The following information applies whether you are uploading your photos to have them printed on paper or printed on canvas.  All of our photo printing is done on our Epson 7600 large format printer using Epson UltracChrome pigment  inks guaranteed to last 75 years. 

Please remember the quality of your image is determined by the size and megapixels of your original photo. The more pixels, the clearer your enlargement will be. The  MegaPixel size of a camera is the MB size of the output file when the camera is set to the highest MegaPixel setting. So for all intesive purposes,  MegaPixel camera size and MB file size are interchangable. 

What quality print can I expect from my camera?

The chart below is designed to help you answer this question. We've assembled a list of common digital camera sizes and print sizes, then coded them with the dpi you'll be able to print at for each size along with a color coding that tells you the quality you can espect from a print of that size.  For example, looking at the chart below, with a 12.7MP camera, you can make a 24" x 16" print that at 182 dpi and expect excellent print quality.

The ratings are based on our experience of what a typical photgrapher would ecpect, and are meant to be a guide.  Good exposure, focus, lenses and depth of fields are assumed.   What quality level you'll  find acceptable can vary based on your taste and the picture being printed.  For critical applications, you will need to do your own testing.

  

Ratings

	Quality	Comments	Digital Camera dpi Range
	Superb	At or near the finest quality possible.	200+ dpi
	Excellent	A typical photographer will see no difference to a slight difference when compared to Superb.	150-199 dpi
	Better	Better than Good, but not as good as Excellent. The typical photographer will be thrilled with prints of this quality.	100-149 dpi
	Good	Quality that a typical photographer will be happy with.	80-99 dpi
	Fair	Quality will depend on the individual photograph. For large size prints the typical photographer will find them acceptable, but the sharpness will not be as high as a Good quality print. Compelling subject matter may trump the loss of sharpness.	79 dpi or less

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