Which mode for best 4x6 on Sony DSC-F717?

I got a Sony F717 for xmas but want to know what the experts out there
think I should be shooting my pictures in for best results on 4x6
Kodak paper? I plan on having them devloped at my local Sams Club.
(.20 per pic) Should I be capturing at the max rez or use the one
below it (3:2 mode)?

 

Always shoot at the highest res you can... ALWAYS!

Seymore...
Owner of an S85... and luvin' it!
www.SonyCams.com

 

even though you THINK you only want 4x6 you can never tell down the road if
you want larger prints or want to do some cropping of the original images.
You can never have too many pixels - just too little!

 

If you know you are going to print to 6*4 then there is no harm in shooting
to 3:2 ratio It is the same width as the normal 4:3 ratio, so you dont loose
any resolution, you just dont have quite the vertical real estate. The
advantage is you will have true borderless prints; If you print 4:3 ratio
prints on 6*4 then you either loose a little top and bottom, or have
unprinted borders either side.

The alternative is to shoot using 4:3 (max resoloution) and recrop to your
prefered print size later - unfortunatley photo sizes do not have a standard
aspect ratio: 6*4 (=3:2), 5*7, 8*10 (4:5) etc so this is probably the best
option if you are happy doing some post processing....

 

I know about capturing at max rez..... my choices (for max rez) are
2560x1920 or 2560(3:2). Of those 2, which should I pick for printing
to 4x6 pictures?

If I go with one or the other of those 2, will they both be
proportionate when printing to 4x6 pics?

Thanks!

 

If you don't want to crop the pictures manually after you take the picture, go
with the 3:2 format, which allows you to compose in the camera and have the
right aspect for 4x6 (or 8x12 for that matter) prints. Obviously if you want
to print at 8x10 or 5x7 you will have to recrop (or the printer will recrop or
print white borders).

 

3:2 for 4x6 prints.



Greg

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