BetterPhoto Q&A: Digital Image Problems

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  Attention, Digital Rebel Users: Blurry Pictures?
I would like to know from other Canon Digital Rebel users if they have experienced any problems with their photos being slightly blurry? I use a tripod and still can't seem to get really clear ...
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September 27, 2005
 
  Reoccurring Spot in My Photos
Hello,I have a new Canon 20D and I am noticing a spot in my photos. I've noticed that they show up with both of my lenses, so it's not the lens.What can I do to remove that spot?Thanks in a...
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April 14, 2007
 
  Image Size to Upload
I am thinking about Deluxe Web Site. I am not clear how to make 500 pixels x 750 pixels at 72 ppi. I have an excellent Nikon Coolscan V and can scan from 35mm slides and negatives the files up to 6...
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November 30, 2004
 
  Digital Image Sizing
I have been shooting in camera RAW and then saving images in Tiff. For the BetterPhoto classes, I have been resizing these images to the required 750x500 pixels. Does this then cause the image to l...
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October 15, 2004
 
  How to Re-Size a Picture for Web Use?
I am having a terrible time taking a good picture and resizing it to a 2by2 or 2by3 picture for a Web page. Every time it gets to the Web size the picture is distorted and looks awful. What am I ...
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October 16, 2004
 
  Sunlight Blocking Subject on Screen
I can't see subject when taking pictures outside - too much sunlight. ...
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September 15, 2004
 
  Saving Too Many Times - Quality
I understand saving too many times hurts the quality of the photo. After I load to my PC, I do all of my manipulations of the photo, then save as another file. Then I keep my original. Then I arc...
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April 18, 2004
 
  Why Are My Nighttime Pics Always Fuzzy?
I can take a picture with my digital camera during the day or inside in a well lighted area and the picture is nice and sharp, but when I take a picture in a somewhat darker setting or outside at n...
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December 04, 2003
 
  Photoshop Images Appear Different Online?
Occasionally when I have done some extensive Photoshop work and posted the image to this website OR to my own personal website the images don't appear as they did on my monitor using Photoshop ...
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October 06, 2003
 
  Why are My Pictures Blue?
I don't have any model information about my Sony digital camera, but wanted to ask if anyone might be able to provide some insight. When I attempt to take pictures outdoors (in sunlight, snow,...
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November 16, 2003
 
  Why aren't my pictures coming out clear?
When I first started using the camera with new batteries, it worked fine. I uploaded the pictures onto my computer and they came out clear. Then, later on in the day when I used my camera and uploa...
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November 16, 2003
 
  light colors come out pink
How do I correc this? When I shoot a digital pic with my Polaroid PDC640 the light or white colors come out "Hot Pink" any suggestions? I have "Ulead" editing software but I can't seem to take ...
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December 05, 2002
 
  Resolution Problems
Hi,I am having problems getting good resolution with my digital camera. If I am more than two feet away from my subject, the image is grainy. When I do portraits and get up close to my models, the ...
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November 16, 2003
 
  Worsening photo quality with image editing
I shoot in 35 mm format with a canon slr but have been scanning my negatives with a canoscan fs2720u scanner. I am very happy with the scanner but the more that I edit the images with photoshop LE...
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December 08, 2013
 
  Seeing Every Pixel in My Prints
I am totally frustrated and am in need of someone's knowledge, expertise, and help! I have been taking pictures with my digital camera, but when I print them you can see the pixels. I have tr...
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October 02, 2002
 
  Shooting gold jewelry
I have been trying to shoot gold jewelry on a white background using my digital camera. I can never get the background to look white. If I shoot silver jewelry the background is white. I'm usin...
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November 16, 2003
 
  Digital images
Why does the subject look placed (using Photoshop) onto the background on my 8x10's? Is this normal?...
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July 23, 2002
 
  I cant open the files from my SmartMedia Card
What could I be doing to corrupt the images on my Smart Media card? I try to work with the images in Photoshop 5.0, Photoshop 6.0, Corel, and others and the images will not open. The message that t...
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August 16, 2002
 
  How Do I Eliminate Digital Distortion?
I have a Sony DSC-S75 (3.3 Mega Pixel) camera. I love the images I take but in many of my photos the background is distorted. It only seems to happen with light colors (beige, light yellow, off w...
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June 10, 2002
 
  How to get good quality digital pics?
Even at the highest resolution possible in my camera (Sony DSC-P20 1.3MP) I still get blurry images, for example when trying to take a portrait shot....
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May 13, 2002