Undo Q3 Digital Zoom

[dougkenz]

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I accidentally had the digital zoom set to 50mm on a shot. The whole 28mm DNG photo was captured but when I upload it to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 it only uploads the 50mm version.  The Q3 user manual (page 126) says "The images appear cropped when they are opened in an image editing software, but can be reset to their full size. That will allow a later editing of the full image."    The answer is probably right in from of my face but for the life of me I can't firgure ut how to revert it back to 28mm. Can anyone help me? Thanks

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[LocalHero1953]

I don't have Photoshop Elements, but Lightroom shows you the cropped image on import. I open the crop tool and the full image is visible together with the crop frame - then I just change the frame. Is a similar crop tool in PSE?

[dougkenz]

Thanks so much for the reply. The technique makes sense but did not work for me in PSE. There's a crop tool of course but it doesn't display the entire image as you describe.  I'll play around a little more and see if there's a step I missed. HOWEVER...you got me thinking and I opened the DNG file in MS Photos, then saved it as a JPG and then opened it in PSE where it did show the full the full frame picture. Of course the resolution dropped considerably which is OK for web display but it will lose something if I print which is where I'm ultimately headed. I've been using PSE for a long time but lately have been thinking I'm outgrowing it and want to upgrade my editing software. Maybe time to give Lightroom a try.  Thanks again for your help.

[jaapv]

Better save it as a TIFF to retain quality. 

[dougkenz]

Jaapv....Thanks, that worked! Thanks a lot for your suggestion. Much appreciated.

[LesR]

8 hours ago, dougkenz said:

HOWEVER...you got me thinking and I opened the DNG file

This suggests your picture was saved as a DNG and jpg file. The cropped file is a jpg while the DNG is the full image so you may be opening the jpg file and not the DNG when you launch your editor. Editing software allow you to choose which of the two files to open for editing.
 

[LocalHero1953]

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8 hours ago, dougkenz said:

Maybe time to give Lightroom a try.

If you are still in the learning stage either of digital photography or the potential quality that can be obtained from Leica cameras, then this would be a good step. Like any powerful software there is a learning curve, but it is well worth it in the long run.