Memory error while using bitmap image in android

I am using a large bitmap image for my application. While using the application, I get an out-of-memory error. My question is: how do I reduce the image size without reducing the resolution in android? Is there any other way to avoi开发者_JAVA百科d an out-of-memory error?

you can use softreference for your bitmap here is link that might be helpful for you

Out of memory exception due to large bitmap size