Testing The New Camera-Advice Appreciated

Captain_Slash

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1920/1080 841kb 16:9 aspect ratio
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5184/3456 5.88mb 3:2 aspect ratio
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5184/2912 4.68mb 16:9 aspect ratio
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5184/3888 6.52mb 4:3 aspect ratio
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3888/3888 4.79mb 1:1 aspect ratio
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2048/1368 535kb 3:2 aspect ratio

Trying out different settings on the camera, the first and last photos uploaded onto here a lot quicker then the middle four so is there any point in taking them in a high resolution? all of todays road trip photos (which I will post tomorrow) were taken at 1920/1080 the same as the first photo.
Once I posted the report I can see that all the photos have been compressed to the same size lengthwise, only the height differs
The old Canon I was using was taking them at 1600/1200 and were lower kbs per photo then the new camera.
Also I have four aspect ratios to choose from 16:9, 3:2, 4:3 and 1:1, which one is the best choice? personally I think I prefer 3:2 but maybe that suits my monitor on my desktop better
I have the date and time added at the moment and am thinking of removing it as its of no importance and I usually name my trip photos by date anyway. Again I would appreciate opinions on whether this detracts from the photo or not
 

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16:9 aspect ratio always looks better on todays monitors because they're wider, the 4:3 ratio was the old television size.

Megapixel & file size all depends on what you're doing with the photos.
More pixels & file size are great for zooming in on detail or printing
I take & save all my photos at the highest resolution (for my own benefit) but before uploading them I reduce them (as a copy) to around the 1920 x 1080 size.
Date & time stamp, I hate them. If you need to know that, right click the photo.

So the 3rd pic is my choice.
 

CraigBKK

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Your camera's probably using a micro 4:3 sensor so you should also shoot in that aspect ratio. Shooting in 16:9 will result in you having less available pixel that could have been captured at the time of shooting. 35mm film cameras and full frame sensors create images at 3:2, which you may find gives you unused/wanted space on the longer edge (e.g. your dustbin), depends on the content of the photo.

I shoot with a number of cameras, including a few full frame sensor cameras but my DJI drone and my Panasonic camera that I take on trips both have a micro 4:3 sensor so that's the aspect ratio I'm shooting with and using most of the time now, which I think is OK for most situations. It's a happy medium, giving you enough vertical and horizontal space, as in your sample images.
 

Captain_Slash

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Your camera's probably using a micro 4:3 sensor so you should also shoot in that aspect ratio. Shooting in 16:9 will result in you having less available pixel that could have been captured at the time of shooting. 35mm film cameras and full frame sensors create images at 3:2, which you may find gives you unused/wanted space on the longer edge (e.g. your dustbin), depends on the content of the photo.

I shoot with a number of cameras, including a few full frame sensor cameras but my DJI drone and my Panasonic camera that I take on trips both have a micro 4:3 sensor so that's the aspect ratio I'm shooting with and using most of the time now, which I think is OK for most situations. It's a happy medium, giving you enough vertical and horizontal space, as in your sample images.

Craig,
Sensor: 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
This is the actual size of the SX620 HS sensor: ~6.16 x 4.62 mm

https://www.canon-europe.com/for_ho...wershot/powershot_sx620_hs/specification.aspx
 

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Captain_Slash

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Oh it's a tiny little sensor. I'd shoot in the maximum resolution possible to give you the option of cropping. On this sensor that's probably going to be 3:2 ratio.

3:2 at maximum size is 18M 5184/3456
4:3 at maximum size is 20M 5184/3888
 

Captain_Slash

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3:2 taken at maximum 8.25 MB
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4:3 taken at maximum 8.42 MB
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3:2 resized on the camera 1.51 MB
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4:3 resized on the camera 1.54 MB
 
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