What is the maximum image size possible from a Nikon D80 DSLR?
If we talk about “best quality,” it leaves it open to judgement about what is the best, the quality of your lens, the size of your sensor, the quality of the lab and a few other things. For an academic answer, however, I will just ignore that and give you some guidelines. You will have to try a few prints and see what meets up to your standards from your camera and your lab. Most people accept 300 dots/pixels per inch as the “Gold Standard” for high quality. 250 is “recommended” by professional labs. 200 is quite acceptable. Flickr and other on-line services will give you a warning if you request a print lower than 150. Mpix will go down to 100 dpi for large prints. In your D80, which is a10 MP SLR, the image will be about 3872 pixels by 2592 pixels. The quality of the lens and sensor allow you to go to some pretty large sizes. Gold Standard 300 dpi – 9×12 (8.64×12.91) Very good quality 250 dpi – 11×14 inches (10.37×15.49) Quite acceptable 200 dpi – 12×18 inches (12.96×19.36) Minimum 1
