[X4U] Re: Recording Pixels on a digital camera

[Michael Elliott]

Dorothy,

My recommendation to you is to use the highest pixel count that your  
camera will accomodate, as long as you've got the storage space on  
your computer or backup media.  Why?  Higher resolution can become a  
cheap form of "zoom" for your camera.  Since I've gone from 2.5 to 7  
megapixels on my Canon camera, I can now stand a farther away from  
the action, snap a picture, and zoom in and crop the photo as desired  
without losing any picture quality as compared to my old camera.

Camera memory is cheap.  (1 GB SD cards can be had in regular sales  
for under US$30, and can hold well over a hundred pictures).

So, I'd go with the higher pixel count.

Michael

On Aug 9, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Dorothy Hennings wrote:

> I have a new A540 Canon Camera. I have a choice of how many  
> recording pixels I use when taking a picture.
>  Can you help with this choice?
>
> I realize using fewer pixels means the memory card lasts longer for  
> more pictures.
>
> Choices are Large (2816 x 2122 pixels), Middle (2272 x 1704 p.),  
> Middle 2 (1600 x 1200 p.), Small (640 x 480 p).
>
> I expect I will make most prints a size of 3" x 5", maybe very few  
> at 5" x 7", or   for small  pictures sent by email.
>
> Which will give me good definition but not for professional use  
> pictures?
>