Sharpen Image: Need help. When I shoot pictures with my Canon SX50. which I edit in Picasa. I am able to use the sharpening tool on my pictures. When I use my Nikon 5300 and use the...

loubart Loc: Michigan

Need help. When I shoot pictures with my Canon SX50. which I edit in Picasa. I am able to use the sharpening tool on my pictures. When I use my Nikon 5300 and use the sharping tool it will not work. Question is why?

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

Is there a 'Sharping' tool in Picasa? Or, perhaps Canon images need 'Sharpening', but Nikon images do not need 'Sharping'.

DAN Phillips Loc: Graysville, GA

Right on, Pablo8!

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Does Picasa support both your camera types? Are the images from both cameras JPEG? Google dropped support for Picasa in May 2016. There's a few possibilities that may be with the software or your image format, as two possible areas to investigate.

gerdog

Good idea to simply try other free programs. Gimp does great. Irfanview is a smaller program with good features. The free version of FastStone Image Viewer looks promising. Sharpening in many programs is done by very small steps, and may not be noticeably if your image is already true to life. Gimp has a nice slider adjustment preview so you can see different levels of sharpening until you get what you are happy with. With those good cameras and a little practice, you shouldn't need to sharpen very often.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I have a copy of Picasa 3, but I do not use it for post processing. However, I do not see a "sharpening tool".
Mark

loubart wrote:

Need help. When I shoot pictures with my Canon SX50. which I edit in Picasa. I am able to use the sharpening tool on my pictures. When I use my Nikon 5300 and use the sharping tool it will not work. Question is why?

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

My error. I do see it now. Sorry.

markngolf wrote:

I have a copy of Picasa 3, but I do not use it for post processing. However, I do not see a "sharpening tool".
Mark

CanonTom Loc: Birmingham

markngolf wrote:

I have a copy of Picasa 3, but I do not use it for post processing. However, I do not see a "sharpening tool".
Mark

Hi Mark , Picasa 3 does have a sharpening tool. Once you click on a particular picture from the library, click the drop down menu that is the 3rd from the right. Sharpening is then in the upper left corner of the tools selection in that section.

I used Picasa for quite a few years, and Picasa 3 has no problem sharpening images from my Canon 60D, nor from an older Panasonic Lumix. I have not tried it with my recently acquired 5D, Mark III, but since it was produced about the same time as the 60D, it probably will work........I am wondering the OP's camera is new enough that it might not be supported by Picasa (I know nothing about Nikon cameras so I have no idea how old his is).

Tom

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Thanks, Tom. I did see that and posted my "apology" after my original post.
Mark

CanonTom wrote:

Hi Mark , Picasa 3 does have a sharpening tool. ... (show quote)

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Pablo8 wrote:

Is there a 'Sharping' tool in Picasa? Or, perhaps Canon images need 'Sharpening', but Nikon images do not need 'Sharping'.

The sharping tool didn't bother me as much as the constant use of periods. I found myself having to reread the post a few times looking for a complete sentence.

Yes I am aware I am not being helpful. I am also aware I am not a perfect being.

Dennis

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

CHG_CANON wrote:

Does Picasa support both your camera types? Are the images from both cameras JPEG? Google dropped support for Picasa in May 2016. There's a few possibilities that may be with the software or your image format, as two possible areas to investigate.

Picasa 3 stand alone is still working!

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

The comma key is next to the period key. Easy to type the "." instead of the ",". BTW: You missed a comma after the word, "Yes".
Mark

dennis2146 wrote:

The sharping tool didn't bother me as much as the constant use of periods. I found myself having to reread the post a few times looking for a complete sentence.

Yes I am aware I am not being helpful. I am also aware I am not a perfect being.

Dennis

RRS Loc: Not sure

markngolf wrote:

The comma key is next to the period key. Easy to type the "." instead of the ",". BTW: You missed a comma after the word, "Yes".
Mark

Good show Mark!

agillot

take birds pictures mostly , use picasa 3 , use the sharpening tool a lot [ needs it ] on some picture it really improve , on other nothing change ,dont know why .picasa is a descent BASIC tool , easy to use .

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

markngolf wrote:

The comma key is next to the period key. Easy to type the "." instead of the ",". BTW: You missed a comma after the word, "Yes".
Mark

Yes, I know. As for the comma after the yes, I have been told that since it isn't a necessarily a clause it does not need a comma. Occasionally, depending on my thoughts of pronouncing the sentence in my mind while typing, I might put a period after the Yes.

Remember too I did say I am not perfect. But when I see an entire paragraph with periods intermittently placed where they should not be with no thought of complete sentences it makes it hard for me to read since most of us look for the period signifying the end of a sentence.

Thanks Mark for the constructive criticism. I appreciate it.

Dennis