Camera settings question

[Vanessa Lynd]

Hi there Mateys! I don't know if this question has been asked but which resolution do you use for the camera? 12 or 20 megapickels? Any qualitative difference do you think? Thanks!

 

[TeknoBlast]

Use the 9MB (16:9) setting because you get more wide picture real estate compared to the 12MB. I tried both settings, both look great, but the 12MB setting is too boxed in for my liking.

 

[br77494]

I switch back and forth. I haven't seen a tremendous difference anyway. HDR does show some difference - and it's only available on the 12 MP setting. I also like the 2x lossless zoom on the 12 MP setting. Still don't know how they do that - with or without the 2nd camera?

 

[Nathan Conley]

I use the 12mp, 4:3 ratio. When I shoot in monochrome, I use the full 20 mp available on that sensor.

 

[Aljean Thein]

Better to use the highest MP setting to get the best quality picture

 

[Guytronic]

I use 12mp so I can zoom in.

 

[Aljean Thein]

How's the 2x lossless zoom looks to you ?

 

[Guytronic]

How's the 2x lossless zoom looks to you ?

Pretty good.
Zoom is handy and the pics are okay in daylight.

 

[Aljean Thein]

Pretty good.
Zoom is handy and the pics are okay in daylight.

Rumors says P11 supposed to have 5x optical zoom

 

[Guytronic]

Rumors says P11 supposed to have 5x optical zoom

I was typing about the Mate 9...

 

[Aljean Thein]

I was typing about the Mate 9...

I know

 

[Guytronic]

I know

Mmmm...

 

[dpham00]

Pretty good.
Zoom is handy and the pics are okay in daylight.

How is it in less than ideal situations?

 

[Guytronic]

How is it in less than ideal situations?

Not sure... I normally avoid taking pics when I am unable to reliably get a good shot. I get tired of "junk" pictures.

 

[dpham00]

Not sure... I normally avoid taking pics when I am unable to reliably get a good shot. I get tired of "junk" pictures.

Ah ok. Having a young child, I don't have the luxury of making sure it is an ideal situation to take a picture.

 

[dpham00]

I use 12M in daily use so I can zoom in and images of this size won't take too much storage compared to 20M. If I want to get better quality images, then I will change to 20M. Which one to use depends on which kind of picture I want to take.

Personally I would just use maximum size, then resize if you want a smaller file size.