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04/28/2003 04:23:17 PM · #1 |
| Hi. Just curious what is the maximum size print for the DSC-F707? Obviously I mean maximum that looks good. Just wanted to get some feedback from F707 users that have made large-size prints and what the results have been. Thanks. |
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04/28/2003 04:40:28 PM · #2 |
You can print an 8x10 at about 240 DPI, which is very sharp and totally acceptable even at an arm's length. Ideally you want 300 DPI for a professional-quality print, but you can get away with 200 and still have a good quality image. The largest I've tried is 8x10 on my HP 5550c on HP Premium glossy photo paper, and if it had come back from the photofinishers that way I would have been happy. I've heard people express satisfaction with 11x17 prints.
To get DPI values possible for a given print, just divide the pixel # by the dimensions of the print. See the tutorial section - jmsetzler's 'creating printable images' outlines the resampling procedures for creating images, as well as supplying a print quality chart for various image sizes. |
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04/28/2003 04:41:02 PM · #3 |
right out of the cam... no resampling... you can get good 8x10...
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04/28/2003 04:49:13 PM · #4 |
make that 9x12... u can get a 225dpi 9x12 from a full frame image right from the cam...
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04/28/2003 06:20:22 PM · #5 |
Hey jm, have you bought any of your images from DPCP at the 16x24 size?
I'm just getting some of mind sized and uploaded and am curious as to how they look. |
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04/28/2003 06:32:01 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by krets:
Hey jm, have you bought any of your images from DPCP at the 16x24 size?
I'm just getting some of mind sized and uploaded and am curious as to how they look. |
I have not... I have sold a few but I don't know who bought them and I havent' heard what they look like. I resample up to a higher res for those larger prints and I'm confident that they look good...
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04/28/2003 06:35:02 PM · #7 |
| How high do you go? I haven't dared to go past a 160 DPI 16x24 yet. Do you go higher? |
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04/28/2003 07:10:38 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by krets:
How high do you go? I haven't dared to go past a 160 DPI 16x24 yet. Do you go higher? |
My 8x10 crop usually starts out at 256dpi. I don't often work in the 16x24 ratio.. i stick with 8x10 and 16x20 most of the time. I resample the 8x10 anywhere between 400 and 460dpi depending on the image which gives me 200-230dpi at the 16x20 end...
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04/29/2003 10:14:19 AM · #9 |
Wow, and you can go up that much with minimal loss?
Whodathunkit! |
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05/02/2003 01:33:00 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
i stick with 8x10 and 16x20 most of the time. I resample the 8x10 anywhere between 400 and 460dpi depending on the image which gives me 200-230dpi at the 16x20 end... |
John, do you "unsharp mask" after you resample to 16x20? Have you seen 16x20 prints? How do they look? I don't really know what to expect if I print at that size.
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05/02/2003 01:50:35 PM · #11 |
I do generally tweak the image a little with the unsharp mask after I resample.
I have not seen a 16x20 of one of my own prints. I have heard that they look good but I can't tell you first hand...
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05/02/2003 02:23:52 PM · #12 |
Thanks, John.
Has anybody seen a 16x20 print from a 5 Megapixel camera? How good is the image quality?
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05/02/2003 02:55:11 PM · #13 |
I submitted the original file at max res 2560 x 1920 of this for print at Jumbogiant and ordered 18"x24". They do all the resampling and sharpening (they have a propriety method of doing it). I was happy with the result, I'm not really an expert but I've shown them to a couple of my friends and relatives and they are just blown away by the quality of print. They said they could do the same image at 40"x60".
Message edited by author 2003-05-02 14:57:18. |
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