DiMAGE 5 Question

[Dennis Jones]

Hello to all....I'm a newbie here and not too Digi-Photo smart.I got a great deal on a 5 and have a question.When I save files they come back up at 72 dpi. Is that something I can change? I have a Nikon 885 3 Meg Pix that does 300 dpi at 24 bit depth...shouldn't this one do at least that? :confused:

[Dennis Jones]

80 views and not one reply?Am I asking something too simple for professional help? :confused:

[Dennis Jones]

Indeed...after two weeks trying to get customer service from KM...72dpi is max. This camera is a piece of junk!!!! Crappy photos!!! False advertising from these folks. I'll see if they make good on their service. I can go to almost any Wal-Mart and get a $75.00 camera that takes better pix. :mad: :confused: :(

[Puck]

The Dimage 5 has a resolution of 3.1 MP or 2048 x 1536 pixels. The 72 dpi you are seeing is a meaningless number. Cameras don't take pictures in DPI but rather in resolutions of x pixels by y pixels. If you actually printed a 3 MP picture at 72 dpi it would be 28.4" by 21.33". The DPI of a print can be figured by dividing the resolution numbers by the print size. A 3 MP camera will give you enough resolution to print good 8 x 10's at around 200 DPI.

While the Dimage 5 is about 4 years old and has its shortcoming it certainly will take pictures better than your average $75 camera. If your shoot at the camera's full 3 MP resolution and lowest compression it will comare favorably with other 3 mp cameras!