Is this a standard width and length?

[The_Traveler]

If you are making pictures only for the web and they won't be full-screen, then you are probably OK with any new-ish P&S as long as you don't try to 1) get too close (perspective distortion), 2) record color perfectly (not great color rendition), 3) get exquisite fine detail (inadequate lens and sensor), 4) make full screen shots from part of the image (low resolution and non-great sensor), 5) shoot moving objects (shutter lag and autofocus issues), 6) use the built-in flash for everything (bad lighting, harsh shadows), 7) shoot in low light (bad shadow detail and color noise) or 8) shoot architectural shots and expect straight lines (distortion from short lens).

 

[Garbz]

like Java for example.

I'm going to slap you!

72 Dpi is not a useless fact for putting images on the web.

Actually it is. The last time 72 DPI had any relevance for computing was back around 1985 when the mackintosh which had 72 physical dots per inch on its display was discontinued. In about the mid to late 1980s computers monitors actually changed in size but not resolution which caused the whole 72DPI thing to be thrown out the window. Yet somehow here we are 30 years later unable to let go. I don't think there's a single display on the market that actually is 72DPI. More over there's no guaranteeing that the web browser will render the result at the correct size (saying that as someone who sits quite far from their screen and thus surfs the web with a slight zoom applied).

 

[bocadave]

Actually it is.​

not.


The Myth of DPI | Webdesigner Depot

However you really misstated the facts as pertaining to this thread I believe as there has been the common notion to set images with less resolution dpi for web use.

That url is one opinion which has nothing to do with what you have stated at all

 

[o hey tyler]

not.

The Myth of DPI | Webdesigner Depot

However you really misstated the facts as pertaining to this thread I believe as there has been the common notion to set images with less resolution dpi for web use.

That url is one opinion which has nothing to do with what you have stated at all

I didn't realize you were suddenly an expert on this subject.

Did you read the article? This was pretty close to the top.

"In print, pixels per inch and dots per inch impact the size of an image on a page. DPI doesn’t apply to layout on the web.

When someone converts an image to 72 DPI, they’re adding an extra step with no benefit. Web pages are measured in pixels, not real-world units such as inches."

 

[bocadave]

thanks for the help.


This use of this thread has got into a spitting match and off topic. My questions were answered.