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352-U74 I think that's it.
Dave S. said:
Mephy said:
Maybe it has to do with the firmware version? I just bought my
camera about 4 months ago, not sure what version it is, but I'm
sure it's quite new?
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Mephy
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--Open a pic in Wordpad. Look on the top line to the right. It will
say what version it is.

Dave Stefanick,
NC4Z
C2100, TCON 14
Bunch of homemade stuff
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Mephy
 
John M said:
You can also get quick access to the PLAY mode by "double pressing"
(like a mouse double click) the display button. To return to RECORD
mode, slightly press the shutter.

This saves wear and tear on the mode dial as I've heard of few that
have broken off.
John M
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Thanks good tip...was that in the manual I was suppose to read ?
Bob
 
Bob Myers1 said:
John M said:
You can also get quick access to the PLAY mode by "double pressing"
(like a mouse double click) the display button. To return to RECORD
mode, slightly press the shutter.

This saves wear and tear on the mode dial as I've heard of few that
have broken off.
John M
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Thanks good tip...was that in the manual I was suppose to read ?
Bob
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What manual???? :)

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Mephy said:
I use a Lexmark Z12, it does a god job for a $30 printer. The DPi
is only 1200x1200, and it is not "labeled" photo printer. It is a
low resolution, not 2400x1200.
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Mephy said:
That is why I do not notice a
difference, so it is not in my best interest to waste space on my
128mg card for that.
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But why not take capture the image using the best possible settings? You might wish someday that you had.

My Epson 870 is "only" 1440x720 but it has 6 colors. My father in law has both an Epson 875 and a Lexmark Z51. There is no comparison. The Epson is clearly the better printer for photos than the Lexmark (even with a their "photo" ink cartridge).

If you get more into printing at home, seriously look into photo grade printer. At $100 the Epson 820 is not (for most people) a piggy bank breaker but the results are well worth the expense.

Like I stated in my other message, take some pics at SHQ and HQ of the same subject (try several types of scenes) and upload them to Walmart and get some 4x6 (or 5x7) prints. It will only cost you a few dollars. Compare the SHQ and HQ prints to each other and then compare the Walmart prints to your Lexmark. I'd be interested to hear the results if you try it.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a major difference between the two, but as for my use, it doesn't matter. For $30, my printer does a decent job, and I will be upgrading soon to either a Lexmark Z53 or HP Photosmart printer. I never had good luck with Epson, and even so, I have heard bad experiences and good with Epson.

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Mephy
 
Mephy said:
You mean it was not rotated when you DLed it? Weird, mine has
worked fine. Maybe after you change the rotation, take the camera
back in to shooting mode, maybe that signals it to save the change?
I dunno.
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I could be wrong here, but methinks that if you download your pictures through CAMEDIA then the rotation sticks, otherwise it's gone.

I personally don't even have Camedia installed so I get no rotation.

Incidentally you'll notice that when you rotate the image in the camera, it then takes longer to load that pic up in the viewer.

Methinks that's reasonable proof that no rotation is actually taking place. A flag is prolly being set that says "rotate" ... so every time you view it the camera actually rotates it.

And then maybe Camedia sees that and rotates it when it downloads it.

Alessandro
 
I have to agree with the crowd suggesting SHQ is noticeably better than HQ.

I've done some extensive testing... and my finding was that the quality advantages are most visible when shooting grass.

Go figure :-)

Of course if you check for quality while smoking grass you might find HQ to be just fine :-P

Alessandro

P.S. All kidding aside, the difference is very apparent when you load the pic into Photoshop and look at the channels!!!!

P.P.S. While I've also been able to see advantages for the TIF format... I hardly ever shoot in TIFF... way too much storage, fuggedaboutit!
 
Not necessarilly, it is possible to rotate JPG images without changing any of the image data. It's called lossless JPG rotation. I don't know if the camera provides this feature, but I would assume it does, because it doesn't require the image to be reprocessed.

I use ACDSee classic for lossless JPG image rotation on my computer. I'll have to try the in-camera rotation.
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Cloud said:
Nice feature, BUT as far as I know, rotating pictures in the camera
causes second JPG compression of the picture = loss of quality and
details !
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I agree. I think it just changes a bit for printing the image, or for downloading in Camedia. The image was not rotated when I copied it via my SmartMedia reader, but it was still rotated when I put it back in the camera.

BTW: The buttons on my UZI are:
Macro = Clockwise (1 step only)
Spot = Counterclockwise (1 step only)
Drive = No rotation
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Could be true, but not for me. I do not use Camedia at all, I use my reader. Still, I get the rotations. I dunno, weird.
Eric Carlson said:
I agree. I think it just changes a bit for printing the image, or
for downloading in Camedia. The image was not rotated when I copied
it via my SmartMedia reader, but it was still rotated when I put it
back in the camera.

BTW: The buttons on my UZI are:
Macro = Clockwise (1 step only)
Spot = Counterclockwise (1 step only)
Drive = No rotation
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Mephy
 
Probably because the rotation only works in viewer programs that support the printer rotation information.

With what program were you viewing the images?

Try viewing them in other programs, or with your web browser.
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Mephy said:
Eric Carlson said:
I agree. I think it just changes a bit for printing the image, or
for downloading in Camedia. The image was not rotated when I copied
it via my SmartMedia reader, but it was still rotated when I put it
back in the camera.
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File size is not necessary smaller after second JPG compression. In fact, it could be bigger. First compression creates jpg artifacts on the picture - complexity of the scene increases. Beacause of higher complexity, the result of the second compression can be bigger. But some details and purity are lost, though.

Cloud
Mephy said:
Cloud said:
Mephy said:
Did you know that when viewing images in the camera, you can press
the button on top of the camera to rotate the picture? I forgot
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Since the image data is not changed in any way in the camera with the camera's rotation feature, there is no change in file size.

But I do agree that if you take a JPG image and resave it as a JPG image, it could possibly get bigger.
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Cloud said:
File size is not necessary smaller after second JPG compression. In
fact, it could be bigger. First compression creates jpg artifacts
on the picture - complexity of the scene increases. Beacause of
higher complexity, the result of the second compression can be
bigger. But some details and purity are lost, though.

Cloud
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I WAS using MS Photo Editor, but when I reinstalled Win ME, it does not come with that, so now I have been using Photo Vista, still looks OK to me.
Eric Carlson said:
Probably because the rotation only works in viewer programs that
support the printer rotation information.

With what program were you viewing the images?

Try viewing them in other programs, or with your web browser.
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