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[HailttRedskins]

I believe I have this correct, but I'd just like someone to confirm it or correct me if I'm wrong.

When shooting with the Rebel XTi, the image size modes are L M and S.

All I want to confirm is that the quality will be the same, just the MP will be different.

I don't need any huge file and would have no use for it, or at least not yet to say, and I'm going to a car show in about an hour, and if I can take the same quality images, just smaller resolution, but 1000 S compared to 500 L I think I'd do that.

Let me know.

Thanks :thumbup:

 

[RebelTasha]

Well by accident I had my S3 set to S, when I went to get 4x6 prints made a warning came up that the quality would not be good enough.
4x6 isn't that big in the grand scheme of things so you may want to stay away from S.. JMO.

 

[JustAnEngineer]

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ategoryid=139&modelid=14256#ModelTechSpecsAct

Rebel XTi File Size
(1) Large/Fine: Approx. 3.8MB (3,888 x 2,592)
(2) Large/Normal: Approx. 2.0MB (3,888 x 2,592)
(3) Medium/Fine: Approx. 2.3MB (2,816 x 1,880)
(4) Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.2MB (2,816 x 1,880)
(5) Small/Fine: Approx. 1.3MB (1,936 x 1,288)
(6) Small/Normal: Approx. 0.7MB (1,936 x 1,288)
(7) RAW: Approx. 9.8MB (3,888 x 2,592)

 

[Overread16 4]

True the images will have the same quality - but if you take larger shots you can downsize them to the size you want and they will have a better overall quality than if they were shot with the camera at that size -- least that is my understanding (don't forget that if you resized up or down that the unsharpen mask is your best friend)
best thing (though you don't have the time now) is to experiment (or go to amazon and get some more memory cards0

 

[plentygood]

1000 shots at a car show seems like a lot (to me atleast). I know it's easy to shoot several frames of the same thing with digital, but I've seen people on here that I really admire advise that being more selective on your shots and not just clicking because you have the space will improve your shooting in the long run. I've even seen people advise walking around with a small storage card as opposed to a large one. You could even delete some of the obvious bad ones off the back of the camera if you ran out of space.

Personally, I'd hate to get a shot that I really really liked and it be too small.

 

[TamiyaGuy]

Yep, the technical JPG quality will be the same, but if you print it out the JPEGness (odd colour blotching in high-contrast areas) will be worse. Of course, if you have the quality constantly on Fine, then you'll be... erm... fine!

 

[Garbz]

You're heading down a bad path already. Limit yourself. Set the camera to take the largest file it can. Stop, and finally think about what you were doing. Act as if you have film.

You will quickly realise that it is nicer to have 150 well thought out nice shots, than to sort through 1000 crap photos resulting from you just pointing the camera at anything and clicking.

Last car show I went to I took some 500 photos on digital and got about 20 good ones. The one before that I had only 1 36 roll of film with me and still got 20 good ones.

 

[TamiyaGuy]

You're heading down a bad path already. Limit yourself. Set the camera to take the largest file it can. Stop, and finally think about what you were doing. Act as if you have film.

You will quickly realise that it is nicer to have 150 well thought out nice shots, than to sort through 1000 crap photos resulting from you just pointing the camera at anything and clicking.

Last car show I went to I took some 500 photos on digital and got about 20 good ones. The one before that I had only 1 36 roll of film with me and still got 20 good ones.

+1.

If you have to decide between image quality and file size, pretty much always go for quality, and limit yourself to the number of pics you take (or delete bad photos on the day). But if you're only going to do 6x4's, you should be OK with Medium resolution. Still, go High if you can.

 

[Mav]

I'd just drop it down to medium. 5MP is still plenty for most normal print sizes. 10MP is overkill in most cases for me, and my 6MP D40 still does great 3-foot wide prints with only 6MP. The advice about being selective is good too. I would not go all the way down to a Small image though. Too limiting if you get a great photo and want to do an enlargement.

 

[HailttRedskins]

1000 shots at a car show seems like a lot (to me atleast). I know it's easy to shoot several frames of the same thing with digital, but I've seen people on here that I really admire advise that being more selective on your shots and not just clicking because you have the space will improve your shooting in the long run. I've even seen people advise walking around with a small storage card as opposed to a large one. You could even delete some of the obvious bad ones off the back of the camera if you ran out of space.

Personally, I'd hate to get a shot that I really really liked and it be too small.

Depends on what size car show you are going to in all honesty. Though they may be correct about that, one thing I can tell you is I like at least three shots (engine, sideview, and angle view), but I sometimes like to take more shots if it's a real or rare. When were talking well over 200+ cars space tends to go real fast, I noticed it a lot on the old card I had which is why I got the 2GB.

I decided to leave the images in the Large mode just in case someone wanted it or something, so I'm able to take about 800 some images in total on large which is more than enough, we all know not every car at a car show is nice or picture worthy

 

[TamiyaGuy]

800 images? Is that on Large/Normal quality? Because I can only fit 600 6MP images on my 2gb card on my D40. 3mb per image :x

 

[HailttRedskins]

800 images? Is that on Large/Normal quality? Because I can only fit 600 6MP images on my 2gb card on my D40. 3mb per image :x

Sorry, was referring to my 1GB + 2GB cards, the 2GB can fit 597 it said I believe.

 

[Mystwalker]

I always use max settings. This way there are no regrets later.

CF (SD?) cards are pretty cheap. Unless you are shooting high framerate mode (sports? birds in flight?), you do not need the expensive "Extreme III" cards.

30D with max settings JPEG+RAW, I can store 179 shots on a 2gb card. For family day trips, I carry five of these plus a 4gb which I've never used. Better safe then sorry.

 

[JustAnEngineer]

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...categoryid=139&modelid=14256#SupportDetailAct

Issue: Approximately how many images can I fit on a memory card?
Solution: Approximate number of images you can fit on a memory card in an EOS Digital Rebel XTi.
Setting File Size (Approx.) 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB
Large/Fine 3.8MB 34 67 135 269 539
Large/Normal 2MB 64 128 256 512 1024
Medium/Fine 2.3MB 56 111 223 445 890
Medium/Normal 1.2MB 107 213 427 853 1707
Small/Fine 1.3MB 98 197 394 788 1575
Small/Normal 0.7MB 183 366 731 1463 2926
RAW 9.8MB 13 26 52 104 209
* Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.

I've got a 16GB CF card for the EOS 40D, and I shoot RAW + small JPEG for well over 1000 exposures before it's full.

Flash memory is pretty cheap these days.

 

[Senor Hound]

I know you are waay already back from your event, but small would have been fine. Too get quality 4" x 6" you would have needed a resolution around 1800 x 1200. It looks like, from what others posted this was about what the small setting offered (I'm sure by design, Canon isn't dumb).

But it never hurts to shoot big and resize small. It does hurt (like hell) to shoot small and resize big. But as long as you're okay with the idea that you won't be able to make any of the photos 8" x 10", you'll be more than fine.

BTW, If you saw any '57 Corvettes at your show, feel free to post them on here... I could never get tired of looking at that car, with those beautiful coves and smooth back end. Truly a masterpiece... the pinnacle of automotive design, IMO.