If you haven't already got it, download GraphicConverter. With each image that you view, you can see the JPEG compression ratio (in "picture>show information") which will probably show different settings for the different images that you have seen.
The level of compression varies depending on what the camera manufacturer has set as the default. My 3.3mp Sony has a lesser compression ratio default (bigger file sizes) than the last Sony Mavica I had. When saving JPEG files in GraphicConverter, you can specify the compression ratio which ranges from 1:7 (100%) to 1:22 (75%) and so on. By specifying say 25% (1:41), the file goes very small but ends up a pixelated mess - just like in a cheap camera (!). Another major factor in the file sizes can be what is actually in the pictures - complex (grass with many shades and details) allows a lot less compression than a shot of a white wall ! Hope this has been of some help/interest Regards Mark on 1/5/02 2:32 PM, Kevin Lock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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? > > TIA > > Kevin Lock > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.asn.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
