Nikon 775 - Manual (Page 86)

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Where Do I Go fr
om Her
e
?–Ho
w Do I Mak
e
Prints?
How Do I Make Prints?
From Data to Paper
Digital photographs can be printed in a variety of ways. Many photofinishers
now take delivery of image files on CompactFlash™ memor y 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 memor y 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 pr ints.
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 picture 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 pr inters have a target resolution for printing color images of around
200 dots per inch. At this resolution, a VGA picture 640
×
480 pixels in size
will print at a size of Approx. 8
×
6 cm (3.1”
×
2.4”), while a full-size image
will print at about Approx. 20
×
15 cm (7.9”
×
5.9”).
The higher the image quality and size, the better the results when the pic-
ture 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 quality and size (
96).
For more information on:
96 Image quality and size