hi guys, i would like to ask how can i change my resolution 72dpi to higher or 300dpi, i used canon 30d and canon 5D and both giving me the same resolution, i check the booklet but doesn't say anything how to change.

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72dpi is what you see on the screen, 300dpi is typical when doing prints. Depending on where you view it, sometimes images will show up as 72dpi since you're viewing them in your monitor. But that doesnt mean that is cannot do 300 dpi, hehehe. Dont mind this value, what's important is the pixel count, NOT dpi. If you're images are 8MP(30D) or 12MP(5D) then your images are fine.

How are you shooting, JPG or RAW? if RAW, are you using DPP of Canon, or Adobe RAW, Capture One etc...? or if JPG, with a resonably appropriate graphic editor program, you can resize, without resampling to get 300dpi (print size will become smaller, but you'll retain all the pixel information). Which is exactly what Peter said, pixel count is retained.

I think that what Marcos is referring to is PPI and not DPI. The two are different things.

Changing the DPI does not affect the size of a print.

http://www.tildefrugal.net/photo/dpi.php

http://photo.net/learn/resize/

Does an image have to be at 300ppi when printing? Not necessarily. :D

I think that what Marcos is referring to is PPI and not DPI. The two are different things.

Changing the DPI does not affect the size of a print.

http://www.tildefrugal.net/photo/dpi.php

http://photo.net/learn/resize/

Does an image have to be at 300ppi when printing? Not necessarily. :D

My brain is melting just trying to remember all that! haha

ok, so its not really necessary to have 300dpi or 72dpi? is it all about pixels? Thanks guys, but in our camera itself? is there a way we can change the "DPI" settings? im a canon user eh. Thanks again guys.

ok, so its not really necessary to have 300dpi or 72dpi? is it all about pixels? Thanks guys, but in our camera itself? is there a way we can change the "DPI" settings? im a canon user eh. Thanks again guys.

There are no in-camera setting for this. And it is so, because it is not an important issue... DPI will only change upon resampling in photoshop or in any other editor. If it really bothers you, go in photoshop, and do a resize image. Uncheck resample, and change the DPI to 300... Mind you the pixel count will not change at all, so will the image size. Trust us on this, if I were you, just ignore it.:)

@ Peter

What you change in Photoshop is PPI and not DPI :D

@ Peter

What you change in Photoshop is PPI and not DPI :D
Haha. oh yeah. hehehe. :D

Hope this link helps:

http://www.tildefrugal.net/photo/dpi.php

@ Jeff

LOL! I think that's the same link that I had posted earlier in this thread :D

@Jo

thanks for the link... i learnt something new today!

hi guys, i would like to ask how can i change my resolution 72dpi to higher or 300dpi, i used canon 30d and canon 5D and both giving me the same resolution, i check the booklet but doesn't say anything how to change.

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base of my experience all the digital cameras has default dpi setting and it is 72dpi even you will use the file format of small, medium and large.

what you need is the help of other program that can change or resize your image same time changing the dpi setting from 72 to 300

maybe this could help..... :Grin:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caranzophotography

http://www.geocities.com/caranzophotography

Once again, its Pixels Per Inch (PPI) and not Dots Per Inch (DPI) if you are referring to the actual digital image.

You can always just scale up the resolution to 300ppi and the print size dimensions will scale down accordingly if there is no resampling invoked.

I still maintain that you don't really need 300ppi all the time. The PPI that you use often depends on certain things. My last two digital wedding albums all had images at 200ppi. The quality was still great even if you viewed the 11x14" blow ups at an extremely close viewing distance.

The pixel dimensions of the image should be your guide if the image is of sufficient size to given a certain certain print size and PPI requirements.

Cheers!

Jo Avila

You can always just scale up the resolution to 300ppi and the print size dimensions will scale down accordingly if there is no resampling invoked.

I still maintain that you don't really need 300ppi all the time. The PPI that you use often depends on certain things. My last two digital wedding albums all had images at 200ppi. The quality was still great even if you viewed the 11x14" blow ups at an extremely close viewing distance.


yes, i believe that 200ppi is the lowest you can go w/ a high quality print. i can attest to this because i was able to check one pic at different resolutions - 300, 240, 200, and 150. at 150ppi details are already starting to get lost (eyebrow details, for example).