Picture Size
Sep 27, 2014 08:41:40 #
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
Sep 27, 2014 08:49:21 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I save large files 99.9% of the time. I don't worry about disk space because I have 3 external drives (9TB). I haven't found a downside.
menalice wrote:
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
Sep 27, 2014 08:59:02 #
menalice wrote:
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
Larger files give you better quality pictures. Like everything else though, there's always a "flip side". If you don't plan on uploading your photos to a site, such as Ebay or Craigslist, large is fine. If you do, then you may find the large files won't upload, you need smaller.
I found that out the hard way.
Sep 27, 2014 09:04:54 #
Thank you sir, I also have external hard drives, so.......... let the pictures be Large. (you never know when you might want a really large print to hang on the wall).
Sep 27, 2014 09:06:48 #
I have noted that I can't add many to an email and that it does take longer to load them - I guess, as with most other things, "life is full of tradeoffs"
Sep 27, 2014 09:12:42 #
menalice wrote:
I have noted that I can't add many to an email and that it does take longer to load them - I guess, as with most other things, "life is full of tradeoffs"
For web posting or email you downsize them in whatever software you use. But capture the image in as big a size as your camera allows.
Sep 27, 2014 10:44:33 #
Sep 27, 2014 17:42:05 #
For continuous shooting of birds in flight and other action shots, the larger the file size, the faster the camera's buffer gets filled up, limiting the number of shots in a row you can do. I shoot RAW + large JPG normally, but back off to large JPG for continuous shooting.
Sep 27, 2014 18:42:49 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
menalice wrote:
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
Slower burst shooting and filling up the buffer sooner causing burst shooting to slow down quicker.
EDIT: (what MR PC said)
Sep 27, 2014 20:59:40 #
Hard disk is not always reliable. Just recently I had two copies of all my images (several hundred thousand) stored on 4 drives in two locations. The two drives that had all my 2007 files both failed. I took one to the tech guy I know and he couldn't recover anything from it. When I took him the second one, he was able to recover all 1 TB of the images. "Whew". I now have 3 copies of everything, stored in 3 different locations. Not as trusting as I once was.
Sep 28, 2014 01:59:28 #
Thanks for all the replys - very good points on the burst speeds and buffer capacity - I'll try to keep that in mind for those occasions.
thanks again!
thanks again!
Sep 28, 2014 08:50:13 #
ralphc4176
Loc: Conyers, GA
No, unless the computer you use to process the images doesn't have the resources to handle a significant number of "large" images. If so, what you need is a computer upgrade. Large is better--you can always reduce the digital size later if necessary, but a smaller original image will not have the versatility of a larger one.
Sep 28, 2014 09:31:23 #
menalice wrote:
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
Only my personal opinion but I always use the large option. If I need a smaller version of the shot, I create a smaller copy of it but always keep the large as the original. You never know if or when you may decide to really blow it up and then you would wish you had the largest image.
Sep 28, 2014 15:08:48 #
Sep 28, 2014 18:47:03 #
menalice wrote:
So, other than taking up more space on the disc, is there a "downside" to using the "Large" setting for picture size?
No, there is no downside. And disk space is super cheap so even that's not a downside either.
The largest finest setting is the best for storage because you never know what you'll want to do with today's photo in the future. You might only want a 4X6 or email attachment of Aunt Marge today but two years from now after she dies, you may want a 8X10 or 11X14 of her to frame for her husband or yourself. If you took a reduced size photo initially your large prints will suck.
Saving small files when you could save large ones is short-sighted. Saving large files gives you options in the future and is wise.
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