I need some clarity (Page 2): Think OP is confusing their terms. Looks like you're cropping the picture (zooming is what you do with a lens when taking a picture). That smaller section...

Thrawn John Loc: Scotland

Think OP is confusing their terms.
Looks like you're cropping the picture (zooming is what you do with a lens when taking a picture).
That smaller section has to be magnified more to fill the same size of print. If it's a tight enough crop (small enough part of the image) the resulting magnification of the noise ("grain" in film days) that was too small to see when looking at the full image is now visible. If you blow it up enough, you'll see the pixels that make up the image. (The size of the noise "grains" varies, depending on how noisy the picture was to begin with, largely the result of using higher ISOs.)
If the image was sharp, the crop is also sharp - it's just noisy for the reasons others have said re: magnifying the noise and possibly magnifying the pixels (dots that make up the image) to the point where you can see them.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

"sometimes see a beautiful woman across the street. Jerry, you are not looking enough! They are always there!

Mark

jerryc41 wrote:

I sometimes see a beautiful woman across the stree... (show quote)

OneShotOne18

Thanks!!!

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

OneShotOne18 wrote:

Ok, Both me and some of my photos need some clarity. Please tell me why and if there is something I can do diff. When I take a photo and it appears very sharp as is.... even when printed. However, if I choose to zoom in on the subject and then print it it is way out of focus. Very grainy. This is probably a simple issue to some of you. I have not been able to find a solution no matter what I try. THX

Are you using a point & shoot that has digital zoom? Yeah, digital zoom multiples look like amazing things, but digital zoom greatly degrades image quality.
Turn off digital zoom. Don't use it. If you need more magnification in prints, crop and enlarge more.

Alans844

jerryc41 wrote:

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There was an image posted online. I think it was an ad by Bentley. It was a distant shot of the Golden Gate Bridge. As you zoomed in to the Bentley driving on the bridge, it was still sharp. I found it. Zoom all the way in, and you will see the "B" on the seatback - razor sharp.

https://www.bentleymotors.com/en/apps/look-closer.html

Cool Trick, but looks like things around the seat arn't nearly as sharp. Notice the door.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

OneShotOne18 wrote:

Ok, Both me and some of my photos need some clarity. Please tell me why and if there is something I can do diff. When I take a photo and it appears very sharp as is.... even when printed. However, if I choose to zoom in on the subject and then print it it is way out of focus. Very grainy. This is probably a simple issue to some of you. I have not been able to find a solution no matter what I try. THX

Aside from the neat Bentley photo that is “clearly” no pun intended, a compilation of photographs, I suggest you may like to try “Perfectly Clear”software at: http://www.athentech.com

Cheers!

safeman

Astounding, I agree. Astounding that someone asks for advise and you guys start gushing over someone else's picture.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

safeman wrote:

Astounding, I agree. Astounding that someone asks for advise and you guys start gushing over someone else's picture.

On the other hand, attempts have been made, questions have been asked and other comments have been made. All in response to the OP. After 24 hours 9and counting)with no feed back from the OP the conversation has naturally strayed

ggab Loc: ?

Linary wrote:

Clever PP- the bridge is a photo, the Bentley is a vector graphic embedded into the jpg. It will always be sharp no matter how much the zoom is.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Rich1939 wrote:

On the other hand, attempts have been made, questions have been asked and other comments have been made. All in response to the OP. After 24 hours 9and counting)with no feed back from the OP the conversation has naturally strayed

The OP responded three hours before you wrote this. We're free to stray without guilt

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Linda From Maine wrote:

The OP responded three hours before you wrote this. We're free to stray without guilt

Oh my! I missed the response. apologies to the OP.

zzzynick Loc: Colorado

Bruce nailed it. More pixels is not the answer. That's a just a way companies, trick you into buying new cameras. It has 50 megapixels, so what. They are small. Bigger is better when it comes to mega pixels. Google, it if more is better, find out for yourself.
They are other questions, are you using a tripod? How good is your lens and lastly how far away are you?

drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio

billnourse wrote:

How much are you zooming? What camera and lens? Extreme zooms are going to cause images to fall apart, just the nature of the beast. Some camera sensors handle it better than others. There are a lot of factors to consider before you can get a definitive answer. Could you post some examples and be sure to store as original.

Bill

Wmetcalf Loc: Rogersville, Mo

Alans844 wrote:

Cool Trick, but looks like things around the seat arn't nearly as sharp. Notice the door.

Definitely a trick.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Wmetcalf wrote:

Definitely a trick.

Linary nail it. Ve3ctor graphics was used for the car.