| Digital Camera Print Resolution Chart | ||||||||
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| Capture Resolution | Video Display* | Print Size*** | ||||||
| 2x3" | 4x5"/4x6" | 5x7" | 8x10" | 11x14" | 16x20" | 20x30" | ||
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320x240 |
Acceptable | Good | Acceptable | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
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640x480 0.3 Megapixel |
Good |
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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Poor |
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800x600 |
Excellent | Photo Quality | Very Good | Acceptable | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
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1024x768 |
Excellent | Photo Quality | Excellent | Good | Acceptable | Poor | Poor | Poor |
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1280x960 1 Megapixel |
Excellent | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Very Good | Good | Poor | Poor | Poor |
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1536x1180 |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent | Very Good | Acceptable | poor | Poor |
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1600x1200 2 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Very Good | Acceptable | Acceptable | Poor |
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2048x1536 3 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent | Good | Acceptable | Acceptable |
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2240x1680 4 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Very Good | Good | Acceptable |
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2560x1920 5 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent | Very Good | Very Good |
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3032x2008 6 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent | Very Good |
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3072x2304 7 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent | Excellent |
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3264x2448 8 Megapixel |
Excellent** | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Photo Quality | Excellent |
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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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