DPIs

I dont think the dpi is going to make the slightest bit of diference to you, how many pixels you can cram in is more imporntant.

Hum,

I suggest you look a bit harder before buying a new camera… The second item if you search for "resolution" in the Photoshop help is entitled "Changing the print dimensions and resolution of an image (Photoshop)"

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I’m stymied.

I have a Nikon Coolpix 950 digital camera and Adobe Photoshop 4.0. I need to get images that are at 300 dpi.

The camera produces 72 dpi images and I can’t find a way to make higher dpi images. If there is a way to do it with Photoshop, I can’t find the solution there, either.

I need to go to the higher quality for a magazine that demands high-end images.

So, is there a solution, other than buying a new camera?

Photoshop allows you to set the dpi with the image size tab. Photoshop help will tell you how to find this tab.
The dpi setting really means nothing at all. The real question is how big the print will be after you reset the dpi. Merely resetting the dpi does not add pixels; you need to click the interpolation button as well. Jim

TIA,

Leo

The camera produces 72 dpi images and I can’t find a way to make higher dpi images

The ppi of a file is completely academic. If the camera produces a 4256×2848 pixel image and it says it is 72ppi, what it is in fact saying is that the image (at that resolution) would be 59×40 inches!

Change the "resolution" to 300ppi without resampling and the "size" of the image would change to 14×9 inches. Yet nothing has changed – you still have a 4256×2848 pixel image!

I need to go to the higher quality for a magazine that demands high-end images.

Then you shouldn’t be shooting Jpegs. Just like he wouldn’t ever have taken his films for developing at the local chemist/drug store/supermarket, the discerning professional, in this digital age, would not shoot Jpegs.

Camera RAW files contain so much more detail and information.

You’ll need to upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop (perfectly possible even from version 4) to reap the full benefit. You can then open your images 16 bit files, in your choice of colour space, after having first carried out the otherwise destructive edits in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw)

Best of luck with it.

Chris.

What image mode are you shooting in? The CP950 is a 2.11MP ccd ((1600×1200) with five image modes: Hi (TIFF), Fine (1:4), Normal (1:8), Basic (1:16) The highest setting should give an 8" x 6" at 200dpi, no? MH

CP950 is a 2.11MP ccd

Thanks T Mike. I’m not familiar with the Coolpix range.

Leo: In that case you’ll need to upgrade the camera too, if you are serious about submitting to magazines.

At 300 ppi your images will only be 5×4". Most publications would prefer to buy images A4 size at 300ppi.

Time to dig deep.

Chris.

Good point, Mike.

I had forgotten about that — and I can’t find my instruction manual now. Do you recall how to set at "Good?" I’ve had it on "fine" for four years.

Thanks,

Leo

Leo,

Sorry not too familiar with the 950 but I would have thought that fine was better than good in any case.
Does it have a "menu" biutton or similar? What is displayed when you press this, (don’t do this in Auto, if it has such a seeting) try it in A, \p or
M. Do you geta a tabbed display on the LHS with cats like Card, Camera etc.,
Have a look in any thing that says camera or quality etc., I’d just spend a few minutes going through all the menu settings until I found something like the paragraph below. Sorry not to be of more help.

"There are many levels of quality to choose from: Super XGA (1600×1200), XGA (1024×768), and VGA (640×480). Each of those has Fine, Normal, and Basic modes, which vary in compression levels. You can also take an uncompressed TIFF if you desire, but I had a really hard time seeing the difference between that and a SXGA/Fine photo."

http://www.dcresource.com/Nikon_vs_Olympus/

Just found a copy of the manual,

Photocopy of Coolpix 950 Manual
This title only available as a photocopy of the original MPN # IBPCOOLPIX950
This product is not available at this time and unfortunately, we are not able to provide an accurate date on which it will again be offered. This message will be removed and orders will be accepted when this status changes, so please check back periodically. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.
$13.00

http://www.nikonmall.com/searchresults.asp?search_field=desc ription&xl=1&search=keyword&search_criteria=950& amp;y=7&x=19&hidden=0&page=2

Regards

TMH

<http://e2500.narod.ru/raw_format_e.htm> is link for shooting RAW with a number of Nikon digicams which supposedly don’t support RAW mode. The 950 is one of them. It still won’t overcome the problem of only having 2 MP to work with , though.

Good News!

When Nikon marketed the CP 950, they also included a CD that contains the manual in .pdf format. I kept that, and found the answer I needed. the top dialer thingie has to be placed on "M," and that will yield the higher resolution photos after resetting with the "qual" button (quality) and dialing up the "HI" with the wheel in front. The durn machine is so loaded with features it’s easy to overlook some. Anyhow, after I take a couple of pix I’ll report on the results. I’ll go into my garden a little later when the sun is up to try it out. I’d post a pic here, too, but this is text only format.

-Leo

By the way, I downloaded Photoshop’s newest creation yesterday and I’m figuring out how it works. I got the full-featured 30-day trial version. It’s supposed to be able to change print dimensions, image resolution or both, but so far I’m having trouble finding that feature. I’m still getting acquainted with the software, so that’s not meant as criticism; there’s just a learning curve for me.

-Leo

Amen to that. Glad you got your camera sorted.

Regards
TMH

Leo,

Look in Image>Image Size.

HTH
TMH

Thanks to all of you who helped me out of my dilemma.

I found the "Hi" setting on the Nikon, which saves files as .tif at about 5mb, and 44 images on a 256mb compact flash card. In the "Hi" format, the camera saves images at 300 dpi, so that saves a lot of extra work right there.

When I edited a weekly online newsmagazine until recently, .jpg was fine. It met all our needs. Now though, switching to print, it’s quite inadequate.

Photoshop 9.0 goes a long way in improving the images and allowing me to resize. I don’t know yet if it will be adequate, but it appears it will be. In any event, I’ll be purchasing the upgrade shortly. For about $150, I can’t go wrong.

Most likely, though, the bottom line is that I will have to buy a new camera.

Stay tuned. 🙂

Leo

……Most likely, though, the bottom line is that I will have to buy a new camera.

Leo,

Welcome to the "Treadmill of Technology" 😉

Regards

TMH