A few retailers are already shipping out the new Nikon D3x. We can hardly wait to get our hands on a testing model!

Along with an ultra high resolution LCD monitor, a 51-point auto focus system, dual CF card slots, an incredible 0.04 second shutter lag and what is almost certain to be outstanding photo quality, one of the remarkable features of the D3x is that it take photos of 24.5 megapixels. 24.5!

How large of a photo can you print with a 24.5mp camera? And how large a print can your current camera produce? Check out our graphic for the answers:

Said in words, a 24.5 megapixel image can produce a high quality print that’s as large as 20 inches (51 cm) x 13 inches (33 cm) if you print at 300 pixels per inch.

If you print at 200ppi you can print 50% larger images (eg. Nikon D3x photos would print at 30″ x 20.5″) and still get good looking photos. In fact, you probably won’t notice a difference between 300ppi and 200ppi photos if you are using your home photo printer. You would notice a little difference in the sharpness and color contrast, comparing the photos side-by-side, if you use a good commercial photo developer such as Snapfish. Photos printed below 200ppi your prints will start to pixelate.

Megapixels1	Point-And-Shoot	SLR
6	Fujifilm Finepix S6000fd	Pentax K100
8	Canon PowerShot SD850 IS or Konica Minolta Dimage A200	Canon 30D
10	Panasonic DMC-LX3 or DMC-FX500	Canon 40D or Olympus Evolt 420
12	Nikon Coolpix P5100	Nikon D3 or D300
15	Canon Powershot SD990IS	Canon 50D or Pentax K20D
21	-	EOS-1Ds Mark III
24	-	Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 2
160	-	Seitz 6×17 digital 3

¹ approximate
² The Nikon D3x may well take over the role of our favorite 24mp camera.
³ We hope to review this camera in a separate post in the future. In the meantime, if you’d be so kind, please buy us one of these!

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