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Pixels
A digital camera image is a collection of small dots
called “pixels”. The more pixels there are in an
image, the more detail there will be. However,
you generally can do with fewer pixels when
printing an image (L size) through a print service,
attaching an image to e-mail, when viewing the
image on a computer, etc.
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About image sizes
The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains, and is expressed as horizontal
pixels
x
vertical pixels.
Image Size Selection Tips
Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.
Changing the Image Size (Size)
10M (3648
x
2736) size image =
Approximately 10 million pixels
*
Unit: pixels
VGA (640
x
480) size image =
Approximately 300,000 pixels
Large Number of
Pixels
More detail, but takes up more memory. Best
when you plan to print large-size prints (such as
A3 size).
Small Number of
Pixels
Less detail, but takes up less memory. Best when
you want to send images by e-mail, etc.
Pixel
3648
*
2736
*
640
*
480
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