The more pixels the better?

Falcone · 17th Jul 2006, 08:35 AM

for those who still thinks his 8MP Samsung camera phone can beat a DSLR....

http://www.dansdata.com/gz059.htm

Chai · 17th Jul 2006, 10:27 AM

And I'm thinking of 'downgrading' to 4MP!

Seriously, it's better to have less but good pixels than lots of rubbish pixels...

Many people still don't understand, that's why manufacturers are still increasing pixel count...

PsYkHoTiK · 17th Jul 2006, 11:49 AM

lol yea. A lot of people I know always say wow this camera has this many Mega Pixels and are all caught up in the MP fan fair....

Olle P · 17th Jul 2006, 05:53 PM

Well, my 1.3 megapixel camera (Olympus C-1) is fairly crappy, and I plan to get a better camera within a year or so.
On the other hand, the 100 megapixel large format camera I read about some year ago is way over the top for most users. (Good when you plan to do 20m wide printouts though...

)

Cheers
Olle

ZuePhok · 17th Jul 2006, 08:03 PM

one day the camera will be very hot

manufacturer who likes to sell things differently, always ends up with an oven

just like intel

Chai · 17th Jul 2006, 09:19 PM

As you have already said, large format is a different story, as the sensor size is MUCH bigger.

Even though I'm using DSLR, I almost never use anything above 2MP (2MP is exactly the size of my screen!

).

Adrian Wong · 17th Jul 2006, 11:21 PM

Resolution is nothing without quality... Hehe..

djspinnet · 17th Jul 2006, 11:40 PM

Well, high MP or not, still can't beat film quality...

Of which, I just got my hands on a loan of a Nikon Coolscan IV ED... which can scan my films to around easily 11MP! Mad...

Now I just need to find time to scan my tons and tons of strips of film..

I still love film. Once I get a more permanent home (home processing) and a car (so that I can drive over to a faraway but good lab) or find a processing/printing lab near my place I'll go back to film. There's just some things that digital sensors can't achieve yet..

Chai · 18th Jul 2006, 12:40 AM

You haven't tried 1Ds MkII yet...

But films are not limited by pixels. That's why you should never compare them.

djspinnet · 18th Jul 2006, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

But films are not limited by pixels. That's why you should never compare them.

Which was why I said, however high the MP, it still can't beat film

Oooooh, slides! FUN!

17th Jul 2006, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
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17th Jul 2006, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Olle P Active Join Date: 12 Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 815 Reputation: 315 Rep Power: 8	Well, my 1.3 megapixel camera (Olympus C-1) is fairly crappy, and I plan to get a better camera within a year or so. On the other hand, the 100 megapixel large format camera I read about some year ago is way over the top for most users. (Good when you plan to do 20m wide printouts though... ) Cheers Olle __________________ If you're not living on the edge you take up too much space... Asus A8E-N, Athlon64 X2 4600+, 1024MB Kingston value, XFX GF7800GT, Seagate 160GB/8MB

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17th Jul 2006, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	As you have already said, large format is a different story, as the sensor size is MUCH bigger. Even though I'm using DSLR, I almost never use anything above 2MP (2MP is exactly the size of my screen! ). __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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djspinnet Active Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Posts: 591 Reputation: 583 Rep Power: 10	Well, high MP or not, still can't beat film quality... Of which, I just got my hands on a loan of a Nikon Coolscan IV ED... which can scan my films to around easily 11MP! Mad... Now I just need to find time to scan my tons and tons of strips of film.. I still love film. Once I get a more permanent home (home processing) and a car (so that I can drive over to a faraway but good lab) or find a processing/printing lab near my place I'll go back to film. There's just some things that digital sensors can't achieve yet.. __________________ Jinny Wong djspinnet.org

18th Jul 2006, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	You haven't tried 1Ds MkII yet... But films are not limited by pixels. That's why you should never compare them. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/