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"How many megapixels do I really need for my purposes" - a quite common
question. The following table provides an overview of megapixels in
relation to the max. recommended print size - ROUGHLY. A print
resolution of 300dpi corresponds to magazine quality.
"Acceptable" prints don't require 300dpi but e.g. 2MP will not scale to
something like 20x30cm without a severe loss of quality.
| Megapixels |
Resolution |
common print
size (rougly 300dpi) |
| 2 MP |
1600x1200 |
10x13cm / 4x6"
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| 3 MP |
2048x1536 |
13x18cm / 5x7"
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| 4 MP |
2400 x 1600 |
18x23cm / 6x8"
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| 6 MP |
3000x2000 |
20x30cm /
7x10" |
| 8 MP |
3600x2400 |
30x40cm /
10x14" |
| 12 MP - better more |
4200x2800 |
40x60cm /
16x24" |
Possibly a little food for thought whether you really require a camera with more than 8 megapixels ...
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