Digital Camera Resolution Comparison Chart
		Capture Resolution Video Display* Print Size*** 2x3" 4x5"/4x6" 5x7" 8x10" 11x14" 16x20" 320x240 Acceptable Good Acceptable Poor Poor Poor Poor 640x480 Good Excellent Good Poor Poor Poor Poor 800x600 Excellent Photo Quality Very Good Acceptable Poor Poor Poor 1024x768 Excellent Photo Quality Excellent Good Acceptable Poor Poor 1280x960 1 Megapixel Excellent Photo Quality Photo Quality Very Good Good Poor Poor 1536x1180 Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent Very Good Acceptable poor 1600x1200 2 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Very Good Acceptable Acceptable 2048x1536 3 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent Good Acceptable 2240x1680 4 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Very Good Good 2560x1920 5 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent Very Good 3032x2008 6 Megapixel Excellent** Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Photo Quality Excellent       Poor Noticeably Grainy (pixelated)   Acceptable Some details are visible but it is obviously not a real photo.   Good Most details are discernable; however, when viewed at a "normal" distance you can tell it is not a photo.   Very Good Good enough for many uses; however, when viewed at a "normal" distance you can tell it is not a photo.   Excellent Difficult to tell it is not a real photo when viewed at a "normal" viewing distance.   Photo Quality If printed using a photo-quality printer, the human eye should not be able to tell the difference between this and an actual chemically produced print from film when viewed at a "normal" viewing distance.   * Either television or computer display (use on or in a web page is most likely). ** May produce an excessively large file size that could be inappropriate for web applications. *** Based upon using a typical Photo Quality Desktop ink jet printer.
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