Digital Camera

13 years ago

This is my first Digital Camera and I'm having trouble resizing my pic in my e-mails.

They are huge.

How do I make them smaller??

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azinoh
13 years ago
Since you didn't mention which version of Windows you have, I will suggest...Irfanview. This is a widely used free image-viewing program which will resize an image, among many other things. To get the full benefit of the program, install it first...then install the plugins. Remember to uncheck the offer of a free toolbar when installing (unless you want it...of course...it's not needed).

Here is a link that might be useful: Irfanview
texasgirl54
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13 years ago
I have Windows XP.
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I know this is a long time coming. But I remembered this question when I ran across the following information recently. If you have XP Home, Go to your control panel, Double Click the Scanners and Cameras folder to open Connect your camera and turn it on then Right-click on the Camera Icon Left Click on Properties Left Click on the "Events" Tab in the Camera Pop-Up Window There you can either set a program such as "Microsoft Scanners and Camera Wizard" or put a check in "Prompt for which program to run". Which will open that options menu you speak of. There are two other choices there that are pretty well self explanatory. Make sure you click on "Apply" and "OK" If you Use Kodak Easy Share programs below is some other information about seeing your camera in My Computer. For a Windows XP operating system, it is not possible to see the camera as a drive letter when EasyShare software is installed. You can mount the camera as a drive using the Windows imaging acquisition (WIA) driver. To change from the Kodak driver to the WIA driver, do the following: Connect and turn on the camera. In the Transfer window, click Cancel. On the desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and then select Properties. Select the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Click the + sign in front of Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then select the Kodak camera. Select the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver. Select Install from a list or specific location, and then click Next. Select Don't search. I will choose the driver to install, and then click Next. Select Digital Still Camera, and then click Next. Click Finish. Hope this helps Arlene
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owbist
13 years ago
As azinoh notes Irfanvew is a good choice for resizing.

However if you never intend to print any of your photos you could consider adjusting the settings on the camera to create smaller images. Check the booklet that came with the camera to see how to adjust the settings. If you think you may want to print some then do not reduce the file size on the camera but use Irfanview to do the task.
mike_kaiser_gw
13 years ago
Google's Picasa works pretty well for basic photo editing, including resizing images and gives you a way to view/organize your photos. It is free.

Here is a link that might be useful: Picasa
DA_Mccoy
13 years ago
TG,

I am strictly a dabbler with photos, and have been using both Irfanview and Picasa comfortably for years. Having only recently been able to leave my antique DUN for a 3G network I have plenty of experience in mandatory resizing before sending photos in e-mails.

I developed the protocol using Irfanview of just clicking on the Toolbar's Image icon>Select Resize/Resample>Click on the Half button twice>OK>Save it to a location other than the original location. Easy and quick once you get the hang of it, and the original picture remains in its original attributes.

My Canon A720 Power Shot pictures at factory settings are resized to around 100kb or less. Perfect for e-mailing.

DA
vala55
13 years ago
I love irfanview, it is so simple to re size pictures in it. Just open it, click on image, re size image and then on the right...click on the top size, it's 640 or what ever. That size is good for email and posting in forums.
mxyplx
13 years ago
Watch the size of your pic file - it can get too big too fast. One of my kids almost plugd his computer.

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