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I am an ex-pro photographer, but new to digital. Now a writer, I am considering purchase of a digital camera to use both for personal and publication use. Using CS2 Premium on WinXP. Here is my workflow:
– Weekly 2-page, 8.5×11 journal laid out in InDesign; 3/4 text, 1/4 graphics. – Distill to PDF and distribute via e-mail to subscribers. I try to keep PDF below 500 KB in size. – Some subscribers read on-screen, some print to desktop printer to read. – My publications are never printed professionally–only to color laser, desktop printer. Images used in my publication rarely exceed 4×6 inches on the page and, presently, are usually JPG images of artwork. (For examples, my website is <http://dlampel.com)>
My question is this: With a limited budget, what megapixel level would satisfy this work? Would I be satisfied with the image quality of, say, a 6 or 6.1 megapixel camera, or do I need to go up to 10?
Thank you,
Dave
– Weekly 2-page, 8.5×11 journal laid out in InDesign; 3/4 text, 1/4 graphics. – Distill to PDF and distribute via e-mail to subscribers. I try to keep PDF below 500 KB in size. – Some subscribers read on-screen, some print to desktop printer to read. – My publications are never printed professionally–only to color laser, desktop printer. Images used in my publication rarely exceed 4×6 inches on the page and, presently, are usually JPG images of artwork. (For examples, my website is <http://dlampel.com)>
My question is this: With a limited budget, what megapixel level would satisfy this work? Would I be satisfied with the image quality of, say, a 6 or 6.1 megapixel camera, or do I need to go up to 10?
Thank you,
Dave
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