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What kind of digital camera do you need for photo quality?
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Lifer
Digital is still not quite up with "photo quality" but it will be soon.
The best bang for the buck IMO is the Canon 10D for $1499.
The best bang for the buck IMO is the Canon 10D for $1499.
Oh dear god no.
At 8x10, a 3 MP image would be less than 192 dpi, which is certainly not sufficient to have a good print sans artifacting.
Ideally, if you're printing at (what I consider to be) the bare minimum of 256 DPI, you would need a camera capable of taking a 5.25 megapixel image (2560x2048) in order to print a near-perfect 8x10".
Well, it's really simple. Do the math.
You want to print a 4 x 6 print, and the minimum resolution you want to print is 256 dpi.
Therefore:
(4" height * 256 dots/inch) * (6" width * 256 dots/inch) = minimum resolution
(4 * 6) * 256^2 = min res
1,572,864 = min res
A 2 megapixel camera is more than enough to take images that will print perfect at 256 dpi.
You can repeat this calculation for any print size and any dpi resolution.
You want to print a 4 x 6 print, and the minimum resolution you want to print is 256 dpi.
Therefore:
(4" height * 256 dots/inch) * (6" width * 256 dots/inch) = minimum resolution
(4 * 6) * 256^2 = min res
1,572,864 = min res
A 2 megapixel camera is more than enough to take images that will print perfect at 256 dpi.
You can repeat this calculation for any print size and any dpi resolution.
randomlinh
Lifer
what exactly does the fujifilm machine use (walmart/sams club)? Regardless, for probably 75% of the general public, it's fine for 4x6 prints. I did an 8x10 w/ 2MP, and it was damn nice (s10). It was a bright outdoor shot tho, so that helped a lot. It wasn't perfect, but it works for everyone that glances at it when they walk in (picture of friend's uncle's viper 🙂).
This is what you do. Go to a review site that has sample images from all the camera. Download a few sample images (the full size images which they beg you not to download unless you really, really need to) from the cameras that you're looking at buying, and then burn those files to CD.
Go to costoco and print those images out. Then just decide if that's good enough for you.
The thing that makes digital look better than 35mm is the fact that you can choose which images you want, which you don't, etc. I print quite a few images at Cost Co, (usually at 3" x 5") and I think they look really good at full resolution using a 4megapixel camera. So, mattering how large you want to print the images out, you should be safe and happy at 4 megapixel.
Now, if you want real 35mm photography, you're going to either have to shoot 35mm, or spend a lot of cash on the digital side (and those in the know will still say that 35mm looks better even when you drop $1500.)
Go to costoco and print those images out. Then just decide if that's good enough for you.
The thing that makes digital look better than 35mm is the fact that you can choose which images you want, which you don't, etc. I print quite a few images at Cost Co, (usually at 3" x 5") and I think they look really good at full resolution using a 4megapixel camera. So, mattering how large you want to print the images out, you should be safe and happy at 4 megapixel.
Now, if you want real 35mm photography, you're going to either have to shoot 35mm, or spend a lot of cash on the digital side (and those in the know will still say that 35mm looks better even when you drop $1500.)
Well, in the short term, going to the store every now and then will work fine. But when you get serious about it, buy a photo printer.
You don't need to spend a buttload of money. Something like the Epson 825 has IDENTICAL print quality to the 925, which is roughly 5% better than the output from the Canon i850.
And I think you can find the 825 for under $150 these days.
If you're looking in the $250 price range, the Canon i950 and Epson 925 are excellent.
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