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By Megapixels:

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Resolution |
Photo Print Size |
| 5x7" |
8x10" |
11x14" |
16x20" |
| 1600x1200
- 2 Megapixel |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Acceptable |
Acceptable |
| 2048x1536 - 3 Megapixel |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Good |
Acceptable |
| 2240x1680
- 4 Megapixel |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Good |
| 2560x1920 - 5 Megapixel |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Very Good |
| 3032x2008
- 6 Megapixel |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
| 7 Megapixel and above |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
| Poor |
Noticeably Grainy |
| Acceptable |
Obviously not a real
photo, but some details are visible |
| Good |
Can tell it is not a
photo but most details are discernable |
| Very Good |
Can tell it is not a
photo at normal distance, but good
enough for many uses |
| Excellent |
Difficult to tell from
real photo at normal viewing distance |
| Photo
Quality |
On a photo-quality printer,
the human eye should not be able
to tell the difference at a normal
viewing distance |
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Using a typical Photo Quality Desktop
printer |
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By Camera:

| Camera
megapixels |
Max File Size |
Max print size |
Max print size |
Max print size |
jpg |
Raw |
Raw + jpg |
Tiff |
Lrg Jpg |
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300dpi |
200dpi |
150dpi |
Large |
|
on 512 card |
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| 3.2 |
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4x6 |
8x10 |
10x13 |
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| Canon Powershot 3.2mp |
2048x1536 |
6.8x5.12 |
10x7.68 |
13.65x10.24 |
1.8 |
|
284 |
| Minolta 210 3.2mp |
2048x1536 |
6.8x5.12 |
10x7.68 |
13.65x10.24 |
1.8 |
|
284 |
| Olympus C740 3.2mp |
2048x1536 |
6.8x5.12 |
10x7.68 |
13.65x10.24 |
2 |
|
256 |
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| 4 |
|
5x7 |
8x10 |
11x14 |
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| Canon Powershot 4mp | 2272x1704 |
7.57x5.68 |
11.36x8.52 |
15x11.36 |
2.3 |
|
222 |
| Nikon 4600/4800 4mp |
2288x1716 |
7.63x5.72 |
11.44x8.58 |
15.25x11.44 |
2 |
|
256 |
| Olympus C765/C770 4mp |
2288x1712 |
7.63x5.7 |
11.44x8.56 |
15.25x11.41 |
3 |
|
12 |
170 |
| Olympus Verve 4mp |
2272x1704 |
7.57x5.68 |
11.36x8.52 |
15x11.36 |
3.1 |
|
165 |
| Nikon D2HS 4.1mp |
2264x1632 |
7.55x5.44 |
11.32x8.16 |
15.09x10.88 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
|
165 |
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| 5 |
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5x7 |
8x12 |
11x17 |
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| Canon Powershot 5mp | 2592x1944 |
8.64x6.48 |
12.96x9.72 |
17.28x12.96 |
2.9 |
|
176 |
| Casio EX models 5mp |
2560x1920 |
8.53x6.4 |
12.8x9.6 |
17.06x12.8 |
2.3 |
|
222 |
| Minolta 220 5mp |
2560x1920 |
8.53x6.4 |
12.8x9.6 |
17.06x12.8 |
2.4 |
|
213 |
| Nikon Coolpix 5.1mp |
2592x1944 |
8.64x6.48 |
12.96x9.72 |
17.28x12.96 |
2.7 |
|
189 |
| Olympus Verve S 5mp |
2560x1920 |
8.53x6.4 |
12.8x9.6 |
17.06x12.8 |
4 |
|
128 |
| Pentax S models 5mp |
2560x1920 |
8.53x6.4 |
12.8x9.6 |
17.06x12.8 |
3.2 |
|
160 |
| Olympus E-1 5mp |
2560x1920 |
8.53x6.4 |
12.8x9.6 |
17.06x12.8 |
3.9 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
131 |
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| 6 |
|
>8x10 |
11x14 |
13x19 |
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| Minolta G600 6mp |
2816x2112 |
9.38x7.04 |
14.08x10.56 |
18.77x14.08 |
3.2 |
|
160 |
| Olympus C60 6.1mp |
2816x2112 |
9.38x7.04 |
14.08x10.56 |
18.77x14.08 |
4.5 |
|
12 |
113 |
| Minolta 7D 6.1mp |
3008x2000 |
10x6.67 |
15x10 |
20.05x13.3 |
3.1 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
|
165 |
| Nikon D70 6.1mp |
3008x2000 |
10x6.67 |
15x10 |
20.05x13.3 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
|
150 |
| Canon Rebel 6.3mp |
3072x2048 |
10.24x6.83 |
15.36x10.24 |
20.48x13.65 |
3.1 |
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7 |
|
165 |
| Pentax ISTD 6.1mp |
3008x2000 |
10x6.67 |
15x10 |
20.05x13.3 |
6.1 |
10.5 |
|
18 |
83 |
| Pentax ISTDS 6.1mp |
3008x2000 |
10x6.67 |
15x10 |
20.05x13.3 |
6.1 |
10.5 |
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83 |
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| 7 |
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>8x10 |
11x14 |
>16x20 |
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| Canon Powershot 7.1mp |
3072x2304 |
10.24x7.68 |
15.36x11.52 |
20.48x15.36 |
3.56 |
|
143 |
| Casio Z750 7.2mp |
3072x2304 |
10.24x7.68 |
15.36x11.52 |
20.48x15.36 |
4.1 |
|
126 |
| Nikon 7900 7.1mp |
3072x2304 |
10.24x7.68 |
15.36x11.52 |
20.48x15.36 |
3.3 |
|
155 |
| Pentax 750Z 7mp |
3056x2296 |
10.18x7.65 |
15.28x11.48 |
20.37x15.31 |
4.2 |
|
121 |
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| 8 |
|
>8x10 |
11x17 |
16x20 |
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| Canon Powershot 8mp |
3264x2448 |
10.88x8.16 |
16.32x12.24 |
21.76x16.32 |
3.7 |
|
10+ |
138 |
| Nikon Coolpix 8mp |
3264x2448 |
10.88x8.16 |
16.32x12.24 |
21.76x16.32 |
4 |
|
10+ |
128 |
| Canon Rebel XT 8mp |
3456x2304 |
11.52x7.68 |
17.28x11.52 |
20.48x15.36 |
3.3 |
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8.3 |
|
155 |
| Canon 20D 8.2mp |
3504x2336 |
11.68x7.79 |
17.52x11.68 |
23.36x15.57 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
9.9-12.3 |
|
142 |
| Canon 1D MK2 8.2mp |
3504x2336 |
11.68x7.79 |
17.52x11.68 |
23.36x15.57 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
|
182 |
| Olympus E-Volt 8mp |
3264x2448 |
10.88x8.16 |
16.32x12.24 |
21.76x16.32 |
6.1 |
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13.5 |
23 |
83 |
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| 12+ |
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>8x10 |
>11x17 |
>16x20 |
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| Fugi S3 12.2mp |
4256x2840 |
14.19x9.47 |
21.28x14.2 |
28.37x18.93 |
4.7 |
25 |
|
108 |
| Nikon D2X 12.4mp |
4288x2848 |
14.29x9.49 |
21.44x14.24 |
28.59x18.99 |
9.2 |
27.5 |
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37 |
55 |
| Kodak DCSPRO 13.5mp |
4500x3000 |
15x10 |
22.5x15 |
30x20 |
10.2 |
15 |
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50 |
| Canon 1DS Mark2 16.7mp |
4992x3328 |
16.64x11.09 |
24.96x16.64 |
33.28x22.19 |
5.5 |
14.6 |
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93 |
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