Ok got a quick question. When I take pictures with my canon S500 the pictures come out great on the lcd, but when I transfer them to my computer, they come out pixely. I have tried uploading the pictures both by the software that came with the camera, and just uploading directly. Both methods produce pictures that are poor in quality. I have tried every setting on the camera, and even on the highest settings, the pictures still come out pixely. What can I do to solve this problem?

 

are you viewing the actual pixel size, if not, the program will interpolate the image if it is not 100%. especially if you are viewing a smaller image at like 300%. when you view it on a small lcd on the camera, it will be hard to notice any pixelation cuz it is so small of a display. look for an option to view at 100% or actual size, that is what the picture REALLY looks like. but if it is super pixelated, show an example so i have an idea of how bad it is and maybe make a better assesment.

 

I had already tried what you just told me, and I tried it again. The picture quality is still poor. Im going to take pictures as soon as my battery charges again. (It just died on me) give me about 2hrs. Ill email you the pics since I dont have a host. If you dont mind pm your email address.

 

I have the canon SD10 and mine uploads fine. Only thing I can think is maybe ur not focusing on the pictures properly when u take the pictures. There is another thing i think that may be the problem is maybe u have the focus on very close, that little flower image setting, i dont remember what its called.

 

I used to have the same problem. It was because i had the flash off, and when it is off you have to have a steady hand or a tripod to use to have quality pics, otherwise you will get pixilated images.

 

Yea I pretty much thougth of everything that I could do to resolve the problem. I have used my tripod, i have set the camera on every single setting and they still come out like crap. Ill send you pics when I upload them. I dont think the pictures will help much though. They just look pixelated. Here are some examples of other people's pictures with the same camera http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-...index=0#gallery scroll down.

 

This is a real good picture of what I'm talking about.
I took the picture in auto setting and on the highest resolution.

"http://www.angelfire.com/crazy3/graduation/IMG_0278.jpg"

copy paste the link into your browser (without the quotation marks)

 

its cause your resolution is huge. i set my resolution to the smallest. better quality. make sure you change your settings to the best quality. there are 3 options. best, medium, bad. these settings are symbolized by a 1/4 pie of a circle (kinda looks like a triangle w/ a slightly rounded side".

 

i dont think it is because of the size, because even at a much smaller size, the pictures still come out pixely. i just posted a larger picture to show how pixelated it really is

 

please check your quality settings. i have a canon s200 and the settings are exactly the same. my pictures come out better than that. i highly doubt it is a product problem. i would read through the manual.

also, bigger the picture, lesser the quality because it requires more pixels to cover the picture.