I have a Jenoptik digital camera of 1.3 megapixels. When I save
files through photoshop as jpegs they end up around 600-800k. A
friend has a Mavica which creates files of around 5-10kb.

Is the Sony Mavica able to compress better? Should I save as
something else rather than Jpegs?

JPEGs are pretty much the best format to use for real-world photos. My 2 megapixel camera typically produces files in the 300-800k range.

I suspect the Mavica is dropping the JPEG quality or the image size to maintain 5-10kb (I'm assuming you weren't looking at the size of the thumbnail images by mistake?) If you look at the photos I would imagine you'll be able to see how poor the quality is compared to yours.

Have fun,
Shay
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