[ale] OT: megapixels

[Ray Knight]

On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 09:28, Geoffrey wrote:
> I don't know where the quality point starts, but I know that my 1 
> megapixel camera takes great shots for viewing on a computer, but it 
> won't generate a decent printout on photo paper.  I think the 3 
> megapixel range is where you need to be to get that quality.
> 

Could this perhaps be a problem with your printer?  I have a 1 megapixel
Polaroid I picked up on the cheap when K-Mart had their first round of
bankruptcy closings.  At the time I had an Epson Stylus Color 600 and
printing on photo paper gave marginal results.  I recently acquired a
Canon I-850 and now 3"x5" prints on photo quality paper are almost
indistinguishable from drug store prints.

Ray


> John Wells wrote:
> > Sorry to keep spamming the list with camera related stuff.  I promise, my
> > inquiries will go away soon.
> > 
> > Is there any practical reason to buy a camera with 3 or more megapixels if
> > you are not a professional photographer?  I can't think of any case where
> > I'd need an image larger than 1600 x 1200, but I may not be aware of the
> > other benefits of the larer megapixel sizes.  Most of my images will be of
> > family or scenery (I'm a big sunset photographer).
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > John
> > 
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