Unless you are planning to make prints that size, I would suggest just going
out to take some pictures with whatever camera you have.
Cheers,
Nathan
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> On 18 Sep 2016, at 12:47, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yes, each linear inch will be 5x 'sharper' but each square inch will have
> 25x the number of pixels...
>
> The 2000pixel wide sensor (assuming 4/3 aspect ratio) will be 2000x1500 = 3
> megapixel.
> The 10000pixel wide sensor will be 10000x7500 = 75 megapixel.
>
> Agreed?
> Jez
>
> On 18 September 2016 at 11:08, <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I'm still puzzled.
>>
>> Let's suppose we have two cameras, one (a) with
>> 2,000 pixels on the long side, and another (b) with 10,000 pixels on the
>> long side, and take a photo with each.
>>
>> Now suppose we print them each
>> in a print which is 2,000 inches wide (on the long side). Forget the
>> absurdity of the dimensions for the moment.
>>
>> My supposition is that the
>> print from (b) will be 5 times sharper (5 x more detail) than the one
>> from (a) because each inch from it contains information from 5 pixels,
>> not just 1 pixel.
>>
>> Reply?
>>
>> Brian
>>
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