resolution setting size... whats best

i am going out of town (to new york baby!) and i want to take pictures in a good size, i want the best size so if i want to print an 8x10 later in life..

i dont want to use an "over kill" size, over-kill size will suck for storing the vacation photos for life... i will never want to print over 8x10

so with my sd1000 what is a good res size for printing 8x10

the available sizes are..

1600x1200
or
2048x1536
or
2592x1944
or
3072x2304

thakks - jay

Go for the largest size you can get with the camera. There's no harm in going oversize, but you may get a decrease in image/print quality if you chose a setting that's too small.

Memory cards are cheap, after all....

You bought megapixels, use them. Set it on the highest setting possible. just take a few extra cards.

Even on a 4 X 6 print, it is possible to tell the difference between a full resolution picture and one that's shot at reduced settings. And even 4 x 6s sometimes need to be cropped to get the print you want. Those extra pixels sure come in handy then.

JMNSHO &, of course, YMMV

i will do large, thanks!

I agree with the others, always take the pics with the most resolution the camera will give you. You never know but one might be outstanding and you might want to do something special. If the data is there to work with you good. If you take the pics small, you can never add the data back.

Keep in mind that storage really is inexpensive. A DVD can hold hundreds of pictures and they cost about a quarter. Also, with drive technology increasing at a rapid pace, what you consider as a big file today will be considered small 5 10 years from today. Just look back 10 years as what was considered an average drive and what a drive is today.

Tommy Toilet sez . . .

High rez is best in nearly all cases, as you never know when you'll snap a world-beater worthy of a billboard! But, don't fergit to also set your camera's jpeg compression to "Superfine", thus minimizing those nasty compression artifacts!