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Nikon DSLR Cameras
D5100
Recommended size and DPI for posting and printing
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 67814" data-attributes="member: 8705"><p>I did some research on this a while ago. The DPI size only seems to matter for printing as it tells the printer how big the image should be printed (how many inches to spread the pixels over up to about 300dpi). On a computer the image is X pixels by Y pixels in size so the screen displays them accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Try saving images at 72 and 300 dpi. They should be the same size in bytes, they are just tagged with different dpi for printing purposes. When you look at them on a screen they should be the same size and detail.</p><p></p><p>If someone has a credible alternative view I would like to hear it as I spent some time getting my head around this concept.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 67814, member: 8705"] I did some research on this a while ago. The DPI size only seems to matter for printing as it tells the printer how big the image should be printed (how many inches to spread the pixels over up to about 300dpi). On a computer the image is X pixels by Y pixels in size so the screen displays them accordingly. Try saving images at 72 and 300 dpi. They should be the same size in bytes, they are just tagged with different dpi for printing purposes. When you look at them on a screen they should be the same size and detail. If someone has a credible alternative view I would like to hear it as I spent some time getting my head around this concept. [/QUOTE]
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