I'm a Nikon User and work on a PC.

I have been shooting with the Nikon D50, when I would download my files to my computer the images would be at 300 DPI (I shoot in RAW then convert to JPG). I just upgraded a few weeks ago to the Nikon D80. Now when I download my RAW files and save save them as JPG they are 240 DPI. First of all, why is this? I don't believe I changes any of my bridge settings. I save them top quality.

And then will this make a difference in the quality of prints?

Thanks!

any ideas anyone?

Bueller??



Bueller?????????

Hi Jen,

It's just a Bridge setting, it' won't affect your print quality at all. ACR saves a set of defaults for each camera type, so set the DPI back to 300 if you like and it will stick. If you want to change other setting and save them as default then you'll need to open a RAW file (from the D80), make the changes you'd like to have as default and click the little black triangle, upper right on the window, and save the defaults.

Hope this helps!

~Bill

As long as you are shooting raw you should be OK. Just change the settings like cloudspot suggests in ACR.

If you are shooting JPEG it might be a different story...but I am not sure.

thanks Bill and Aaron, I appreciate it! I was wondering if it was that simple, but I was concerned with affecting my print quality by "creating" a higher DPI.

Thanks again!

No problem. :-)

The DPI in the RAW converter really doesn't matter much. It will bring the file in at the full resolution no matter what the DPI is set to. To the right of the DPI setting is the resolution setting, that does matter, make sure it's set to the same resolution as your camera (10mp for the D80), it should default to that, but if you change it for some reason be sure to change it back.

Enjoying the new camera?

thanks Bill, good to know!

I am, but I haven't had much of a chance to play so far. Last week I was editing 2 sessions, and this week I'm trying to get caught back up after all the holiday craziness (both family and business). I'm trying to get my house back in order, get all those projects done that I put off the last few weeks, etc before I leave for OSP-W

Hopefully today I will get a chance to play a bit. I have a few ideas of some things I want to try, we'll see if I get a chance to or not.

I want to know that camera inside and out before OSPW

The DPI (or PPI as it should be) doesn't matter at all. Some cameras save their files out at 72 PPI. All that matters is the number of pixels across and down. When printing out from Photoshop, though, it'll think you want the image that big, so it's a good idea to change it to 300 PPI for everything.