HIT: Tech: Digital Camera Resolution

[Kimberly brosan <kbrosan@NEWBERRY.K12.SC.US>]

Sorry for the delay in posting this hit. It's been a rough spring, but it =
finally has to settle down, today's the last day of school! :)=20

I heard back from five people about my request for the required resolution =
for it to equate to 300 dpi. Thanks to John, David, Sherry, Carl, and =
Christine.

One of the biggest problems is that when you alter the dpi in Photoshop =
you end up with an "itty, bitty, teeny, tiny" image that really doesn't =
work either. Thanks again for the suggestions and information. I guess =
we'll be looking for a minimum of a 4 Megapixel camera!

Here are the responses I received:

You'll need at least a 4 megapixel camera for that. My choice would be a
Nikon CoolPix 5000 (now $800), but you can get 4 megs with some of Nikon's
less expensive cameras.
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You would need a 4 megapixel camera to be able to produce quality 8x10
prints and also you can print qualit prints at 140 dpi from the same file
and get 13 x 19 prints. I do it all the time.
Some of my images can be found on www.educationalpictures.com this is a
great site for high quality images for your students to use in research
papers and to make powerpoint presenations.
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   It "ain't that easy." Digital cameras have different settings. The=20
one I use at school has 2. I can set it at 1800 x 1200 & print it at=20
300dpi. The camera actually takes the picture at 72dpi. I kick it up in=20
Photoshop & lower the inches size. My husband is a prof. photographers.=20
You don't even want to know how many settings his has. <g> What are you=20
using it for & then maybe I can help.
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I am not sure that this will help, but this site might answer your =
question.

http://www.mkaz.com/photo/tools/printing.html=20
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I always change the dpi after the picture has been taken using Photoshop
or a similiar program.

Thanks again to these five individuals for taking the time to respond.

Kim


"Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when =
you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding."
-- Stephen King in "Will We Close the Book on Books?" Time Magazine, 19 =
June 2000: 92.

Kimberly A. Brosan, library media specialist
Mid-Carolina High School
Prosperity, SC
kbrosan@newberry.k12.sc.us
http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/library/librarymain.htm

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