Re: Forum picture size limits
Posted by BH On 2008/12/18 9:36:47
FWIW, I shoot digital pix in the largest resolution that I'd need to get a quality photo print.
While 640x480 is more than adequate for on-screen viewing, it is insufficient for a 4x6 print. At 1024x768, my old 1.3-megapixel camera does a great job for 4x6 prints. At 1600x1200, my 2.1-megapixel camera is pushing the limits for an 8x10 print; you can make out some pixellation on fine lines in the image. The next step up (still a ways off for me) is to get a digital SLR, and that will probably have enough pixels to produce a quality poster-sized image.
That said, I prefer to take the extra step of resizing the hi-rez image, down, for Internet use. However, I have remember to to save the resized image using "Save as..." (NOT "Save") and apply a different filename; usually, I just add an "e" to the end of the exisitng filename. Otherwise, the original hi-rez image will be overwritten - lost forever, unless I have a copy of it elsewhere. Beware the "Save" command or icon, which always writes to the original filename - overwriting the original image.
While 640x480 is more than adequate for on-screen viewing, it is insufficient for a 4x6 print. At 1024x768, my old 1.3-megapixel camera does a great job for 4x6 prints. At 1600x1200, my 2.1-megapixel camera is pushing the limits for an 8x10 print; you can make out some pixellation on fine lines in the image. The next step up (still a ways off for me) is to get a digital SLR, and that will probably have enough pixels to produce a quality poster-sized image.
That said, I prefer to take the extra step of resizing the hi-rez image, down, for Internet use. However, I have remember to to save the resized image using "Save as..." (NOT "Save") and apply a different filename; usually, I just add an "e" to the end of the exisitng filename. Otherwise, the original hi-rez image will be overwritten - lost forever, unless I have a copy of it elsewhere. Beware the "Save" command or icon, which always writes to the original filename - overwriting the original image.
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