Max resolution for 3:2, 1:1, and 16:9 (Olympus E-M10)?

[Sgt_Strider]

I know the E-M10 can shoot in different aspect ratios. I tried to quickly look this up via Google, but all I can find is the max resolution when shooting 4:3. Can someone tell me the resolution for shooting in 3:2, 1:1, and 16:9?

 

[Peter Del]

I don't have an E-M10 but on my E-M5 the sizes of the different image aspect ratios are given in Shooting Menu 1.

Large 4:3, 4608 x 3456 = 15,925,248 pixels, which Olympus round up to 16 million.

Large 3:2, 4608 x 3072 = 14,155,776 pixels.

Large 1:1, 3456 x 3456 = 11,943,936 pixels.

Large 19:9, 4608 x 2592 = 11,943,936 pixels.

The RAW image will contain all the information and will be 4608 x 3456 pixels.

If you camera does not display this information then take a picture at the different aspect ratios and view them in Resize in you photo editor.

Peter Del

 

[JacquesC]

I don't have an E-M10 but on my E-M5 the sizes of the different image aspect ratios are given in Shooting Menu 1.

Large 4:3, 4608 x 3456 = 15,925,248 pixels, which Olympus round up to 16 million.

Large 3:2, 4608 x 3072 = 14,155,776 pixels.

Large 1:1, 3456 x 3456 = 11,943,936 pixels.

Large 19:9, 4608 x 2592 = 11,943,936 pixels.

The RAW image will contain all the information and will be 4608 x 3456 pixels.

If you camera does not display this information then take a picture at the different aspect ratios and view them in Resize in you photo editor.

Peter Del

Ditto the above.

 

[Sgt_Strider]

I don't have an E-M10 but on my E-M5 the sizes of the different image aspect ratios are given in Shooting Menu 1.

Large 4:3, 4608 x 3456 = 15,925,248 pixels, which Olympus round up to 16 million.

Large 3:2, 4608 x 3072 = 14,155,776 pixels.

Large 1:1, 3456 x 3456 = 11,943,936 pixels.

Large 19:9, 4608 x 2592 = 11,943,936 pixels.

The RAW image will contain all the information and will be 4608 x 3456 pixels.

If you camera does not display this information then take a picture at the different aspect ratios and view them in Resize in you photo editor.

Peter Del

Thanks Peter and you are right that it's only the aspect ratio information that is appended to the RAW file. Do you happen to know if I can adjust the crop in Lightroom? Someone told me I have to install this Lightroom plugin and convert it to DNG before I can adjust the crop.

 

[JacquesC]

Sgt_Strider wrote:Thanks Peter and you are right that it's only the aspect ratio information that is appended to the RAW file. Do you happen to know if I can adjust the crop in Lightroom? Someone told me I have to install this Lightroom plugin and convert it to DNG before I can adjust the crop.

... you can adjust the crop in LR, no plugin required.

You can use a preset crop factor, or create your own aspect ratio. Since Lightroom edits non-destructively your image will remain intact but when you export the image the crop (and any other edits) will be applied to the image when exporting.

 

[Guy Parsons]

I know the E-M10 can shoot in different aspect ratios. I tried to quickly look this up via Google, but all I can find is the max resolution when shooting 4:3. Can someone tell me the resolution for shooting in 3:2, 1:1, and 16:9?

Don't confuse total pixel count with resolution.

If a duck is the same size in the frame at any rectangular aspect ratio (range 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, with 1:1 being a peculiar case) then the pixels per duck (=resolution) is always the same.

If you want total pixels per aspect ratio then look at the specs and multiply the X by the Y number for each aspect ratio.

At 4:3 it's 4608 x 3456 = 15,925,248 pixels

At 3:2 it's 4608 x 3072 = 14,155,776 pixels

At 16:9 it's 4608 x 2592 = 11,943,936 pixels

At 1:1 it's 3456 x 3456 = 11,943,936 pixels

Be aware that RAW converters other than Olympus Viewer 3 can deliver slightly larger images as they can access the edge pixels that do not appear in the default jpegs.

Regards..... Guy