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What is the dpi of photos taken on PowerShot Elph 115 IS

MARIANYAP
Apprentice

New user.  Tech challenged.  What is the dpi of photos taken on PowerShot Elph 115 IS  ???

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cicopo
Elite

The camera doesn't shoot in DPI: it shoots pixels & your photos will be X pixels wide by X pixels tall. Printers use DPI & you normally need 300 DPI or more for a high quality print. Some software opens your photos & displays how big a print you COULD make at 72 DPI but that's just something built into the program & has no real meaning unless you are thinking of making a wall poster. It's unimportant info 99.9%of the time. 

"A skill is developed through constant practice with a passion to improve, not bought."

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cicopo
Elite

The camera doesn't shoot in DPI: it shoots pixels & your photos will be X pixels wide by X pixels tall. Printers use DPI & you normally need 300 DPI or more for a high quality print. Some software opens your photos & displays how big a print you COULD make at 72 DPI but that's just something built into the program & has no real meaning unless you are thinking of making a wall poster. It's unimportant info 99.9%of the time. 

"A skill is developed through constant practice with a passion to improve, not bought."

thanks

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