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 Do you really need a 10 megapixel camera?
Look up our digital camera resolution chart to easily compare the quality of your photo's at different sizes.
Use this chart to consider the capture resolution of your digital camera and decide if which model is right for you.
Digital Camera Resolution Chart
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Capture Resolution
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TV or PC Display
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Print Size, using a standard photo quality desktop printer:
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2x3"
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10x15cm (4x6")
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13x18cm (5x7")
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20x25cm (8x10")
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28x35.5cm (11x14")
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16x20"
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20x30"
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320x240
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Acceptable
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Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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0.3 Megapixel or 640x480
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Good
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Great
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Good
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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800x600
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Great
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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1024x768
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Great
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Good
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Acceptable
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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1 Megapixel or 1280x960
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Great
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Good
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Poor
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Poor
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Poor
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1536x1180
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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poor
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poor
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2 Megapixel or 1600x1200
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Acceptable
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Acceptable
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Poor
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3 Megapixel or 2048x1536
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Good
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Acceptable
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Acceptable
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4 Megapixel- 2240x1680
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Very Good
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Good
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Acceptable
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5 Megapixel - 2560x1920
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Very Good
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Very Good
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6 Megapixel - 3032x2008
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Very Good
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7 Megapixel - 3072x2304
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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Great
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8 Megapixel - 3264x2448
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Great
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10 Megapixel +
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Great*
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Photo Quality
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Poor
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Obviously grainy or pixelated
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OK
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Can tell it is not a photo due to some pixelated details
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Good
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Can tell it is not a photo but most details are discernable
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Very Good
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Can tell it is not a photo at normal distance, but good enough for many uses
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Great
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Difficult to tell from real photo at normal viewing distance
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Photo Quality
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On a photo-quality printer, you can't tell the difference at a normal viewing distance
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* Will produce an excessively large file size that would be inappropriate for web applications
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