Hi Someday

What am I doing wrong here. as sometimes when I take a Photo it only comes out half size, as in this Photo.



Why does this Photo only come out half size and not Full Size as in other Photos?

 

What do you mean with halfsize?

You mean in embedding it, or because it doesn't have the entire screen width or where are you stuck?

Most modern cameras have a motion sensor to know of they are in an vertical position (bottom narrower than side) or horizontal (bottom wider than side). Sometimes, if you stand on an agle, the camera can sense the wrong position. Should be switchable though. Most DSLR will allow the auto rotation to be deactivated so you only take wide pictures.

 

Hi Daim

The Photo does not have the entire Screen Width and I was holding the Camera Normally.

It is also Set to Auto Rotate.

But when I'm not using Live View, then sometimes they come out half size.

 

Okay, well that is as I said, the camera thinks you are holding it vertical. Deactivate autorotate and it will always work. Going by the position of that little box, you were probably on the drivers side, leaning further over pointing down. Maybe just enough for it to turn. My camera is very sensitive when it comes to that.

As said, deactivate autorotate OR, as I assume you are using a Windows computer, open it with say Gimp, Photoshop or even Paint, and use the 'turn' function. It will then be be 'wide' as you call it.

It is a settings/editing thing... I don't know what camera you had (overread ) so check the instructions under 'settings' Every brand has a different setup menu build...

 

Hi Daim

Cheers! I will try that, it was an awkward Shot to take at that angle and so was probably just enough for the Camera to Rotate it when I didn't want it to.

 

Hi OB,
Sorry for the delay - you should have sent a PM for quicker response.

You told me earlier that you have a Canon DSLR, which I assume you're using to take these photos, right? I'm pretty sure Daim's got the right answer (camera's auto-rotate isn't quite sure where you are), but just to make sure they aren't actually literally half size, check the dimensions of the images you get from the camera - the long side should be the same as it always is. It's possible, though unlikely, that you might have mistakenly set the camera to record smaller images. I don't think Live View would affect it (though I seldom use it myself so it's possible... Maybe...).

Yes, angles that are fairly far off horizontal can confuse the camera. Every so often I'll take a shot which comes up on the computer as the other way around. You shouldn't need any extra programs to correct it - in Explorer, just right-click and then click on "Rotate Left/Right/The Other Way/No The Other Way You Fool" in the context menu. Though sometimes what you see in Explorer and what you get in your image viewing program are a bit different (I have some folders where all thumbnails are horizontal, but the vertically-oriented photos do show that way in my viewer).

 

Hi Someday

Cheers!

I'll do a few experiments and see if I can replicate what happens, its probably me that's holding the Camera at the wrong angle.

 

If it's half size just get a bigger piece of film...

 

Nah, he needs to move up to a full-size sensor.... (ツ)