How do I resize images captured by EOS REBEL SL1 / EOS 100D with the camera? (How to resize an image to make the pixel count lower.)
21-Mar-2013
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Solution
With your camera, you can resize an image to make the pixel count lower and save it as a new image. Resizing an image is possible only with JPEG L / M / S1 / S2 images.
IMPORTANT
JPEG S3 and RAW images cannot be resized.
NOTE
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>: Playback tab 1 / <
>: Setting button / <
>: Cross key / <
>: Index/Reduce button
>: Playback tab 1 / <>: Setting button / <>: Cross key / <>: Index/Reduce button1. Set the camera's power switch to <ON>.
2. Press the <MENU> button to display the menu screen.
3. Press the <
> keys to select the [ ] tab. Press <
>, select [Resize], then press <>.
> keys to select the [ ] tab. Press <
>, select [Resize], then press <>. An image will be displayed.
4. Select an image.
- Press <> to select the image you want to resize.
- By pressing the <> button, you can switch to the index display and select an image.
5. Press <> to display the image sizes. Press the <> keys to select the desired image size, then press <>.
> to display the image sizes. Press the <> keys to select the desired image size, then press <>.
NOTE
The target sizes ( M / S1 / S2 / S3 ) in this window will be smaller than the original size. For example, if the original image size is S1, you can select S2 or S3.
6. Select [OK] to save the image, and then press <>.
>.
7. Check the destination folder and image file number, then select [OK].
To resize another image, press the <MENU> button to return to the image selection screen, and then repeat steps 4 to 7.
8. To exit and return to the menu, press the <MENU> button.
The [4.5M 2592x1728] image size displayed in step 5 has a 3:2 aspect ratio. The image size according to aspect ratios is shown in the table below. For asterisked image-recording quality, the pixel count does not exactly match the aspect ratio. The image will be slightly cropped.
| Quality | Aspect Ratio and Pixel Count | |||
| 3:2 | 4:3 | 16:9 | 1:1 | |
 | 3456x2304 (8.0 megapixels) | 3072x2304 (7.0 megapixels) | 3456x1944 (6.7 megapixels) | 2304x2304 (5.3 megapixels) |
 | 2592x1728 (4.5 megapixels) | 2304x1728 (4.0 megapixels) | 2592x1456* (3.8 megapixels) | 1728x1728 (3.0 megapixels) |
 | 1920x1280 (2.5 megapixels) | 1696x1280* (2.2 megapixels) | 1920x1080 (2.1 megapixels) | 1280x1280 (1.6 megapixels) |
 | 720x480 (350,000 pixels) | 640x480 (310,000 pixels) | 720x400* (290,000 pixels) | 480x480 (230,000 pixels) |