2006-10-13 17:54:46 · 5 answers · asked by amromahran 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Well your 1280x960 (NOT a display resolution btw) is equal to about 1.2 million pixels or 1.2MP. This is extremely low for a stand alone camera and is most likely on your cellphone, pda, or some other such device.
That said. You are looking to get good 4x6 and a 'decent' 5x7. An 8x10 at so small a resolution will look bad and be very soft with low detail. For on screen use, it will give you good 800x600 images and okay 1024x768 images. I wouldn't recommend 1280x1024 as it will really look bad blown up that big.
2006-10-13 19:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by cobrakon22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is fine for a good quality 8x10. Your printer may not be able to use bigger paper any how. The 1280x960 may not be true either. That may be the aspect ratio of your monitor, but that may not be the actual size of the image file. So, when you print the file, it won't have anything to do with "viewing" the pic. on a monitor set at 1280x960. I use a Pentax DSLR that I "view" on a 15" monitor set at 800x600. Using ACDsee I get a full screen image in the "set to fill window" mode, but if I click to the "original size" mode, I can only "see" about something less than 1/4th of the image at any point in time. So, it is the file size of the image and not the aspect ratio of the monitor that determines the max size print you could make.
2006-10-13 18:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good quality print is considered to be 150dpi, so your image would be 1280/150 x 960/150 or about 8.5" x 6.5". You can also print at 100dpi, but you will notice much poorer quality. In that case, your picture will be 12.8" x 9.6".
2006-10-13 17:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by i_sivan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its limited by the size of the printer you have..
if you don't mind the pixels being the size of your head you could print it the size of a football field.
2006-10-13 17:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably about 5x7, see the print size recommendations from Shutterfly's FAQ:
http://crmweb.shutterfly.com/cgi-bin/helpfly.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=136&p_created=1127320451&p_sid=o71613ki&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjY5JnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXByaW50IHNpemU*&p_li=&p_topview=1
2006-10-13 19:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by Chuckie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋