Pixels Digital
What do pixels mean for a digital camera?
Is that the most important thing when selecting a digital camera?
The number of Mp on the sensor mean only one thing, how big you can print, nothing else.
6Mp is a break point in sensor size as it enables a 10″ X 8″ to be printed directly so one dot on the page closely corresponds to one pixel on the sensor (at 300dpi, which is the resolution most commercial printers use). Any more than this cannot be printed and the data is just dumped, the finer detail recorded by say a 10Mp is of no use unless you print yourself and your printer has a resolution higher than 300dpi (most can if you set it higher), or you print bigger than 10″ X 8″.
For those that doubt this, just do the maths. 10″ @ 300dpi = 3000 dots, 8″ @ 300dpi = 2400 dots, so your 10″ X 8″ print has 3000 dots on the longest side and 2400 on the short edge, which closely corresponds to the pixel count from a 6Mp sensor.
With more Mp you can of course crop the image and still have enough for a good print.
Having too many pixels on a small sensor (high pixel density) is not a good thing as the low light performance of the camera is compromised, as is the noise level. Which is why the larger sensor of a DSLR will always produce a picture with a greater tonal range and less noise than the small sensor on a compact is capable of.
Chris
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Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital Camera 6.0 Mega Pixels AS IS FOR PARTS SD 630 $6.58 |
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Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital Camera 6.0 Mega Pixels AS IS FOR PARTS SD 630 $12.50 |
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500X 2.0 Mega Pixels 8-LED USB Digital Microscope NEW $32.99 |
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50~500X 2.0 Mega Pixels 8-LED USB Digital Microscope $23.49 |
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2MP 8-LED USB Digital Microscope endoscope 2.0 Mega Pixels Magnifier 5~500X 5I $9.49 |
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NEW 400X 1.3Mega Pixels 8LED USB Digital Microscope $44.80 |
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200x Zoom 1.3 Mega Pixels 4 LED Light USB Digital Optical Microscope Magnifier $31.85 |
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5.0 Mega Pixels 2.4 inch LCD Display Digital Video Camcoder DV20 $80.45 |
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VuPoint – Convert 35mm Slides & Negatives to Digital Files – Up to 5 mega pixels $9.99 |
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Canon Powershot SD550 7.1 Mega Pixels Digital Camera $15.00 |
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For Computer PC 1.3 Mega Pixel Digital USB Camera $29.16 |
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New Compuparts Digital Camera – 300K Pixels $4.50 |
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JAZZ JDC 315 DIGITAL CAMERA. 5.0 MEGA PIXEL $15.00 |
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Digital Video Camera 3.1 Mega Pixel Silver $58.49 |
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OLYMPUS Digital Camera SZ-10 Silver 14 million pixels Optical 18 Zoom wide-angle $219.60 |
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Flip Video Carrying Case for Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder Flip Ultra + Screen Protector Kit (11 Color to Choose From) This package includes: . A Carrying case for Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorders . A screen protector… |
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