Klm744 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 112 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 5 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1128 times:
I am thinking about getting a new digital camera to replace my N90s, but have some questions about megapixels and final print size. I currently have a 2.11 megapixel digital camera, which equals 1600X1200 resolution pictures. I figure that this can make good 4X6 and 5X7 shots. I have read that a 2.11MP camera can make 8X10 shots that will look decent from behind a glass frame. But what I am wondering is how big of a print can I make from a camera that is 4MP (Canon G2) or 5MP (coolpix 5000, F707). I would appreciate any advice especially from owners of the above mentioned cameras. Also, one thing I dislike about my powershot s110 is the lag between the time when I press the shutter release button and when it actually takes the pic. This would make it a very impractical camera for takeoff and approach shots. Do the cameras I am looking at i.e. the G2, coolpix 5000, or F707 have a noticable lag. I have read reviews but most do not mention the lag time, especially with respect to taking action photos. Thanks.
Hkg_clk From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 999 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (11 years 5 months 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 999 times:
I read a review in a magazine about the G2 and F707 but I can't remember which one. Maybe Amaeture Photographer. Basically, what they said was that these new models improve on the lag time of previous models, but are still not as fast as conventional cameras.
I suggest that you go and test one for yourself to find out whether the lag is acceptable or not. Try it in differnet modes etc. The size/compression settings will affect the lag time.
Hope this helps!
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Peachair From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 355 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 961 times:
I ditto Colin's statement. I have a new F707 and it is a superb camera. So easy to use and the quality is absolutely outstanding. Just look at some of his shots.
I got fed up with buying film, trying to use a film scanner and not ever getting the results I wanted. This Sony F707 is the best digital camaera I have seen yet (short of getting a D1X) for under a grand.
You can really do a lot with it. It has settings on it that are similar to regular film cameras, so it is really easy to use. I am looking for a good teleconverter for it.
Ckw From UK - England, joined Aug 2010, 530 posts, RR: 18 Reply 6, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 950 times:
With regard to required megapixels ... for quality publications, a resolution of 300 dpi is considered the norm. This works out as 7.2 megapixels for an 8x10 print. Personally, I find 240 dpi the optimum res. on my Epson 890 (i.e I see no improvment at higher resolutions). This works out at 4.6 megapixels. A print a 200 dpi is, on close inspection, inferior to the 240 dpi version, but I doubt the difference could be noticed at a comfortable viewing distance. So I'd say you could get a decent 8x10 print from around 3.2 megapixels.
Having said that, the nature of a digital image combined with various photo enhancement controls in the printer driver mean you may find prints acceptable at lower resolutions - you'll need to see examples and decide what is acceptable to you.
But note that the 8x10 format maps rather poorly to the actual image size, which scales up to something more like 7x11, so if you want prints of exactly 8x10, you will have to do some cropping, so some of your pixels are gonna be wasted.
Tonimr From Spain, joined Jan 2001, 325 posts, RR: 25 Reply 7, posted (11 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 937 times:
Hi:
I have an F100, an F70 and a Digital Coolpix 990...
I love what the digital is adding to my way of taking pictures, and when a decent but feasible digital nikon mount SLR goes to the market I will try to get one. But If I had an F90x (N90s) I wouldn't substitute it for a digital camera. Not now. Even if I had a 6MP D1X, I don't think I would retire the film equipment...
Why don't you buy the digital and keep the F90? just my opinion
Anyway you can visit http://www.dpreview.com that has, in my opinion, the best digital photography information resources...
Toni
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