And even if you watched your digital photos on a 8' x 8' projection screen, it will still display at 1080 x 1920. Oh, and what if you have a projection screen? Well, if you look at the specs of your projection screen it is probably 1080 x 1920 as well. Your HDTV is 1080 x 1920, and your digital photo is 1200 x 1800- a snug fit. That is because the dimension of your photo is pretty close to your HDTV resolution. So if you put your digital photo on your HDTV it will be displayed in HD quality. The dimension of your HDTV is 1080 x 1920.
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To put this number in perspective, have a look at your 1080p HDTV. You Have a 1200 x 1800 Digital Image, Now What? And it's the MOST important number you need to know. This number (1200 x 1800 ) is called the dimension. You scanner converts a 4" x 6" photo into a 1200 x 1800 digital photo when scanned at 300 DPI. Here's what happens to a 4" x 6" photo scanned at 300 DPI. In other words your scanner multiplies the height and width by the amount of resolution you chose. When you setup your scanner at 300 DPI, what it does is it "squeezes" 300 dots (pixels) per inch. Have a look at your standard 4" x 6" photo. What Happens To Your 4" x 6" Photo When You Scan It At 300 DPI How can a 4" x 6" photo scanned at 300 DPI be displayed on a 8' x 8' projection screen, at excellent quality? I told him that a 300 DPI scans will display perfectly on any size screen.
He told me that he was going to display the digital images on a large projection screen. It was his Mom and Dad's 60th Anniversary, and he wanted to make a slide show for the party. Jason, a recent customer, came to me with 100 photos. So, why would you scan higher than 300 dpi resolution? That's next. That's because your physical photo has a limit of 300 DPI. You are not going "deeper" and scanning more pixels and image detail. You'll only scan more artifacts off the photo- such as the gloss off the photo, minute dust and debris, etc. What I mean is, since your photo was physically printed at 300 DPI, scanning more than 300 DPI won't scan anymore detail.
If you're scanning more than 300 DPI you're just scanning the surface of your photo. And at 300 DPI you can view your digital photo on your HDTV at excellent quality. This will give you an exact copy of your original photo. To be safe, you can scan all your photos at 300 DPI. Picking the right resolution depends on what you want to do with your scans. If You Understand Resolution Then You'll Have More Control Over Your Digital Images