you wish.

To resize it on your computer, use a software like ACD See or IrfanView. IrfanView is a free tool and its a very small download besides being absolutely easy to use. You can resize, fix the colours, compress, convert to other picture formats and do a lot of other things in it. Go to www.download.com and search for IrfanView.

Answer 4

An answer I haven't yet seen is that the resolution of your monitor might be too low. If it's set at 640x480 or 800x600 you can try something higher. Of course, everything that fit nicely before will be smaller after the change.

Answer 5

Actually, keep it High res and size then down size later, you get better resolution pics that way

Answer 6

because your resolution is set on high. Try lowering it before you take the pics