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January 11, 2025

Well that was frustrating

One of the reasons I went out and bought the Canon R100 was so that I could have a higher resolution camera than my aging EOS 400D. The 400D did 3888 x 2929 10MB images, whilst the Canon R100 did 6000 x 4000 24MB images.

I would import my photographs from the 400D onto the Mac into Photos using an USB cable. It would import the full size images.

One of there features of the R100 is to use WiFi to connect the camera. There was a Mac app, but I decided to use the app for the iPhone. The app would import the images from the camera and then save them to Photos on the iPhone, which then would upload them to iCloud so I could access them on the Mac if I needed to. I thought I had cracked that workflow.

By chance, I worked out that my camera was exporting images to the iPhone at a reduced resolution, way reduced. It was importing them at 1620 x 1080 rather than 6000 x 4000. Great for Instagram or Facebook, but not so good for full size editing.

On a recent visit to Glastonbury Tor I hadn’t deleted the images from the SD card so could re-import them at the correct resolution. You can compare the two images here.

This is the reduced image.

This is the original image.

You can click the images to see them full size.

In addition here is a zoomed in comparison of the two images, you can see the difference in resolution between the two images.

I did not realise that this was happening, so unfortunately, some of my first full resolution photographs from the R100 were lost. I had assumed they were transferring at full resolution, and I deleted them from the SD card on the camera.

I have changed the settings on the camera and I am now thinking about keeping the images on the SD card as a backup.

It was frustrating, so much so, that I am now thinking about going out again and retaking the photographs I had taken with the R100.

December 26, 2024December 25, 2024

Geo-location on the R100

In a previous post about my new Canon R100 I wrote.

One feature of the iPhone I have liked for when taking photographs is the geo-location data which is added to the images. The Canon EOS R100 doesn’t have built in GPS, but in theory you can use the Canon Connect app on the iPhone to add GPS data to the photographs you have taken with the R100. When I recently took the camera to Portishead I forgot to do this.

On a recent walk to Sand Bay I remembered to start the Canon app on the iPhone and I took a range of photographs and the GPS data (from the phone) was embedded into the images.

December 11, 2024

Some GPS thoughts on the Canon EOS R100

I have not really had a lot of time and opportunity to take advantage of my new camera. However when I have used it, I have learnt new things about it and how it works. One feature of the iPhone I have liked for when taking photographs is the geo-location data which is added to the images. The Canon EOS R100 doesn’t have built in GPS, but in theory you can use the Canon Connect app on the iPhone to add GPS data to the photographs you have taken with the R100. When I recently took the camera to Portishead I forgot to do this. I must try this next time I am out and about with my camera.

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024

Time for a new camera

I have had a DSLR for years, nay decades even. These days I more often then not, default to the iPhone for photography. I do like the iPhone camera, but I do feel it lacks the flexibility that using a dedicated camera has got.

I got my Canon EOS 400D back in 2007, it replaced a Canon EOS 300D which had been stolen. It has served me well taking nearly 15,000 photographs over the years. I really liked it, but though it was great for outside photography, with low light inside shooting, it did not work very well. It also didn’t do video, which I wanted, and I had had some issues with shooting lots of photos continuously. So after much thought and reading reviews I decided I would replace it with a new camera.

I nearly bought the Canon EOS 2000D which I had seen on sale at John Lewis. However I did my (internet) research and realised that this model was already six years old.

I had seen the new R series of mirrorless cameras from Canon and after getting my hands on one I was tempted, but they seemed out of my budget. However after checking a few sites I found one in my price range and ordered the Canon EOS R100.

This is the entry level R series camera and has a large 24.1 MP APS-C imaging sensor. This is better than the 10MP sensor of the EOS 400D.

I realised I needed a new SD Card for the camera, most of mine were 1GB or 2GB, so I ordered an 128GB SD Card.

Once that arrived (and the weather improved) I went out and shot a few images.