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
Icons used on this page:
<>: Playback tab 1 / <>: Setting button / <>: Cross key / <>: Index/Reduce button

How to resize images
1. 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 <>.
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 <>.


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.

About Image Sizes
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.
QualityAspect Ratio and Pixel Count
3:24:316:91:1
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)