What megapixel do you shoot your photos in?

TFT · 03-20-2009, 09:25 AM

I shoot at 8MP all the time and in JPEG. Reason for the 8MP is if I need to zoom in and crop the photo in software. Other than that I'm really a "point and shoot" person as most can tell by my entries in the comps.

patrickv · 03-20-2009, 11:08 AM

For the life of me i shoot at 2mp with a Sony Ericson phone

but my Olympus stylus (7mp) is with my bro most of the time

Punk · 03-20-2009, 05:05 PM

I shoot with 6.0 MP on my D40.

I haven't got around RAW format yet.

Calibretto · 03-20-2009, 11:40 PM

I shoot at full 8.0MP on the highest quality with my Canon SD1100. That gives me about 500 shots on my 2GB card.

ScOuT · 03-20-2009, 11:56 PM

I shoot full res at 12 MP

I use a Cannon A650 IS...great point and shoot. I want to get a DLSR someday

I found a deal at MediaMarkt...they had 8GB Ultra High Speed SD cards for 9.99Euros! That's like $12 for one. I bought 4 of them

JosephC · 03-27-2009, 07:46 AM

I shoot in RAW on my d90. No JPG for me as I can convert that later in batches overnight. Seemed to work on my last trip (which was a month long) - I probably filled up around 16gb on my cards though (but that also included video).

On my point and shoot, I'm still shooting at the max resolution (7.2megapixels =~4MB/shot). I just find that it's easier to make any changes or adjustments if they're at the max size. If I want to print them, any minute adjustments that are made are barely noticeable (ie they don't look pixelated or anything). By no means am I a pro, so my edits are rudimentary at best.

alexyu · 03-27-2009, 10:46 AM

I always shoot at max resolution (thats 9.1 MP)

jjsevdt · 03-31-2009, 04:34 AM

I have a D90 as well and just keep it at 12MP. I shoot in RAW and with my 16GB card I get a little over 1K.

Jet · 04-01-2009, 03:52 PM

I shoot in jpeg and at 8MP (my max). Honestly, I'd rather spend time shooting pictures than editing them--the only time I shoot in RAW (and then I shoot RAW + JPG) is when I am in a situation that I really need to get a shot.

If I had Photoshop, I might shoot in RAW more. However, it does really slow me down.

Punk · 04-01-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

I shoot in jpeg and at 8MP (my max). Honestly, I'd rather spend time shooting pictures than editing them--the only time I shoot in RAW (and then I shoot RAW + JPG) is when I am in a situation that I really need to get a shot.

If I had Photoshop, I might shoot in RAW more. However, it does really slow me down.

UFRaw works with Gimp:

http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/

03-20-2009, 09:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
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JosephC New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	I shoot in RAW on my d90. No JPG for me as I can convert that later in batches overnight. Seemed to work on my last trip (which was a month long) - I probably filled up around 16gb on my cards though (but that also included video). On my point and shoot, I'm still shooting at the max resolution (7.2megapixels =~4MB/shot). I just find that it's easier to make any changes or adjustments if they're at the max size. If I want to print them, any minute adjustments that are made are barely noticeable (ie they don't look pixelated or anything). By no means am I a pro, so my edits are rudimentary at best. __________________ I now listen to music online for free!

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jjsevdt Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 26 Posts: 1,135	I have a D90 as well and just keep it at 12MP. I shoot in RAW and with my 16GB card I get a little over 1K. __________________ C2D E6420 @ 2.13GHz on AsRock Penryn1600SLI-110dB 4GB DDR2 800 1 - 750GB \| 1 - 1TB HDD PNY nVidia 9600GT Vista Ultimate 64bit All Powered by: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 530W PSU PSN: JjSeVdT Steam: JjSeVdT

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