digital cameras question

[OuiKikUrAzz]

what is the resolution for 3x5 prints? like 1600x1200 would = what size prints? and what resolution would equal 3x5 prints. Is there some sort of chart for this?
My looks at it is that the higher the megapixel the higher the resolutions which means bigger prints but a 2.1 megapixel camera should be able to do 3x5 prints no sweat (good quality)

correct me if im wrong.

thanks in advance and happy holidays!

PS I plan on getting the Kodak DX3500 I was hoping this camera produces some good 3x5 prints...i don't need anything bigger

 

[sanz]

Goto dpreview to get all the information you need on digital cameras. Another good place to look is imaging-resource.

Dpreview has more active forum which should help you with any question you've got. This is what the owners of DX3500 are saying. I see that it doesn't have zoom.. you might want to go with a camera that has zoom. It does come in handy now and then.

2MP should be more than enough for your needs but I find that it still lacks sharpness. Maybe it's my camera (Canon S110) or maybe it's just my lousy camera skills.. 😕

 

[OuiKikUrAzz]

zoom=more money which is something i don't got. It does have somewhat of a zoom though but it's 2x automatic

 

[mschell]

640 x 480 is close to 3x5
1024 x 768 is close to 5x7

Shooting with a bit bigger resolution then you need allows you to crop the photo more.
Macro shots require higher resolutions, this allows more fine detail to be seen.
The DX3500 should be fine for what you want to do. A 3X optical zoom is about all you can get with a camera in the DX3500 price range. Double the price gets you 6X optical. For that kind of money you can just move closer to the subject IMO. 6X and above really require a tripod as well as most lenses on digicams are not very fast which means longer shutter times which means "soft" shots which means you wasted all the money for the higher Mpixel CCD.