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Close WindowThe following chart can be used as a guide to help you decide what resolution camera you should purchase
Digital Camera Resolution Chart |
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Capture Resolution |
Video Display* |
Print Size*** |
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2x3" |
4x5"/4x6" |
5x7" |
8x10" |
11x14" |
16x20" |
20x30" |
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320x240 |
Acceptable |
Good |
Acceptable |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
640x480 - 0.3 Megapixel |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
800x600 |
Excellent |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Acceptable |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
1024x768 |
Excellent |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Good |
Acceptable |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
1280x960 - 1 Megapixel |
Excellent |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Good |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
1536x1180 |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Acceptable |
poor |
poor |
1600x1200 - 2 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Acceptable |
Acceptable |
Poor |
2048x1536 - 3 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Good |
Acceptable |
Acceptable |
2240x1680 - 4 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Good |
Acceptable |
2560x1920 - 5 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Very Good |
3032x2008 - 6 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Very Good |
3072x2304 - 7 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Excellent |
3264x2448 - 8 Megapixel |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
10 Megapixel + |
Excellent** |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Poor |
Noticeably Grainy (pixelated) |
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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* Either television or computer display (e.g. Web Page) |
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