How do I adjust the file dimensions in the camera?
Nov 1, 2018 13:53:27 #
I’m shooting a marathon Sunday and I want to shoot images that are approximately 2800 on the long side.
I’m shooting with a Canon 5D MarkII and 1D Mark II.
I’ve been looking through the manuals but having trouble finding how to adjust this setting.
Under file size in the manual it gives MB size not dimensions. There is nothing in the 5D manual index about file dimensions.
What should I be looking under or how do I navigate in settings to see my dimensions?
I’m shooting with a Canon 5D MarkII and 1D Mark II.
I’ve been looking through the manuals but having trouble finding how to adjust this setting.
Under file size in the manual it gives MB size not dimensions. There is nothing in the 5D manual index about file dimensions.
What should I be looking under or how do I navigate in settings to see my dimensions?
Nov 1, 2018 14:00:07 #
Nov 1, 2018 14:00:36 #
Nov 1, 2018 14:00:41 #
Set file size to fine/large (take a photo), then fine/med, then fine/small, and compare the dimensions?
Nov 1, 2018 14:09:27 #
Fred Harwood wrote:
Set file size to fine/large (take a photo), then fine/med, then fine/small, and compare the dimensions?
This addresses the compression, NOT the pixel size.
Nov 1, 2018 14:10:12 #
Rongnongno wrote:
This addresses the compression, NOT the pixel size.
Nov 1, 2018 14:10:59 #
fotoman150 wrote:
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Do not sweat the pixel dimension. Shoot at the maximum allowed by the camera then, after edit - if any is needed -, batch resize to whatever you want.
Nov 1, 2018 14:13:02 #
In your menu go to the "Image Quality" settings page. As you change the image quality for jpeg's not only do the mb's change but so do the pixel counts. On my 5DIV, for example, it goes from 6720x4480 down to 720x480. You cannot change the pixel count of RAW photos.
Nov 1, 2018 14:19:52 #
LFingar wrote:
In your menu go to the "Image Quality" settings page. As you change the image quality for jpeg's not only do the mb's change but so do the pixel counts. On my 5DIV, for example, it goes from 6720x4480 down to 720x480. You cannot change the pixel count of RAW photos.
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Nov 1, 2018 14:22:23 #
Fred Harwood wrote:
Set file size to fine/large (take a photo), then fine/med, then fine/small, and compare the dimensions?
Image quality. 👍🏼👍🏼
Nov 1, 2018 14:31:08 #
Rongnongno wrote:
This addresses the compression, NOT the pixel size.
Good luck changing pixel size.
Nov 1, 2018 14:32:42 #
fotoman150 wrote:
I’m shooting a marathon Sunday and I want to shoot images that are approximately 2800 on the long side.
I’m shooting with a Canon 5D MarkII and 1D Mark II.
I’ve been looking through the manuals but having trouble finding how to adjust this setting.
Under file size in the manual it gives MB size not dimensions. There is nothing in the 5D manual index about file dimensions.
What should I be looking under or how do I navigate in settings to see my dimensions?
I’m shooting with a Canon 5D MarkII and 1D Mark II.
I’ve been looking through the manuals but having trouble finding how to adjust this setting.
Under file size in the manual it gives MB size not dimensions. There is nothing in the 5D manual index about file dimensions.
What should I be looking under or how do I navigate in settings to see my dimensions?
Not sure why you'd want to compromise your detail by trying to set your cameras up to take only 5.2 mp images. What happens if you have to crop or straighten a horizon? As RGG suggested, take them at full resolution, then resample them to a smaller size in post processing. If you were using Lightroom, DXO, On1 Raw, Capture One, etc etc etc - you can easily grab all the images that you want to resize, and apply a preset where the longest side is 2800 px - hit the enter key and bingo, all images will be resized.
If you are not using a raw converter, but still want to batch resize - then download a copy of Faststone Image Viewer - it has a batch resize/rename tool. Same deal - drag and drop the filenames of the images in the folder that you want to resize, then specify the resizing parameters, and press enter. In a few seconds (or minutes, if you have a lot of images) it will be done.
Nov 1, 2018 15:26:28 #
Longshadow wrote:
Curious, why 2800?
I failed to mention that this is the requested dimension from the event company I am shooting for.
Nov 1, 2018 15:27:09 #
Gene51 wrote:
Not sure why you'd want to compromise your detail ... (show quote)
This is the dimension requested by the customer I’m shooting for
Nov 1, 2018 15:31:44 #
fotoman150 wrote:
This is the dimension requested by the customer I’m shooting for
Size it after you shoot, unless the company doesn't give you time cull & edit.
Batch processing to resize is very fast in most programs.
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