"How can I change the pixel size?"

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To make it easier for you to email photos from a digital camera, it makes sense to change the pixel size of your image.

Change the image size of photos
Change the image size of photos © olga_meier-sander / Pixelio

What you need:

  • Image processing program IrfanView

Changing the pixel size in digital images

If you want to change the pixel size on digital images, there could be several reasons.

  • It is not uncommon to change the pixel size so that the pictures require less storage space. This can be particularly useful when sending images by email.
  • There are certainly numerous programs with which you can change the pixel size. There are also many image processing programs for this, which are available free of charge on the Internet.
  • A relatively easy to use image editing program is the free one software IrfanView. This program offers numerous functions for editing digital images.
  • With this software it is also possible to change the pixel size, for example, so that your photos require less storage space.
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  • The IrfanView program can also be used to convert to various image formats without any problems.

Here's how you can resize your pictures

  1. First download yourself IrfanView and install it on your computer. You can complete the installation in just a few moments.
  2. After starting the program, it is best to first switch the language to German. You do this by clicking on "Change Language" in the "Options" menu and selecting German as the language.
  3. Then open the desired image file whose pixel size you want to change.
  4. After the image has been loaded, you can change the resolution by clicking on "Resize" in the "Image" menu and entering a new resolution in pixels. Alternatively, you can also change the image size as a percentage.

Now you only need to save the new image file and the image is available in a lower resolution.

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