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I have an olympus mu810 camera and have a fuji memory card with H256 mb on it.
How many photos will a 256mb card hold?
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How many photos will a 256mb card hold?
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RIR's answer is correct if you make full use of the 8 megapixels available to you (but still use the default setting to use jpeg compression). However, unless you intend to print pictures at A3 size or bigger, you'd be well advised to switch the camera to a more economical mode, which will result in smaller file sizes and more images on the card. You should be able to at least double number of images without any noticeable loss of image quality on your monitor, or with prints up to A4 size.
At A4 size, it's very hard to see any difference between an image taken on a 2Mp camera and a 3Mp one. It's even harder (i.e. almost impossible) to see the difference between images taken on a 4Mp camera and a 3Mp camera. Above 4Mp, it becomes impossible to see any increase in image quality (at A4 size), however many megapixels are available. All that an 8Mp camera gives you is larger file sizes and fewer pictures per card. Switching to a more economical setting effectively reduces the number of megapixels in use, and frees up space on the card, with no noticeable loss in image quality.
Chris
At A4 size, it's very hard to see any difference between an image taken on a 2Mp camera and a 3Mp one. It's even harder (i.e. almost impossible) to see the difference between images taken on a 4Mp camera and a 3Mp camera. Above 4Mp, it becomes impossible to see any increase in image quality (at A4 size), however many megapixels are available. All that an 8Mp camera gives you is larger file sizes and fewer pictures per card. Switching to a more economical setting effectively reduces the number of megapixels in use, and frees up space on the card, with no noticeable loss in image quality.
Chris
(2-part post):
I think the phrase 'Read the handbook!' is appropriate here ;-)
No, I'm not trying to be awkward but, since I've not got the same camera as you, it's difficult to know exactly what you need to do.
Any 8Mp camera, from a respected manufacturer like Olympus, should offer the ability to change the image size and/or quality. The smallest image size offered is often 640 x 480 pixels. This is the same sort of image as you'll get on a cheap digital camera, for around a tenner, from your local market. It's good enough for web images on, say, eBay but looks rubbish when printed out.
The next standard size, on most cameras, is 1280 x 960. That's good enough for most web purposes and gives reasonable postcard-size prints.
Next comes 1600 x 1200. That's what I normally use on my camera. Print quality is pretty good up to A5 size.
2048 x 1536 is the next standard size on many cameras. It's the image size I'd choose for A4 prints.
Beyond that, you've got image sizes such as 3200 x 2400 and 3720 x 2800. That's probably what your camera will use by default but, as explained above, it's totally unnecessary.
I think the phrase 'Read the handbook!' is appropriate here ;-)
No, I'm not trying to be awkward but, since I've not got the same camera as you, it's difficult to know exactly what you need to do.
Any 8Mp camera, from a respected manufacturer like Olympus, should offer the ability to change the image size and/or quality. The smallest image size offered is often 640 x 480 pixels. This is the same sort of image as you'll get on a cheap digital camera, for around a tenner, from your local market. It's good enough for web images on, say, eBay but looks rubbish when printed out.
The next standard size, on most cameras, is 1280 x 960. That's good enough for most web purposes and gives reasonable postcard-size prints.
Next comes 1600 x 1200. That's what I normally use on my camera. Print quality is pretty good up to A5 size.
2048 x 1536 is the next standard size on many cameras. It's the image size I'd choose for A4 prints.
Beyond that, you've got image sizes such as 3200 x 2400 and 3720 x 2800. That's probably what your camera will use by default but, as explained above, it's totally unnecessary.
As well as image size, your camera will probably have different settings for image quality. My camera offers 'Fine', 'Standard' and 'Economy' but I believe that Olympus uses terms such as 'HQ' (for high quality). These settings determine the level of compression used when storing your images. If your camera offers three settings, I suggest trying the middle one.
The actual number of pictures you'll get with any particular settings will depend upon the content of the pictures. (Pictures with solid blocks of colour compress to smaller sizes than lots of small areas of different colours). Most cameras display an estimate of the remaining number of pictures which your card will hold, so you should be able to see (from the display in the viewfinder or on the screen) how many pictures you can expect to get from your chosen settings.
The best advice of all, however, is to experiment. Go out and take some pictures (with different settings). Then view them on screen and try printing a few out.
Chris
PS: I've just tried to download the manual for your camera. Unfortunately, despite the assertion that manuals for discontinued models can be downloaded from the product archive pages, this doesn't seem to be the case.
However, I have managed to find the technical specifications for your camera, which shows that you've got a choice of 8 different image sizes. (See under 'Number of storable frames'). As I suspected, the largest (default?) size is over 3000 pixels in width. I stand by my previous assertion that you only need 1600 x 1200 (for up to A5 prints and for all web purposes) or 2048 x 1536 (for A4 prints):
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/29___810_Spe cifications.htm
Chris
However, I have managed to find the technical specifications for your camera, which shows that you've got a choice of 8 different image sizes. (See under 'Number of storable frames'). As I suspected, the largest (default?) size is over 3000 pixels in width. I stand by my previous assertion that you only need 1600 x 1200 (for up to A5 prints and for all web purposes) or 2048 x 1536 (for A4 prints):
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/29___810_Spe cifications.htm
Chris
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