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Megapixels
- Image Size - Printing |
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A digital image, just like the image you see on your computer monitor or television, is made up tiny dots called pixels. The term "resolution", when used to describe a digital camera refers to the detail of the digital image the camera produces, and is usually expressed in terms of "megapixels" or how many million pixels it can record in a single image. The number of pixels a camera captures is called the camera's resolution. Resolution directly affects print size and quality and the amount of space required to store a digital image.
MEGAPIXELS |
IMAGE SIZE |
PRINT SIZE |
* |
(calculated) (300 ppi) |
|
11.1 |
4064 X 2704 |
13.5 X 9.0 /
8 X 12 |
6.3 |
3088 X 2056 |
10.25 X 6.8 /
7 X 10 |
5.3 |
3008 X 1960 |
10.0 X 6.5 /
6 X 10 |
3.0 |
2048 X 1536 |
6.8 X 5.1 /
5 X 6 |
2.0 |
1600 X 1200 |
5.3 X 4.0 /
4 X 5 |
1.2 |
1280 X 960 |
4.25 X 3.2 /
3 X 4 |
0.3 |
640 X 480 |
2.1 X 1.6 /
1 X 2 |
* BE AWARE OF "INTERPOLATION" AS IT APPLIES TO A STATEMENT OF RESOLUTION
RULE: FOR
CASUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHOOSE A CAMERA WITH A MINIMUM OF 3.2 MP
FOR MORE
DETAILED SHOTS OR LARGER PRINTING SELECT A CAMERA OFFERING A HIGHER
RESOLUTION
IN 2007 A MINIMUM RESOLUTION OF 5.0-7.0 MP MIGHT
BE A CONSIDERATION
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2.1 MP WILL PRODUCE PRINTS OF 4 X 5 - 3.0 MP WILL PRODUCE
PRINTS OF 5 X 6