Transfer to PC
Mar 17, 2019 10:54:40 #
You are welcome. That will increase (holding "Ctrl" tapping "+" or decrease tapping "-") the image on the screen. Also works nicely with the size of fonts.
Mark
Mark
Mar 17, 2019 11:35:30 #
Based on your description, I would venture to guess that your Monitor’s screen resolution is too low to display the full image. Has anybody been messing with the system settings? Right click on the Desktop and select Display. Make sure the resolution slider is set for max resolution.
Mar 17, 2019 11:35:31 #
Based on your description, I would venture to guess that your Monitor’s screen resolution is too low to display the full image. Has anybody been messing with the system settings? Right click on the Desktop and select Display. Make sure the resolution slider is set for max resolution.
Mar 17, 2019 11:37:41 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Based on your description, I would venture to guess that your Monitor’s screen resolution is too low to display the full image. Has anybody been messing with the system settings? Right click on the Desktop and select Display. Make sure the resolution slider is set for max resolution.
Excellent suggestion.
Mark
Mar 17, 2019 16:02:21 #
Mar 18, 2019 07:22:52 #
They will need re-sizing, and lots of free programs can do that. Find the folder with those files and view them in "List" format - just the file names. Then you can resize all of them as a batch and put them into a separate folder.
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/tips/how-to-resize-a-photo.htm
https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-Digital-Photos
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/image-resizer
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/tips/how-to-resize-a-photo.htm
https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-Digital-Photos
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/image-resizer
http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/resize9/
http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/tips/how-to-resize-a-photo.htm
https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-Digital-Photos
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/image-resizer
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/tips/how-to-resize-a-photo.htm
https://www.wikihow.com/Resize-Digital-Photos
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/image-resizer
http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/resize9/
http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
Mar 18, 2019 07:26:26 #
Mar 18, 2019 08:35:17 #
markngolf wrote:
You are welcome. That will increase (holding "Ctrl" tapping "+" or decrease tapping "-") the image on the screen. Also works nicely with the size of fonts.
Mark
Mark
When you want to get back to the default size, ctrl-0 (zero) will do it.
Mar 18, 2019 08:40:19 #
machia wrote:
Photos shot with my Canon EOS were transferred to my PC and the photos are huge and unusable.
I’m a film guy at heart so I’m not sure what I did wrong. Previous photo transfers always worked ok.
Can anyone help out ?
Thank you.
I’m a film guy at heart so I’m not sure what I did wrong. Previous photo transfers always worked ok.
Can anyone help out ?
Thank you.
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Mar 18, 2019 08:43:20 #
What is the resolution of the camera versus the res of your older cameras? Many current models are easily 16-20 megapixels each, which means big files.
How old is your computer and how big is the hard drive?
Is it USB 1, 2 or 3? All these things affect how slow the whole operation will be.
Also what are you using to edit and how much memory does your computer have?
This info will help provide you with an accurate answer.
How old is your computer and how big is the hard drive?
Is it USB 1, 2 or 3? All these things affect how slow the whole operation will be.
Also what are you using to edit and how much memory does your computer have?
This info will help provide you with an accurate answer.
Mar 18, 2019 09:04:16 #
Irfanview software (free) works very well for resizing. As does Faststone does too.
Mar 18, 2019 10:04:46 #
Agreed with both freeware titles. Great stuff.
But first, getting access to the larger files is a challenge.
As I said above, there are so many bottlenecks to consider. One more is if a card reader is used or a cable to a camera?
Without these details, I'm just guessing.
Then there is the idea that if the person has problems with large res files, maybe the computer is getting too old. They may have to dial-down the res in the camera until a better solution is found.
But first, getting access to the larger files is a challenge.
As I said above, there are so many bottlenecks to consider. One more is if a card reader is used or a cable to a camera?
Without these details, I'm just guessing.
Then there is the idea that if the person has problems with large res files, maybe the computer is getting too old. They may have to dial-down the res in the camera until a better solution is found.
Mar 18, 2019 10:23:01 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Many of the suggestions above would allow YOU to view the images on YOUR computer... Ctrl -/ctrl + and resetting the monitor resolution may help YOU view the images more fully on YOUR computer, but don't help at all when it comes to sending the images to someone via email and posting the images on Facebook, where the images will be viewed on other peoples' computers. For those purposes, the images need to be reduced in size.
Canon provided software with the camera that's capable of doing this. Faststone Resizer works well too (resizes in batches).
You probably need to use the software to make COPIES of the images that are around 700 to 1500 pixels on the long side (there's a place in Faststone where you can set this... and it can quickly and automatically resize a batch of images you select for the process).
Whatever you do, make sure you generate a smaller COPY of the image... DON'T reduce the size of the original image file. Keep that as large as possible. Once an original is reduced in size, that data is thrown away and there's no getting it back.
To download images to your computer, it's best to remove the memory card from the camera and insert it in a card reader. Many computers have built-in card readers. Others rely on a card reader you buy separately and plug into one of the computer's ports (usually a USB port). Most Canon EOS cameras use "SD" (Secure Data) type memory cards, so that's the type of card reader needed.
When doing downloads, always COPY the images to your computer. This leaves originals on your memory card until you can confirm that the images on your computer are good and safe. Later you should "format" the memory card in your camera, which clears the card of all old images, to make way for new ones (just be sure you've already copied off all you wanted to keep.... FYI, formatting in-camera doesn't actually "erase" old images... It marks them as "okay to overwrite" with new images.)
You probably have your camera set to Large/Fine JPEG (if you were shooting RAW, you wouldn't be able to view them at all without additional software installed on your computer). While it is possible to set the camera to make smaller image files, it's usually a bad idea to do that. For best image quality it's best to set the camera to shoot as large as possible, then make smaller copies in your computer.
As a former film photographer you probably have a good handle on camera settings. But with digital you now are your own "photo lab", handling all the post-processing too. You no longer drop of the film somewhere to be developed and have prints made. There are software programs for this purpose ranging from fairly basic and simple to very complex and capable of advanced work. One program that has a lot of support for new users is Adobe Elements. It offers a lot more than Faststone Resizer, but Elements is generally used to work with images one at a time.
Canon provided software with the camera that's capable of doing this. Faststone Resizer works well too (resizes in batches).
You probably need to use the software to make COPIES of the images that are around 700 to 1500 pixels on the long side (there's a place in Faststone where you can set this... and it can quickly and automatically resize a batch of images you select for the process).
Whatever you do, make sure you generate a smaller COPY of the image... DON'T reduce the size of the original image file. Keep that as large as possible. Once an original is reduced in size, that data is thrown away and there's no getting it back.
To download images to your computer, it's best to remove the memory card from the camera and insert it in a card reader. Many computers have built-in card readers. Others rely on a card reader you buy separately and plug into one of the computer's ports (usually a USB port). Most Canon EOS cameras use "SD" (Secure Data) type memory cards, so that's the type of card reader needed.
When doing downloads, always COPY the images to your computer. This leaves originals on your memory card until you can confirm that the images on your computer are good and safe. Later you should "format" the memory card in your camera, which clears the card of all old images, to make way for new ones (just be sure you've already copied off all you wanted to keep.... FYI, formatting in-camera doesn't actually "erase" old images... It marks them as "okay to overwrite" with new images.)
You probably have your camera set to Large/Fine JPEG (if you were shooting RAW, you wouldn't be able to view them at all without additional software installed on your computer). While it is possible to set the camera to make smaller image files, it's usually a bad idea to do that. For best image quality it's best to set the camera to shoot as large as possible, then make smaller copies in your computer.
As a former film photographer you probably have a good handle on camera settings. But with digital you now are your own "photo lab", handling all the post-processing too. You no longer drop of the film somewhere to be developed and have prints made. There are software programs for this purpose ranging from fairly basic and simple to very complex and capable of advanced work. One program that has a lot of support for new users is Adobe Elements. It offers a lot more than Faststone Resizer, but Elements is generally used to work with images one at a time.
Mar 18, 2019 12:37:34 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
I don't get this at all. All of my editing software will scale the picture to fit the screen. It doesn't matter whether it is 10MP, 50MP or 100MP.
Mar 18, 2019 13:29:07 #
fetzler wrote:
I don't get this at all. All of my editing software will scale the picture to fit the screen. It doesn't matter whether it is 10MP, 50MP or 100MP.
There may be a setting for that.
I use IrfanView as an image viewer. I can set the preferences so that a large file will be reduced to fit onto the screen or will be shown full size (which only shows part of the image on the screen so I have to use the scroll bars to see other parts of the image).
I use LR as an editor and the image comes up to fit the screen, but by clicking on it you can expand it to 100% (1 image pixel = 1 screen pixel).
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