Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Almost all of my current photography is destined for release in images intended for use in blogs, on social media, in this forum, in e-mails, and the like.
Generally I deliver the images sized to a largest dimension of 800 px.
Most of my shooting these days is done with either my Canon G16 or my Panasonic FZ200. I have been using the largest pixel dimension outputs, 4000 px × 3000 px, from both. After I finish editing, I make a copy and downsize it to a maximum dimension of 800 px in my photo editor, Picture Publisher 10.
I have begun to wonder whether there would be an advantage in delivered picture quality were I to use one of the smaller outputs from the cameras. Both cameras offer, for example, a 1600 px × 1200 px output. I could then do a 1:2 downsizing in post.
I plan of course to make some actual tests soon, but I am at the moment slightly dysabled by an orthopedic problem (evidently arising from lumbar spinal stenosis) so its hard to do photographic outings.
What do any of you know about the quality of the in-camera downsizing as compared to what we can easily do in post?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Doug
Generally I deliver the images sized to a largest dimension of 800 px.
Most of my shooting these days is done with either my Canon G16 or my Panasonic FZ200. I have been using the largest pixel dimension outputs, 4000 px × 3000 px, from both. After I finish editing, I make a copy and downsize it to a maximum dimension of 800 px in my photo editor, Picture Publisher 10.
I have begun to wonder whether there would be an advantage in delivered picture quality were I to use one of the smaller outputs from the cameras. Both cameras offer, for example, a 1600 px × 1200 px output. I could then do a 1:2 downsizing in post.
I plan of course to make some actual tests soon, but I am at the moment slightly dysabled by an orthopedic problem (evidently arising from lumbar spinal stenosis) so its hard to do photographic outings.
What do any of you know about the quality of the in-camera downsizing as compared to what we can easily do in post?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Doug