How large can you print ?

[rboate]

I use an A40 and have printed several excellent 5x7 prints at walmart with the self serve Noritsu unit. Is 8x10 possible with images from this camera (2 megapixel)

[Jesper]

Any print size is *possible* but if it looks good enough to you is something that only you can judge. There are no strict rules for this.

I guess your 2 MP images contain approximately 1633 x 1225 pixels. If you spread out 1633 pixels over 10 inches, you get about 163 pixels per inch. I think this will give you a print that doesn't look really bad, but again, you have to decide for yourself if it's good enough.

[David Wild]

How big you can print will depend, among other things, on how the picture will be viewed. A picture at the back of a shop window display, where people can't get too close to the picture, can be much larger than one to be looked at in the hand.

[dustjunky]

Does anyone know where there is a guide to how large each inrement of mega pixels allows for printing?

eg 1 megapixel = 5x7
2 megapixel = 8x10
etc...

Just wondering how big some of you here have printed your images and what megapizel the image was you printed.

[pradeep1]

With an A40 2MP, you can print 5"X7" with no problem, meaning a discerning photographer would not complain *too* much looking at it close up. 8"X10" will probably be soft. Anything larger will probably be crappy close up.

At around $2.84 for a 8"X10" at Walmart, why don't you try it and tell us how it comes out, since I just bought an A60 2MP for a family member who usually doesn't print over a 4"X6" and I was wondering the same thing.

Thanks,

[dustjunky]

Right I printed a 8 x 10 from a 2MP image and I was pleasantly surprised! Of course up close you can tell the image has been stretched. At points on the image where 2 contrasting colours meet you can see artifacts, but as soon as you get about 2 feet from the image it looks great!

I now have 4 of my prints on a wall in my front room and everyone always comments on them :)

[pradeep1]

Thanks dustjunky for your review. I figured 8X10 would be soft without using some software programs to 'expand' your pictures. That's still impressive that a 2MP camera can produce reasonable 8X10's heh?

[Evanrich]

I can print 13x19 and 16x20 easily with my nikon D1 2.74 mp body. with a nikon D1x 5.47 mp body, i can do 16x20- 20x30 very easily... haven't tried anything higher yet, but still no artifacts or pixelation at those sizes.. so i'm sure i can go higher. i have a number of 13x19 prints in my room that i did with the nikon d1 body and it's only a 2.74 mp body, sensor size is what makes the difference.