12 megapixels at 300 dpi (a typical high quality print) is only a 10 x 12 print. And if you decide you need to crop to get a better composition, more pixels gives you the option of maintaining an 8 x 10 even after you’ve thrown some of the image away.
A poster sized print at something like 24 x 32 at 300 dpi is 7200 x 9600, or 69 Mp. Of course, a poster print doesn’t usually need 300 dpi, as it’s seldom viewed at reading distance.
Yukoneric about 13 years ago
Why do most people shoot at 10 or 12 megs, anyway? Don’t see many wall sized prints……………
Midgardsormr about 13 years ago
12 megapixels at 300 dpi (a typical high quality print) is only a 10 x 12 print. And if you decide you need to crop to get a better composition, more pixels gives you the option of maintaining an 8 x 10 even after you’ve thrown some of the image away.
A poster sized print at something like 24 x 32 at 300 dpi is 7200 x 9600, or 69 Mp. Of course, a poster print doesn’t usually need 300 dpi, as it’s seldom viewed at reading distance.