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    Image size test

    Took some pics today and I just want to see the difference between 72dpi and 300dpi
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    Re: Image size test

    That's weird as the size in mb is the same.. back to the drawing board!
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    Re: Image size test

    Setting the dpi probably just tells compatible software what size to print/display the image.
    Your image is 3648 x 2056
    At 300dpi this will display/print approx 12.16 x 6.85 inches.
    At 72dpi this will display/print approx 50.67 x 28.56 inches.
    Neither will fit on an A4 sheet of paper...

    If you insert the images into a Microsoft Word document it should respect the dpi setting.
    However, it might not since there may be some subtle incompatibity between what your software sets and what Microsoft Word expects...

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    Re: Image size test

    Quote Originally Posted by jiveclone View Post
    Setting the dpi probably just tells compatible software what size to print/display the image.
    Your image is 3648 x 2056
    At 300dpi this will display/print approx 12.16 x 6.85 inches.
    At 72dpi this will display/print approx 50.67 x 28.56 inches.
    Neither will fit on an A4 sheet of paper...
    Hi, thanks for trying to help but I think I've worked it out now
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    Re: Image size test

    Setting the dpi probably just tells compatible software what size to print/display the image.
    This is not strictly true

    At 300dpi this will display/print approx 12.16 x 6.85 inches.
    And neither is this.

    At 72dpi this will display/print approx 50.67 x 28.56 inches.
    Neither will fit on an A4 sheet of paper...
    But hey ho its all good practice

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    Re: Image size test

    Quote Originally Posted by jiveclone View Post
    Setting the dpi probably just tells compatible software what size to print/display the image.
    Not so
    At 72dpi this will display/print approx 50.67 x 28.56 inches.
    Neither will fit on an A4 sheet of paper...
    if only

    If you insert the images into a Microsoft Word document it should respect the dpi setting.
    However, it might not since there may be some subtle incompatibity between what your software sets and what Microsoft Word expects...

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    Re: Image size test

    There are some cases where setting the dpi has an effect.

    The two attached images are both 1280x1024, however one has a dpi of 300, the other has a dpi of 600.


    camber300.jpg 300dpi

    camber600.jpg 600dpi

    Using OpenOffice.org writer (version 3.2.0)
    If I use the menu to: Insert/Picture/From File...
    to add these images to a document they are added with different sizes.

    I would expect Microsoft Word to do the same, but have not checked...

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