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07/09/2004 05:09:02 AM · #1 |
ive been reading articles and my dad has said that all you need is between a 3-5 megapixel camera because the eye cant see that much color or something along those line and i was wondering if that was true.
so any help to put this question to rest woul dbe totally awesome.
thanks a bunch,
orme |
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07/09/2004 07:26:59 AM · #2 |
It's definately not a necessity, but I'll tell you. 8mp is more expensive for a reason. Check //www.dpreview.com/ for example.
Message edited by author 2004-07-09 07:28:45. |
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07/09/2004 07:43:52 AM · #3 |
Doesn't have anything to do with the amount of color.
But on the other hand, your dad is right in saying that the number of MP is receiving too high attention.
More MP will allow you to make bigger enlargements, or to crop (cut away) part of your picture and still make a decent size print. However it is also the quality of the pixels that count, and the current 8 MP camera's have typically more noise in the image than the lower MP camera's.
a 5 MP camera will easily allow you to make high quality A4 size prints, and with some processing even A3.
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07/09/2004 07:56:48 AM · #4 |
I've got a 3.3mp Canon EOS D30 and we're doing fine. I've shoot a couple of A3 posters with it for my school's student society with great results. I've also shot a few A2 posters with 4.1mp Canon EOS 1D. Great results as well...
One thing though, I shoot the photos in RAW format and then enlage them with Capture One. Not really sure if it changes anything, but that's how I do it.
So my conclusion is that 3.3mp is enough, but everything above is, of course, better.
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07/09/2004 08:16:25 AM · #5 |
I have the 6.3mp Fiji Finepix and really like the idea that I can take a shot without haveing to get right in there as I can crop later and not loose any detail for an A4 print. A4 is all I need at the moment as I can't print A3 :(
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07/09/2004 08:41:01 AM · #6 |
I did a little reading on this, back before I made my DSLR choice.
What I found was that it is a combination of Megapixels, the type of sensor and the size of the sensor.
In the article I read it explained that while a number of the 'prosumer' digital cameras do have upwards of 8 mega-pixel resolution the sensor itself was/is often the size of, if not smaller then your pinky nail. This has an adverse affect on the quality of each captured pixel.
In the case of the DSLR systems, they may have less Mega-pixels then some prosumer models, but the image sensor can be nearly the size of a 35mm film and thus capture higher quality mega-pixels.
If you are looking to upgrade your equipment, spend some time reading up on as many articles as you can. That way, when you do make your purchase, you should end up quite happy with the results. |
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07/09/2004 11:24:14 AM · #7 |
DSLR's are their own animal in the megapixel battle. For regular compact or prosumer cameras, 5 megapixels is definitely about optimized. For some brands, even 5 megapixels is too many, depending on the sensor used. I like my 5 megapixel camera because I can crop away a bunch of stuff and still have a shot with decent resolution, without sacrificing much quality, which compensates a little for not having a huge zoom. If you go up to 8 MP, then you can crop even more, but you have a poorer quality image in the end.
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