question about pixels

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

ok so my cam takes shots at 10.2Mp. my question is do any of you other budding photographers use your cameras full MP or do you set it lower?

i ask this question as i was reading so photography reviews and tutorials.

Admin Location : East Midlands Spotter Watch Member : Yes

I used to shoot at a lower pixel rate so I could cram as many images on as possible because I am trigger happy.

However when it came to process them or crop them, they looked really awful as they would become too pixelated.

If you have a look at your B1-B that you cropped, you will see that it is pixelated.

This year I am going to be shooting in RAW, as last year I shot using hi res jpeg.

Location : Hatfield Spotter Watch Member : Yes

Shoot at the highest number of pixels your camera can handle but when displaying on the web the standard is 72DPI. The high number of pixels is very useful if printing. Cheers, Roger

Admin Location : Birmingham B17

One thing though to remember the higher pixel rating you place the more ink your printer will use.

Jim.

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

thanx for pointing that out admin but i did shoot in both raw and jpeg with the b1 and edited the raw image.

but i was only using a 200mm lens which wasnt getting what i wanted at the time although i was happy with it and unhappy with it at the same time thats why i did the edited version. look at both the pics agian you'll see that i cropped to make the b1 bigger as it look piddly and not as menacing as it should look

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

too true barksdale if it cost me £30-40 for just colour on my printer but by god its a good print

Location : N E Jockistan Spotter Watch Member : No

Admin wrote:: This year I am going to be shooting in RAW, as last year I shot using hi res jpeg.

Just a suggestion, I have my EOS 40D set to RAW and hi-res JPEG, that way you can have your cake and eat it. With the price of memory cards these days, filling a card is not really a worry.

Location : Colchester

HighlandSniper wrote:

Admin wrote:: This year I am going to be shooting in RAW, as last year I shot using hi res jpeg.

Just a suggestion, I have my EOS 40D set to RAW and hi-res JPEG, that way you can have your cake and eat it. With the price of memory cards these days, filling a card is not really a worry.

The only thing I would add to this, is the buffer.

According to the figures, the 40D will do 17 Raw in a burst, wheras with JPEG it is up to 75 images, and I have found I have had to alter my technique slightly when I have had a go with RAW, i.e. learning to take my finger off the shutter more often.