All this will do is mean you need bigger memory capacity/cards and given the fact that most people wouldn't notice the difference in anything over 3.2 once resized to something sensible (ie viewable on a screen or printed) whats the point?
Blow up an 8 megapixel image? A 1024x768 monitor is not even 1 mega pixel so even a 2 megapixel image would be larger than your screen. As to printing it out a 3.2 megapixel image is the same quality as a film photograph printed out even when it is a 12x10 (inch) print.
As you can see every other post so far, apart from yours, agrees with me that more mega pixels is just a gimmick the trap people who think more is better.
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All this will do is mean you need bigger memory capacity/cards and given the fact that most people wouldn't notice the difference in anything over 3.2 once resized to something sensible (ie viewable on a screen or printed) whats the point?
the point is that when I transfer the pic to my pc and decide to print it out or blow it up, it will still be clear.
Blow up an 8 megapixel image? A 1024x768 monitor is not even 1 mega pixel so even a 2 megapixel image would be larger than your screen. As to printing it out a 3.2 megapixel image is the same quality as a film photograph printed out even when it is a 12x10 (inch) print.
As you can see every other post so far, apart from yours, agrees with me that more mega pixels is just a gimmick the trap people who think more is better.
Cropping. The more pixels the better. But bigger sensor and better lens matters too.