Posted by: tanstaafl.
Resolution Confusion - 25/05/2010 15:33
I have a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 camera, no longer produced, but it was at the top of Panasonic's line.
SWMBO has a Panasonic DMC-FZ28 camera, considerably less expensive and not as feature-rich.
Both cameras shoot at 3648 x 2736 resolution, ~10 megapixels.
If I look at photo properties for a picture from the FZ50, it says 72 dpi for horizontal and vertical resolution.
If I look at photo properties for a picture from the FZ28, it says 180 dpi for horizontal and vertical resolution.
Pictures from either camera seem comparable to look at.
Am I confusing dimensions (3648 x 2736) with resolution (72 dpi vs 180 dpi) and does that mean that the FZ28 has more than twice the resolution of the FZ50?
What do these numbers mean?
tanstaafl.
SWMBO has a Panasonic DMC-FZ28 camera, considerably less expensive and not as feature-rich.
Both cameras shoot at 3648 x 2736 resolution, ~10 megapixels.
If I look at photo properties for a picture from the FZ50, it says 72 dpi for horizontal and vertical resolution.
If I look at photo properties for a picture from the FZ28, it says 180 dpi for horizontal and vertical resolution.
Pictures from either camera seem comparable to look at.
Am I confusing dimensions (3648 x 2736) with resolution (72 dpi vs 180 dpi) and does that mean that the FZ28 has more than twice the resolution of the FZ50?
What do these numbers mean?
tanstaafl.