could anyone tell me...

[brusselandsprout]

HI

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the print sizes that you can go to related to the photo size in pixels

eg

photo taken in 800 by 600 how big can you go in cm or inches

thanks

roger

[Scottes]

Generally speaking the smaller the final product (ie; 4x6 vs 13x19) the higher the DPI. This is really a matter of viewing distance, actually, but smaller prints tend to be held closer. A 4x6 is generally done at 300dpi but can go as low as 240dpi. Something as large as a 13x19 could go down to 180dpi or 160dpi.

Following that, your 800x600 would yield a very good 3" x 2" image. However, if the image is of very good quality, one could possibly upsize that to get an acceptable 5x7.

[Andy_T]

Are you referring to an inkjet printer or a photo processing machine?

Best regards,
Andy

[brusselandsprout]

cheers

its just so i know what size i can go up to with some of my prints when i print them digitally over the internet

i take your example of viewing distance - for example i just had a picture from my 3.2 megepixel camera printed at 12 inches by 18 inches!

it is now up on my wall and looks cool - but on very close inspection it is not so good!

just wondered if anyone had made up a list of suggested sizes?

ta

roger

[Jon]

Rule of thumb is 240-300 pixels per inch, but with appropriate post-processing you can go bigger.