For the average user out there who is looking for a point and shoot, the last thing you need to spend your money on is more megapixels. If you think you are going to blow up prints from this into poster size those extra megapixels aren't going to help. You need a bigger sensor and better optics (try an SLR). Even a 4MP SLR from a couple years ago would probably have better prints because of the above reasons. These manufacturers are cramming more megapixels just to fool people into paying more. Canon makes great cameras (I have a Digital Rebel XT and the 8MP SD1000) but this is getting absurd here for the average user.
I can feel the heat from that noise producing sensor from here. Like you said - pixel density is out the roof on this thing, especially when SLR owners are beginning to even wonder if the 40D and XTi are too dense with less pixels than this and larger sensors.
Wasnt it the D2X that has a 4mp sensor yet has full size prints better than most 10mp cameras?
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Jonny @ Oct 1st 2007 6:26PM
For the average user out there who is looking for a point and shoot, the last thing you need to spend your money on is more megapixels. If you think you are going to blow up prints from this into poster size those extra megapixels aren't going to help. You need a bigger sensor and better optics (try an SLR). Even a 4MP SLR from a couple years ago would probably have better prints because of the above reasons. These manufacturers are cramming more megapixels just to fool people into paying more. Canon makes great cameras (I have a Digital Rebel XT and the 8MP SD1000) but this is getting absurd here for the average user.
Josh @ Oct 1st 2007 9:40PM
I can feel the heat from that noise producing sensor from here. Like you said - pixel density is out the roof on this thing, especially when SLR owners are beginning to even wonder if the 40D and XTi are too dense with less pixels than this and larger sensors.
Wasnt it the D2X that has a 4mp sensor yet has full size prints better than most 10mp cameras?