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LORI ROBERTSON Posted on Jun 19, 2012
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Why low resolution?

I have my camera set on the hightest quality L but when I go to print them out I still get the warning for low resolution and they come out grainy. Is there a setting that I am missing? To upload them to my laptop I just insert my SD card. Does this have something to do with it?

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Uploading them via the SD card will have no effect on the resolution.
There is a difference between image grain and image pixelation.
If the resolution is too low for the size you are printing the image will pixelated, meaning that it will be made up of lots of little squares.
If the image is grainy it may be that you are shooting images in low light at a high ISO setting on the camera. Typically with the lower end Canon cameras anything above 800ISO will start to look grainy.

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SOURCE: How do I setup the camera to save pics above 180 dpi resolution?

Many people don't understand what the DPI number means, that's why Bob wrote an article about it and why he's getting a little tired of answering the same question over and over again... Forget about the DPI number that comes out of the camera. The only thing that matters is the size of the image in PIXELS. DPI means Dots Per Inch. Think about what that means with regard to the image. It is NOT a property of the image itself - the image is just a matrix of pixels, nothing more and nothing less. The DPI number only has meaning when you're talking about a physical version of the image (on a monitor or a print). When you print your 2048 x 1536 pixel image at 180 DPI, the printed size will be 2048 pixels / 180 pixels per inch = 11.4 by 1536 / 180 = 8.5 inches. If you print it at another size, the number of pixels will ofcourse also be different.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Dec 20, 2007

SOURCE: Upload images to SD card

I put the SD card in my printer and saved each picture to that device in "Edit"..."Save As...". It was time consuming, but it worked!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 13, 2008

SOURCE: My Canon A460 Digital camera displays ''card locked''.

There is not many things that could cause this symptom. The card lock position mechanism is faulty and will require a replacement circuit board. Most likely about a 20-30 dollar part.

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Ginko

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  • Posted on Apr 18, 2009

SOURCE: Suddently my photos have too much purple and are grainy.

To start remove camera battery for one minute, this will reset settings to factory.

If pictures are all purple and shady , and this is not a setting problem , then it is usually a bad CCD sensor.

On many models (depending on year) CCD sensor repair will be entirely covered by Canon. Give them a call to check it out.
See the related links below:



Canon Powershot Digital Camera CCD Image Sensor


YouTube - Messed Up Camera (Canon A70 CCD Senso

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Chris

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  • Posted on Sep 03, 2009

SOURCE: SD card locked for Samsung SL202

Hi,

This used to happen occassionaly with my canon camers. Just use a peice of scotch tape or if you have one a small dab of hot glue to stop it from sliding.

Hope this helps FixYa,

Chris

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