09-20-2022
11:44 AM
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09-20-2022
11:54 AM
by
Danny
I want to photograph a lot of my customer's art. What should I set the image size to to get the best prints? It's an SX20IS.
09-20-2022 12:36 PM
The best resolution to use for capturing photos should almost always be the highest resolution of your image capture device, which in your case means a camera.
I recommend that you shoot RAW for the best results. However, consumer cameras are terrible when it comes to “scanning” or “digitizing” a printed image. They simply lack the resolution.
09-20-2022 01:40 PM
What is RAW?
09-20-2022 01:51 PM
I recommend you check out the article at THIS LINK. Of particular note is the section: What is a RAW file? The challenge is that printing is not just a matter of shooting an image and sending it off to a printer. Creating a decent print requires some work on a computer afterwards: Post Processing and this is a somewhat different skill from that of taking the image in the first place.
Much depends on what size prints you are hoping to create - do you have some idea of what that would be? Is there a particular purpose for printing: family photos, photos for some kind of show, to compete, etc?
09-20-2022 02:42 PM
Thank you so very much. What an excellent, well written article. So very easy to understand!
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