My new digital camera is called a 10 mega pixel , however it can ony take a 4 mega bite picture, why, how?

Question

Please tell me how to take it with max size as result. I want to build a mural.

Answer 1

4 MB sounds about right. When I set my 10-megapixel Nikon D200 to best quality, largest size jpg, the files are about 5 MB.
When I set the camera to save the images as RAW files, the files take up more MB, but they're the exact same resolution and RAW doesn't provide significantly better image quality.
The difference between jpg and RAW might matter enough to you if you're making a mural however.

Answer 2

Mega pixel refers to the quality of the picture. Mega bite refers to the file size of the picture. A 4 mega bite file picture is a really good picture and should be more then good enough to build your mural.

Answer 3

First of all, many people are caught in the 'megapixel myth'.

Megapixel is NOT an indicator of image quality. It is only indicative of image SIZE. For example, a 10 megapixel camera means it produces images with 10,000,000 pixels.

In general, the higher the megapixels, the higher the file size. However the size of the image depends on factors such as compression, format of file saved etc. A 10 megapixel RAW file on a camera such as the Canon 400D can take up 9.8MB, however the equivalent image saved as JPEG format takes up only around 4MB.

So I think you are a little confused as 'megapixels' means the number of millions of PIXELS in an image while a 'megabyte' is a unit of measurement of storage. The fact that your 10MP image took up 4MB sounds about right, and indicates that it was most probably saved in standard JPEG format.

Answer 4

The size of the file created by your camera is determined by the quality setting. Check your owners manual for instructions for your particular camera. If you do not have a manual, you can usually obtain one from the manufacturer's web site in PDF format. For a 10MP camera, you'll probably only get a real large file in "RAW" mode. "Fine JPEG" will likely result in a smaller size file, but should suffice for your mural project.

Answer 5

the size of the picture is not a measure of the number of megapixels used. although the size of the file does increase with the number of MP used it is not a direct measure. you may be using all 10MP to take the picture.
you have to adjust the camera settings to set to the appropriate size and fineness -exact details on this must be in the manual

Answer 6

Look at "image size" in your software and you will probably see that it is something like 3650 x 2750. All the pixels are there, if you are set to your highest resolution. All of the above answers are correct. File size does not equate to pixel count.

Answer 7

You may need to change the size. Look on your camera in under menu and in under picture size and you should be able to pick what size you want to take the picture in. Check your manual if that isn't it...