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Digital photographs can be printed in a variety of ways. Many
photofinishers now take delivery of image files on CompactFlash™
memory cards or on disk. Some photofinishing systems and personal
photo printers also comply with Digital Print Order Format (DPOF),
allowing you to print pictures from digital “print orders” that are stored
on the camera memory card. If you have a suitable printer, you can
also print pictures at home using Nikon View. Many newer color
printers for the home market offer near photo-quality prints at an
affordable price. This section describes how to take pictures for
printing and outlines some of the options available for getting prints.
Taking Pictures for Printing
Image size and, to a lesser extent, quality, are important considerations
when taking pictures for printing. Image size determines the maximum
size at which the picture can be printed. If a small-size image is printed
at a large size, the individual dots that make up the photo (pixels) will
be visible to the naked eye, giving the picture a rough, uneven
appearance. Many household ink-jet printers have a target resolution
for printing color images of around 200 dots per inch. At this
resolution, a VGA image 640 x 480 pixels in size will print at a size of
Approx. 8 x 6 cm (3.1 x 2.4 in.), while a full-size image will print at
about Approx. 20 x 15 cm (7.9 x 5.9 in.).
The higher the image quality and size, the better the results when the
picture is printed, particularly at larger print sizes. We recommend that
you set image quality to FINE or NORMAL and image size to XGA or
FULL when taking images that you intend to print at a later date. See
the instructions in the preceding section for information on setting
image size and quality (p. 103).
How Do I Make Prints?
From Data to Paper
Wher
e Do I Go from Here?—Ho
w Do I Mak
e Prints
Digital Print-Order Format (DPOF)
The Print Set option in the playback menu is used to create a digital
“print order” that is stored on the memory card in Digital Print-Order
Format (DPOF). Once you have prepared a print order, the card can be
removed from the camera and inserted in a DPOF-compatible device,
be it a personal photo printer or a photofinisher’s print system, and
pictures printed directly from the card. To create a digital print order:
1
PLAY BACK MENU
Delete
Folders
Slide Show
Protect
Hide Image
Print Set
PAGE2 SELECT SET
Press MENU button to display
playback menu
2
PLAY BACK MENU
Delete
Folders
Slide Show
Protect
Hide Image
Print Set
OFF SELECT SET
Highlight Print Set
3
PRINT SET
DONE SELECT SET
Display PRINT SET menu
4
After inserting the CF
memory card containing
the pictures you want to
print into the camera,
turn the camera on and
set the mode dial to p
5
Select images for printing as described in “Ordering Prints: The Print-Set
Menu” (p. 172).
• Print order will be stored on CF memory card and can be added to or
altered at any time. Before printing pictures, turn camera off and remove
card.
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