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New T5i vs old 400D , pics no better on T5i ?

Started Sep 9, 2014 | Questions thread
MisterPootieCat
MisterPootieCat Veteran Member • Posts: 3,123
Re: Stop viewing images at 200%
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Arkguy1 wrote:

Thanks for the reply . I do a lot of wildlife photos with my EF-S 1: 4-5.6 lens . I like to crop and zoom my pics. I guess I was thinking that almost twice the resolution with the T5i would alow me to zoom in almost twice as much before pixilation occured .

Yes, 18mp is going to allow heavier crops. But viewing any image at 200% in DPP is going to look bad. Do you print at 200% zoom?

I did not use a tripod , I did use IS . Was my thinking wrong about the 18 mp advertisment of the T5i sensor? Does it just produce a larger picture without more resolution so to speak ? I do not see any improvement in an ability to crop and zoon my pics .

300mm on a cropped camera translates to a 480mm focal length equivalent, most people would consider 1/100 second exposure pushing the limits. But the point I was trying to make is you need to be shooting from a tripod when testing gear. Handheld simply introduces too many variables. If you don't own a tripod then sit the camera on a solid surface and use the self timer to trip the shutter, I would also enable mirror lockup to eliminate mirror slap.

No, a larger sensor means more pixels. More pixels means higher resolution. But like I said before, zooming to 200% with DPP isn't going to make the advantage obvious. I've been a huge fan of DPP since buying my 40D but never use the 200% zoom feature.

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