Can Anyone Help Me Understand The Camera File Size Settings?
Vision6800
Newbie

Please help me understand the camera file size settings.

The camera takes 10mb photos. But you cannot change the size manually?

How come there are no 10mb files then? Some are 1.9. Some are 3.4.

Frustrating.

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Re: Picture size settings?
bennor3814
Contributor - Level 1

Vision6800 wrote:

I don't know. If you take a 10mb photo isn't the picture file supposed to be 10mb?

You are NOT taking a 10 megabyte picture you are taking a 10 MEGAPIXEL picture. There is a difference between the camera resolution (10 MP) and a image's file size.

The current options (at least on my Droid Mini) are Widescreen 10 MP (16:9) and Standard 7.8 MP (4:3).

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Re: Picture size settings?
tikibar1
Community Leader
Community Leader

Are you referring to the resolution rather than the size?  See:

How do I change the resolution when taking a photo or video?

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Re: Picture size settings?
Vision6800
Newbie

I don't know. If you take a 10mb photo isn't the picture file supposed to be 10mb?

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Re: Picture size settings?
Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

No.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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Re: Picture size settings?
bennor3814
Contributor - Level 1

Vision6800 wrote:

I don't know. If you take a 10mb photo isn't the picture file supposed to be 10mb?

You are NOT taking a 10 megabyte picture you are taking a 10 MEGAPIXEL picture. There is a difference between the camera resolution (10 MP) and a image's file size.

The current options (at least on my Droid Mini) are Widescreen 10 MP (16:9) and Standard 7.8 MP (4:3).

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