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Relationship between dpi and pixels, when using digital camera
Posted on 05/30/2006 5:41:19 AM PDT by rudy45
I have to give someone a digital image. The image is supposed to be 4" x 6" @ 300 dpi. Frankly, I'm unclear how to do so. My camera has several settings, but none of them correspond to 300 dpi. The settings are - 640 x 480 pixels - 1024 x 768 pixels - 1600 x 1200 pixels - 2272 x 1704 pixels
How do pixels relate to dpi?
Thanks.
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computer; digitalcamera; help
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posted on
05/30/2006 5:41:22 AM PDT
by
rudy45
To: rudy45
The 640 x 480 pixels - 1024 x 768 pixels - 1600 x 1200 pixels - 2272 x 1704 pixels settings are the total number of pixels in the image. The dpi value is the number of pixels per inch. If you need an image to be 4" x 6" at 300 dpi, it needs a total of at least 1200 x 1800.
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posted on
05/30/2006 5:56:58 AM PDT
by
steve-b
(A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom)
To: rudy45
"dpi" - dots per inch.
"number of pixels" - number of dots.
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posted on
05/30/2006 10:07:10 AM PDT
by
ThePythonicCow
(We are but Seekers of Truth, not the Source.)
To: rudy45
The term "dots-per-inch" usually applies to output devices like video monitors or printers, not digital cameras.
A "dot" generally corresponds to a "pixel".
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posted on
05/30/2006 10:54:46 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: rudy45
You can use an application like Photoshop to change the DPI and dimensions of your image.
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posted on
05/30/2006 10:57:26 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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