Send a slap in my direction if this is a stupid thing to say, but are
you converting the files to JPEG format? It sounds like you might be
getting BMP or TIFF files from the camera. JPEG compression will give
you files approximately one-tenth or less as large as the originals.
And you say the pictures won't fit on the screen - I don't know whether
the camera can read out smaller images but you can resample the image to
a smaller size in photoshop. I don't use photoshop very often so I
can't remember offhand how to do it but no doubt someone else can.
Beyond that I can't think what might be giving you oversized files.
Roger
DAVDOU9211@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Fellow Zuiks,
>
> Well the C4040 finally arrived after the jam up over the Priority Mail
> getting lost. I haven't had a chance to do too much with it yet due to work
> and because the camera is pretty complex; lots of buttons and menus to learn.
>
> One of the objectives is to be able to email photos. The thing takes
> beautiful photos, but the files are huge. Like 2.5Megs. So, if one emails
> such a photo it won't fit on the screen. As a techno-dimbulb, I have no idea
> how to deal with this. I can scan a conventional photograph and control the
> size by controlling the dpi. Is there a way to reduce the file size with the
> digital camera? (Of course there is, I am sure) I have Photo Shop LE and
> suspect the answer may be in that program. The camera has three recording
> modes and even on the lowest setting (I think HQ is the lowest setting) the
> files are huge.
>
> OM content - I still love the sound and feel of my OM-1 and shot some florals
> with it yesterday.
>
> Dave Dougherty
>
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