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 Ecto
 
Location: minneapolis
Gender: Male
“We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.” -Jules Verne
 |  | What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
< on 10/11/2011 2:07 AM >
|  | | | So I dont really know much about photography, but are mega pixels a huge deal. I have a Kodak DX6490 I use for UE and is a 4 MP camera from 2001. Will this effect my photos in a huge way or is it only when you start getting up into the huge prints where I would have to worry about this. Anyways thanks for you input.
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kevinblahh
 
Location: STRANDED IN KPPC
Gender: Male
exploring is stupid.
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 1 on 10/11/2011 2:20 AM >
| | | | HUGE PRINTZ
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Price
 
Location: Houston,TX
Gender: Male
Urbex: Keeping record of things most people have forgotten.
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 2 on 10/11/2011 2:23 AM >
| | | | megapixels = u can zoom in more on the **** on the women.
and by **** i mean feet. (as an example)
4mp is fine for 72dpi online
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Harvestman
Location: Somewhere in SORTA/TANK Territory!
Gender: Male
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| |  | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 3 on 10/11/2011 2:47 AM >
| | | | Posted by Ecto
Will this effect my photos in a huge way
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
4 megapixels:
10 (or was it 12? can't remember if I shot this with my new or old camera):
Oh good, my slow clap processor made it into this thing.
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thelean
 
Location: Philly
Gender: Male
"yeah it looks like two models buts its actually a vegetarian and a girl"
| |  | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 4 on 10/11/2011 2:50 AM >
| | | | that is a terrible example of why MPs matter. First of all they are both really small jpgs and the only thing demonstrated here is flare/glare induced by the lens and the very shiny car in the first photo
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randomesquephoto
Don't be a Maxx
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 5 on 10/11/2011 2:55 AM >
| | | | More Megapixels= MORE BETTER PICTURES! Bottom line. If you have a 4MP camera your photos will be four times better than... Someone with a 1MP camera. 10MP=10X 14MP=14X and so on. Really. The higher the Mega pixels the higher the AI in the camera that basically creates a photo on it's own based on what you look at through the view finder, but always getting an end result that;s much better than that of what you thought or wanted to take in the first place.
See how a four megapixel camera will just time stamp your photo for you. Even though you don't want it to, because it looks like it was taken in 1994 by your grandmother? And a 10MP camera just automatically transforms your shitty car into a Porsche! Incredible.
[last edit 10/11/2011 2:57 AM by randomesquephoto - edited 1 times]
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\/adder
 
Location: DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 6 on 10/11/2011 3:05 AM >
| | | | Yep.
That's why a 13+mp Powershot is better than a 5dMkI or D700.
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tholcomb
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Gender: Male
Captain Baghead!
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 7 on 10/11/2011 3:59 AM >
| | | | 5 MP (WP7 Camera)
8 MP (Canon Rebel XT)
MP don't really matter unless you want to print in magazines. However, higher MP can yield less noise.
My advice to you, learn to compose photos with your Kodak, then upgrade to a Canon P&S or entry-level dSLR.
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cdevon
Location: west county
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 8 on 10/11/2011 4:17 AM >
| | | | from what i just read, and i know very little about digital cams...
m/p = the AMOUNT of information that the pic you take has. less mp = less info / more mp = more info. hence the "HUGE PRINTS" and "zoom in on womens feet" comments. or i my terms, when i blow them up, they stay sharp and clear (more mp) OR get grainy (less mp).
this also keeps up at night... to the O/P, thanks for asking so i didnt have to.
[last edit 10/11/2011 4:18 AM by cdevon - edited 1 times]
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cdevon
Location: west county
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 10 on 10/11/2011 5:05 AM >
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thanks. and i guess its optics also then huh?
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CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 11 on 10/11/2011 5:12 AM >
| | | | Megapixels really don't mean much. What's more important is the size of your camera's sensor in-relation to the amount of megapixels you have. A larger sensor with less megapixels will give you cleaner images than a tiny sensor with a lot of megapixels. For posting images on the internet, after re-sizing and jpeg artifacting and such, it really doesn't matter a great deal. For making prints, especially anything larger than 8x10, it's pretty important.
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cdevon
Location: west county
Gender: Male
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 12 on 10/11/2011 5:31 AM >
| | | | thanks! thats what i needed...
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Tupsumato
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
How close can you go?
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 13 on 10/11/2011 6:27 AM >
| | | | Cameras with more megapixels are generally newer, which usually means better overall image quality as well because of better sensors, more advanced processing etc.
I wouldn't upgrade my D70 only because I needed more than six megapixels...
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Ecto
Location: minneapolis
Gender: Male
“We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.” -Jules Verne
| | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 14 on 10/11/2011 6:33 AM >
| | | | Wow thanks everyone for your input, very informative.
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germs
Location: Great Barrington, MA
Gender: Male
the coolest koala on uer.
| |  |  | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 15 on 10/11/2011 6:38 AM >
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Yum. Bacon Muffin. On a more relevant note. Yes, megapixels.
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The Seeker
Location: Greater Toronto Area
Gender: Male
Time's Person of the Year for 2006
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 16 on 10/11/2011 9:11 AM >
| | | | Posted by TheVicariousVadder
Yep.
That's why a 13+mp Powershot is better than a 5dMkI or D700.
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my thoughts exactly...
Sony a7II | Canon 5D mkII | Canon Rebel XSi | Sony 28mm f/2.0 | Yashica 50mm f/1.9 | Sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM | Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 |
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The Seeker
Location: Greater Toronto Area
Gender: Male
Time's Person of the Year for 2006
| | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 17 on 10/11/2011 9:24 AM >
| | | | Posted by CaptainTonus
Megapixels really don't mean much. What's more important is the size of your camera's sensor in-relation to the amount of megapixels you have. A larger sensor with less megapixels will give you cleaner images than a tiny sensor with a lot of megapixels. For posting images on the internet, after re-sizing and jpeg artifacting and such, it really doesn't matter a great deal. For making prints, especially anything larger than 8x10, it's pretty important.
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+1
Sony a7II | Canon 5D mkII | Canon Rebel XSi | Sony 28mm f/2.0 | Yashica 50mm f/1.9 | Sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM | Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 |
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yokes
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| | | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 18 on 10/11/2011 12:45 PM >
| | | | Posted by CaptainTonus
Megapixels really don't mean much. What's more important is the size of your camera's sensor in-relation to the amount of megapixels you have. A larger sensor with less megapixels will give you cleaner images than a tiny sensor with a lot of megapixels. For posting images on the internet, after re-sizing and jpeg artifacting and such, it really doesn't matter a great deal. For making prints, especially anything larger than 8x10, it's pretty important*.
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*depending on viewing distance
My top 2 selling prints, for example, are larger than 50" on the long side and were taken in 2006 with an 8mp point and shoot.
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SeikoLiz
Location: 21061
Gender: Male
The beast with those four dirty paws
| |  | | | Re: What is the deal with Mega Pixels?
<Reply # 19 on 10/11/2011 2:18 PM >
| | | | At the risk of sounding redundant given the megapixel myth link above and another comment someone made regarding how little they matter in relation to sensor size, yeah, megapixels don't account for much on their own. A camera's performance is determined by a wide range of factors, resolution as determined by megapixels, SNR as determined by the size of the photobuckets on the sensor as well as sensor type (CMOS or CCD), sensor size in relation to both, how the camera handles processing is you're sticking with JPG... lots of factors. Most digital camera marketing focuses attention on megapixels at the consumer level because it's easy for them to play off a solid number as a measure of how good a camera performs. Engineers who consider themselves camera enthusiasts (make it known that there is a huge difference between a 'camera guy' and a 'photographer') focus too heavily on photosite size in relation to sensor size and SNR. In the end they're both missing the point.
It really just depends on the audience you intend to cater to and the ultimate destination of your images. Everything sticking to the web? Then it doesn't much matter how high the resolution of the camera is. Shooting for prints, then try to stick around at least 12MP (which is a bit of a standard thing anymore). More importantly than any of that stuff, though, is ensuring the camera you use is something that handles well for you and produces images you like (unless you're an avid RAW shooter in which case not even in-camera processing matters). If you're not aiming to make money off your images, then don't go broke buying crazy expensive gear. Stuff in the $500-800 range is pretty much the standard price for the hobbyist's ideal kit gear.
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