Mega Pixels
Jan 17, 2012 10:22:56 #
nnelg
Loc: Little Rock, AR
Just wondering if Photo Shop Elements will increase the mega pixels. My Nikon will shoot 6 mega pixels which limits the size that I can enlarge to. Is there anything I can do outside of buying another camera?
Jan 17, 2012 11:18:36 #
Jan 17, 2012 11:31:01 #
nnelg
Loc: Little Rock, AR
My question is: Will Photoshop elements enhance it enough for enlargements. I know that my gallon jug (Nikon) will only shoot 6.
Jan 17, 2012 11:41:18 #
how big are you trying to print and what camera are you shooting with, megapixels are not created equal.
My 40D Canon is 10 megapixels but the quality of those lonely 10 megapixels is greater than most P&S cameras because of the sensor size.
My 40D Canon is 10 megapixels but the quality of those lonely 10 megapixels is greater than most P&S cameras because of the sensor size.
Jan 17, 2012 12:35:59 #
iresq
Loc: Annapolis MD
Not a yes or no question. Yes, you can resize it. Will the print be quality? Depends. The PP software has to interpret and fill in the gaps. The larger you want to increase, the more interpretation needed.
Jan 17, 2012 13:00:15 #
Are you using a glass jug or a plastic one?
There are some good programs that interpolate the images, but it's never going to be as good as a camera that shoots that size natively. I know Photoshop CS5 can do it through Adobe Camera Raw, there is also OnOne Perfect Resize 7 and more. Lemee guess....D70?
There are some good programs that interpolate the images, but it's never going to be as good as a camera that shoots that size natively. I know Photoshop CS5 can do it through Adobe Camera Raw, there is also OnOne Perfect Resize 7 and more. Lemee guess....D70?
Jan 17, 2012 18:27:57 #
Just to be clear on your question, are you asking if the number of MP's can be increased or if the size of each MP be increased?
As I understand it, enlarging a picture is really increasing the size of each MP which if enlarged too much can cause it to look noisy.
The more MP's you have the less each MP has to be increased when enlarging. However, there is a point at which more MP's is just more MP's to charge more money for the camera.
In short, resizing a picture is not increasing the number of MP's, it is increasing or decreasing the size of each MP.
As I understand it, enlarging a picture is really increasing the size of each MP which if enlarged too much can cause it to look noisy.
The more MP's you have the less each MP has to be increased when enlarging. However, there is a point at which more MP's is just more MP's to charge more money for the camera.
In short, resizing a picture is not increasing the number of MP's, it is increasing or decreasing the size of each MP.
Jan 17, 2012 18:33:01 #
my 6mp d=100 can makegood enlargements at 11x15. just how large do you need? do not buy in to the more megapixels is more quality MYTH.
Jan 18, 2012 07:40:24 #
You can get a good 8x10 without any adjustments to the pixels. If you want larger you might have to do some adjustments.
Jan 18, 2012 07:47:34 #
nnelg wrote:
Just wondering if Photo Shop Elements will increase the mega pixels. My Nikon will shoot 6 mega pixels which limits the size that I can enlarge to. Is there anything I can do outside of buying another camera?
Nnelg,
Actually this is a more complicated question then it first appears. Some programs do increase them, but it means nothing, what actually helps the 6 you have is sharpening. You will still be limited to how big you can get the enlargement. Also are you cropping the image, far more to this question.
George
Jan 18, 2012 08:20:17 #
the information that is in your original image is the best you will get. if it is at a resolution of 300 and it makes a size of 8x12 and you add to the resoluton add make it 400 this will reduce the image size to 6x9. You will always loose size when adding more resoltion. and if you increas the size of the photo you will loose resolution. but the more you reduce your resolution the more information you will loose in your image which takes away quality.
Jan 18, 2012 08:31:57 #
i guess what i am trying to say here is that you are gonna lose something in the image regardless of adding adding or taking away
in resolution. It may not be much and be something you can live with but you are gonna lose something.
in resolution. It may not be much and be something you can live with but you are gonna lose something.
Jan 18, 2012 08:33:45 #
Most of the above answers ring true. But, and I have trued this (not sure it will work with Elements--I have Photoshop) if you increase the size, not the dpi, by 10-15 percent increments until you reach the size you want it works better than just one big size increase. Go figure.
Jan 18, 2012 08:57:22 #
Jan 18, 2012 09:04:04 #
Well, not quite a myth, but close. I owned one of the first digital cameras, $1500 from Kodak, used it for work and it's output was a 3 x 5 image--very pixelated! You could see the pixels with the naked eye from normal reading distance. I find that most pros are just fine with 10-12 megapixels. Noise is a bigger problem and, I suspect, more related to the sensor than ISO.
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