Is it the camera or the Photoshop?

My husband does the photography (Minolta Dimage Z5), and I do the Photoshop work in CS4 with the raw pics. The darker pictures and those taken indoors, even at 1600 x 1200 pixel sizes, turn out grainy when I get through adjusting them for lighting. As I am using PowerPoint for the slide shows, I need the larger size pictures, but the resolution is a different matter. I'm not good enough at the camera end to argue with him that the graininess is coming from the camera settings and not the Photoshop resolution, but I think that's what it is. The pics usually come in a 72 ppi, but I have had some come in at 300, so I know that Photoshop is not automatically choosing the resolution, as he thinks. Neither one of us can understand what the other one is talking about, but that's an issue for Dr. Phil. In the meantime, can someone help with this problem? Does he need to use the flash more? Or am I not using Photoshop properly? BTW, his outdoor pictures are usually right on target and only need brightness/contrast or other smaller corrections. Thanks, C

cteale wrote:
The darker pictures and those taken indoors, even at 1600 x 1200 pixel sizes, turn out grainy when I get through adjusting them for lighting. BTW, his outdoor pictures are usually right on target and only need brightness/contrast or other smaller corrections. Thanks, C
The grainy indoor pictures are likely the result of the camera boosting the ISO film speed to the max. Just like with old film ASA ratings, the higher the speed the more grain (film) or noise (digital) you get.
Your husband needs to restrict the max film speed allowed and use a tripod and slower shutter speed to compensate, or use a flash.

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