[ale] OT: Digital Cameras

[Jim Philips]

On Saturday 10 February 2007 03:00:03 pm cfowler at outpostsentinel.com wrote:
> MAybe someone on this list knows enough about digital photography
> to answer a question I have.
>
> I have 2 cameras.  1 is a Kodak C743 and the other a Sony DSC-T50.
> The Sony is 7.2mp Kodak 7.1.  Here is what I do not understand.  Why
> are the pciture sizes so different between these cameras?
>
> The Kodak has a 1GB flash and it reports it can hold 700+ images.  The
> Sony has 2GB and it says 550+  The resolutions are the same between
> the images but the file size of the Sony images is almost 2x that
> of the Kodak.  Why is this?  It shit a feature I'm not comparing
> when I buy cameras.  I looked in the Kodak's menu and can
> only find a setting for MP size.  The sony has a fine setting that
> I can tweak.
>
> Being a geek I know that more data can equal better quality and this
> is what has me concerned.
>
> I think I even asked this before.  I have a Cannon G3 and another Kodak.
> The Canon 3 the Kodak 5 and the Canon file size is greater but resolution
> is smaller.
>
> Maybe the Koday C743 and the other Kodak is doing more JPEG compression? 
> Maybe I should stay away from all Kodak products based on what I'm seeing?
>
> Thanks for clearing this up for me.

I don't know about your cameras. But my Panasonic allows you to control 
picture quality, i.e. resolution, in a menu. My bet is that the Sony will 
have an option like that too. Maybe the Kodak does as well, but they are less 
likely to give you that kind of granular control.