"Screen resolution - 20d vs. 1ds MkII

[MDJAK]

I asked a similar question on another thread which went unanswered so I figured I'd try again. Forgive my ignorance if the query doesn't make complete sense.

A couple of years back when Kodak First came out with the 14 mp camera, they posted a picture on the Kodak website, a rather large file, which, when downloaded, withstood all the zooming I could do without pixelating on my screen. Was this a trick?

When I zoom pics taken on the 20d, they pixelate after 200 percent zoom.

Do pics taken on the 1ds mark II do the same?

Thanks
mark

[Jon]

If you zoom any image to 200% or greater enlargement (each image pixel occupies 2x2 pixels on screen) it'll pixellate. It'll just take a greater enlargement on a 14 MP, or a 16+ MP, image than on an 8.2 MP image. If you still have a copy of that old 14 MP image around somewhere, with your current software, video adapter and monitor, see how far you can enlarge it now.

[Persian-Rice]

All pretty much do. Zoom and actual interpolation is slightly differnt.

I shoot with a 19 mpx digital camera and even that does the same at 200%.

[MarkH]

The higher the res, the larger the pic at 100% zoom, the less you need to consider viewing it at 200%.

[MDJAK]

That is quite helpful. Thank you all.
Mark