How BIG is big enough?

When you're printing digital images, have you ever wondered if your image is too low of quality for printing the size you'd like?

For example, a photo printed at 4x6 only needs to be 1-2 mega pixels to have a resolution as detailed as a film photo. What if you wanted to print a 5x7 or 8x10? How high would the image resolution have to be to equal the detail in a film photo? And what if you wanted to scan a printed photo? What should the resolution be if you were going to re-print it at a certain size?

Are you ready for answers yet? Reference the handy table at Microsoft.com that shares this very information. If it's missing or you want to try another source, use this Google search.

Now what about memory cards? NewEgg and Microsoft both have interesting articles on their site that talk about this very topic.

To save you the research, I'll share that our camera is set on the 5 mega pixel setting and we have a 2 GB memory card. I would have bought the 1 GB card, but the price difference was negligible. Happy shooting!