Hi Deb You made me realize an interesting thing and that is that I also have no idea on the correlation between dpi and pixels. However I can tell you that you basically need more pixels for larger prints. a good 7-8 megapixel camera will print impressively sharp 8x10's. you can print 4x6"'s with pretty much any cheap 2+ megapixel camera. generally (now that i think of it) at resolutions better than 300dpi. if you print a 8x10" with a photo from a cheap 2 megapixel it will be very very pixelized (ie: sort of grainy). i bought my latest at iris photo, im sure they have some stuff in your range and can answer those questions easily. if you can find parking. i found this which might help: http://duggmirror.com/design/13_Photo_Sizes_Compared_Megapixel_Chart_explains_the_Megapixel_Myth/ Deborah Chandler wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi everyone, > > It has become inevitable that I need to buy a digital camera. The most > important criteria is that it be compatible with my Mac G4 running > OSX, that it's reliable/troublefree, and in the lower price range > (meaning I'd be happy if it were only $100.-150). Also, there will be > times when I want the image for 300 dpi. print publication. (I am a > graphic designer, yet i haven't researched the correlation between > megapixels and dpi yet...) > > If you have experience with these cameras and/or a great referral to > someone who does, I would love to hear from you. Also, if you have a > new or used camera for sale, I would consider buying it from you, and > feel that I can trust a transaction with someone on this list, whereas > I feel very wary of buying on eBay. > > I look forward to hearing back from someone soon, as I need this > camera very soon, like within the next few days... > > And for those of you who referred tenant lawyers to me, thank you so > much. I called three of them, and two were able to give me some good > advice over the phone, no charge. I appreciate that. And I appreciate > that, in one instance, there was a three-way referral! I hope I am > able to help others in the same way soon. > > Thanks, > Deb Chandler > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Thank you, Matt Lampiasi, President Florence I.T. - A community IT shop. On the web @ florenceit.net <http://florenceit.net> or 413-303-9167 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070716/f84451b9/attachment-0004.html