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The following chart
can be used as a guide to help you decide what resolution camera you should
purchase.
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Digital
Camera Resolution Chart
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Capture Resolution
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Video Display*
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Print Size***
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2x3"
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4x5"/4x6"
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5x7"
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8x10"
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11x14"
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16x20"
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320x240
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Acceptable
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Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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640x480 -
0.3 Megapixel
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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800x600
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Excellent
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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1024x768
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Excellent
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Photo Quality
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Excellent
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Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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1280x960 -
1 Megapixel
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Excellent
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Good
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Poor
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Poor
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1536x1180
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Excellent
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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poor
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1600x1200 -
2 Megapixel
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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Acceptable
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2048x1536 -
3 Megapixel
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Excellent
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Good
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Acceptable
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2240x1680 -
4 Megapixel
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Good
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2560x1920 -
5 Megapixel
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Excellent
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Very Good
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3032x2008 -
6 Megapixel
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Excellent**
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Excellent
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| 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)
** Will produce an excessively large file size that would be inappropriate
for web applications
*** Using a typical Photo Quality Desktop printer
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