Don’t buy a Compact Digital Camera with more than 6 megapixels

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by
blanco
on 12/26/2007
in General and Photography
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Worth linking to; sixmegapixels explains why having a more than six megapixels on a compact digital camera is not just a bad idea, they actually produce lower quality (as in more digital noise lower quality) photos . (Via Daring Fireball.)

3 Responses to “Don’t buy a Compact Digital Camera with more than 6 megapixels”

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  1. 1 Dude
    12/27/2007 at 11:58 am

    I don’t know about this. I have a Canon G9 “point & shoot”. It has 12.1 Megapixels (1/1.7” sensor) with and has RAW capabilities. The image sharpness and lack of noise are remarkable. Also, it has pro features like aperture priority, shutter speed priority and other features that you’d expect on a DSLR. Have a look at http://www.dpreview.com and at http://www.kenrockwell.com for more on the topic. To see my “noisy” +6 MP images go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/14486602@N08 and take a look at the 1st 9 photos.

    Dude

  2. 2 blanco
    12/27/2007 at 8:43 pm

    Well Dude,

    You might want to read up on the The Megapixel Myth then. http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

  3. 3 blanco
    12/27/2007 at 11:49 pm

    Also… this series of articles from 2004 is titled “The Megapixel Myth” as well, I still find them to be useful.

    Beyond Megapixels - Part I
    http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/121/

    Beyond Megapixels - Part II
    http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/123/

    Beyond Megapixels - Part III
    http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/134/

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