Low Resolution

[lovinmaryland]

I recently bought a new camera, a Olympus SP-600UZ

It takes very nice pictures most of the time and has a pretty decent zoom. However I noticed a few of my pictures that I tried to have developed and cropped said that they were low resolution photos.

How did that happen? Am I doing somethign wrong? Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks

 

[hvp05]

That is a 12 MP camera, so presumably it should output decent photos. However, if it came out of the box preset to a low resolution, or if you inadvertently put it on such a setting, it may not be utilizing its full 12 MP and could return lesser quality results. The lower resolution settings are for people who want to squeeze more images onto a given card, plan to use their photos for mostly online viewing and/or plan to make strictly small prints. You'll have to check the manual to learn how to alter its settings.

The other factor is how much you cropped off and what size prints you were trying to get. You could have a 12 MP file, but if you crop off a lot of it then try to get a big print (e.g., 8x10 or larger), you could get poor output.

Another thing to be aware of is your ISO (light sensitivity) setting. According to the CNet review, if you shoot above ISO 200 your results may be poor even with the best conditions.

 

[lovinmaryland]

That is a 12 MP camera, so presumably it should output decent photos. However, if it came out of the box preset to a low resolution, or if you inadvertently put it on such a setting, it may not be utilizing its full 12 MP and could return lesser quality results. The lower resolution settings are for people who want to squeeze more images onto a given card, plan to use their photos for mostly online viewing and/or plan to make strictly small prints. You'll have to check the manual to learn how to alter its settings.

The other factor is how much you cropped off and what size prints you were trying to get. You could have a 12 MP file, but if you crop off a lot of it then try to get a big print (e.g., 8x10 or larger), you could get poor output.

Another thing to be aware of is your ISO (light sensitivity) setting. According to the CNet review, if you shoot above ISO 200 your results may be poor even with the best conditions.

Ok thanks I will go through the manual and see if I accidentally did something.

 

[sockgirl77]

Ok thanks I will go through the manual and see if I accidentally did something.

Operator error.