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A Comparison of Image Format (In-Camera Nomenclature) in relation to Pixel Dimensions, File Size & Output Size - Nikon CoolPix P801
Image Data
Pixel Dimensions Computed Name Image Set File Sizes (MB)3 Average File Size Onscreen 100%4 Print Size 100%5
IN-CAMERA NAME2
Width Height Megabytes (MB) SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4 SET 5 Megabytes (MB) 72 ppi 200 dpi 300 dpi
10 3648 2736 9.98 2.92 2.74 3.09 2.41 2.50 2.73 50.67 38.00 18.24 13.68 12.16 9.12
8 3264 2448 7.99 2.28 2.10 2.36 2.06 1.92 2.14 45.33 34.00 16.32 12.24 10.88 8.16
4:3 aspect ratio

5 2592 1944 5.04 1.79 1.67 1.88 1.64 1.59 1.71 36.00 27.00 12.96 9.72 8.64 6.48
3 2048 1536 3.15 0.99 0.83 1.02 0.81 0.84 0.90 28.44 21.33 10.24 7.68 6.83 5.12
2 1600 1200 1.92 0.64 0.61 0.66 0.62 0.58 0.62 22.22 16.67 8.00 6.00 5.33 4.00
1 1280 960 1.23 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.36 0.42 17.78 13.33 6.40 4.80 4.27 3.20
PC 1024 768 0.79 0.03 0.28 0.30 0.24 0.24 0.22 14.22 10.67 5.12 3.84 3.41 2.56
TV 640 480 0.31 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 8.89 6.67 3.20 2.40 2.13 1.60
3:2 film 3648 2432 8.87 2.65 2.52 2.78 2.21 2.26 2.48 50.67 33.78 18.24 12.16 12.16 8.11
16:9 HDTV 3584 2016 7.23 1.84 0.97 2.71 1.67 1.62 1.76 49.78 28.00 17.92 10.08 11.95 6.72
1:1 square 2736 2736 7.49 2.05 1.30 2.85 2.40 2.31 2.18 38.00 38.00 13.68 13.68 9.12 9.12

Notes:
1. generally, other models of the same brand have similar if not the same nomenclature for image size in their menus, but not all may be present especially in their earlier or simpler models.

2. the 4:3 aspect ratio is very common for electronic or digital displays, the 3:2 ratio is customary for film photography prints, the 16:9 ratio is now used in many modern widescreen displays and applications, and the
digital square format emulates that of traditional view cameras

3. each of the five columns represent shots of the same subject or scene with the dial set to auto mode and image quality set to fine - only the size-format was altered, the images taken are of general everyday scenes
in and outside the common household involving foliage & interior shots, which are not too bright nor too dark; scenes which are predominantly dark or have little detail would naturally have smaller file sizes than
images which are relatively brighter or have complex detail (bigger file sizes also take longer to send and retrieve through the internet)

4. viewing a digital image onscreen at 100% means that one image pixel is displayed by one monitor pixel (CRT or LCD) - detail can be optimally seen and appreciated this way; of course, images may be shrinked to fit
smaller screens but this runs the risk of details not being fully evaluated - image editors and graphic artists, on the other hand, usually need to zoom in on their images at 100% or more to refine details. 4a. many
onscreen applications and web-based displays (like online photogalleries) still prefer the original Apple standard that requires images to be saved and displayed at 72 pixels per inch (ppi) although many modern
screen displays support higher resolutions; a safe practice recommended by most experts for email or web display is to resize your images to standard pixel dimensions such as 400x300, 640x480, or 800x600
since many people today still use smaller monitors so images measuring 1024x768 pixels or larger would never fit at 100% ratio onscreen, unless of course you are sure that your intended viewer has a much
bigger monitor like a 22-inch widescreen LCD (where an image 1600 x 1200 pixels may possibly be viewed at 100%). 4b. as an example, my 17-inch HP LCD monitor is 1280 pixels wide by 1024 pixels high (roughly
13.35" wide x 10.6" tall) but pixels along the borders are also used by virtually all software to accomodate various toolbars and menus, so there is really a much smaller space left for the image. 4c. the values on
the left-hand column indicate output width in inches, values on the right-hand column the output height

5. dots per inch (dpi) refer to the microdots of ink or pigment on paper and other printing media; some people argue that there is no noticeable difference between images printed (on paper) at 200 dots per inch (dpi)
and 240 dpi on most home inkjet printers, and no significant improvement when printed at higher resolutions such as 300 dpi; if you are more critical about your work or have access to advanced printers (more than
the usual home inkjet printer) or finer photographic paper - or must produce quality print for a high-end book or an art exhibit, 300 dpi might as well be used. 5a. many earlier camera phones take VGA or TV-size
pictures (640x480) so when printed on standard 4x6 inch photographic paper at kiosks like Kodak's, pixelation occurs (ugly square distortions) simply because there is not enough pixels to cover a reatively bigger
space of paper (like paint or watercolour painted too thin which produces faded or muddy images). 5b. values in red are very safe for email or web purposes (and tiny prints for the wallet), but many people would
usually like bigger print sizes (values in blue) for posting on bulletin boards or keeping in family albums and scrapbooks; values in purple can fit nicely on a letter size paper (11 x 8.5 inches) which is widely available

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