viewing pictures actual pixel size in photos 5

You are right. I should have tested in full screen mode. This is an unfortunate new feature and a big problem, if we are viewing photos, that have a small pixel size.

The zoom slider seems now to be limited to the size range "Fit ... 4 x Fit Size". If we are viewing a photo where the "Fit" size is already larger than 400% of the longest edge of the photo in pixel, the zoom slider is frequently dead and cannot be moved at all. I am having plenty of very small photos in my library, that have been sent to me by email. I can now only view them enlarged to 100%, when I make the Photos window very small. For some of the photos even that will not help.

It nice, that we now can enlarge photos further than before, but very bad, that we can no longer view small photos at a size, where they will not be pixelated. You may want to report this bug to Apple:

Feedback - macOS - Apple

Hi mdm13,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! I understand you are having an issue zooming out within Photos on your Mac. I am happy to help.

I will be using our Photos User Guide as reference: Browse and view photos in Photos on Mac - Apple Support. Feel free to use this resource in the future as well, to find answers to many How To questions.

In your case, it sounds like you are able to see the bar which allows you to zoom in and out on a photo, but it does not change the size of a photo. I have a few questions.

-Is this happening with every photo you attempt to view, or just certain ones?

-Are you editing a photo when attempting to zoom in and out?

-With Photos opened, and an individual picture selected, if you go to View in the toolbar, are you able to click Zoom Out? Or, if you use the keyboard shortcut Command (or Cmd) ⌘ and the '-' key, does the picture zoom out?

Also, try to force quit the Photos app How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support, and restart your Mac How to turn your Mac on or off - Apple Support, then test for the same behavior.

Reply back with an update on the issue and responses to the above questions, if you need continued support.

Thank you!

When I use the zoom slider, I am seeing a faint text showing the zoom level on top of the slider. It is hard to see and we have to move the slider slowly to get back to 100%, but it is usually possible for me to get back to 100%.

Are you saying, that you cannot get back to 100% at all?