[X4U] digital cameras

[Peter Saint James]

On 3 Sep 2005, at 1:41 PM, Robert Ashton wrote:

> Would 8mp look better printed on a 8*10 than 5 mp?


     Not for most people or most printers.  You would be wise to get  
a print of a pix from a 5 mp camera and a similar one from an 8 and  
see what differences you can detect.

     If you plan to print very large pictures or plan to crop  
radically, the difference in mps might be worth while.  Or if you  
plan on doing something where that amount of definition is specified,  
like submitting to National Geographic.

     Saving to TIFF format rather than JPEG probably makes more  
difference than more mps over 5.

     The most important device on a digital camera that makes the  
biggest difference in photo quality is the nut on the shutter button.


                                             Peter