Max print size for 10.2 MP D60

[bigone5500]

What is the max photo print size for a 10.2 MP Nikon D60? What I mean is how large can I go before the prints become 'pixelated' (did I term that correctly?)?

[i speak in math]

Depends largely on its purpose. A billboard won't be viewed up close and won't look pixelated from far away. A framed print may be viewed closely to see details and needs the extra resolution. Very different sizes but both work because of their viewing distance.

For prints, I prefer to not go below 150ppi, which means with my K20D (which shoots 14.6 MP, 4688 x 3120 in raw) I can print up to around 20in x 30in. I could easily make that 24in x 36in with minimal loss in quality since viewing that large of a print requires a farther viewing distance.

[Jim Poor]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

Depends largely on its purpose. A billboard won't be viewed up close and won't look pixelated from far away. A framed print may be viewed closely to see details and needs the extra resolution. Very different sizes but both work because of their viewing distance.

For prints, I prefer to not go below 150ppi, which means with my K20D (which shoots 14.6 MP, 4688 x 3120 in raw) I can print up to around 20in x 30in. I could easily make that 24in x 36in with minimal loss in quality since viewing that large of a print requires a farther viewing distance.

Yep, what he said.

Remember folks like Moose Peterson and others were turning out LARGE prints and even billboards with their 2MP cameras back in the day.

[OsmosisStudios]

I've printed 24x36 with a D80 (same sensor), so there shouldnt be a problem. I have a print right now downstairs that is 16x20 that looks absolutely stellar.

[bigone5500]

Thanks guys. The explanation regarding viewing distance explains it well.

I have a few photos I want to do large prints of but don't want to print them beyond what they should. I do all my photographing in RAW so I can save them later after processing into a full resolution jpg file.