how many megapixels do I need for a digitial camera? What are the differences and how much can be an overkill?

Question

what is an overkill? I want a very very good quality image but be able to put it on the internet, what megapixels are good for that? And if you can, can you explain what are the differences between 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10 megapixels? I know its a mouthful but please help folks.

Answer 1

hi,
for ideal domestic purpose, 3 mega pixel is more than enough. however if you are a photography freak, go ahead for any camera having more than 5 MP with excellent optical zoom like SLR's. as MP's increase, we can take a bigger print out of the photo with much clarity. for a 4MP camera you can take a print out of size A3, 5MP bigger size and ......

i have a Kodak SLR, a 5MP camera with 12X optical zoom. its awesome, i got it because i love photography.

decide your self.
all the best.
sudhi

Answer 2

I think for the use your looking for 3-5 Megapixels is good. I use a camera that has 10, but that's because I'm getting into the photography business. If you're looking to buy a camera right now, Nikon's Coolpix 5600 has 3 and 5 megapixel settings and only costs about $200-250.

Answer 3

i only use a 2 megapixel nikon coolpix and it has served me well the last 6 years. i can use it for the internet and can clearly print up to 8X10 photo images.

megapixels are how fine the image will be, the higher the megapixels the finer or clearer the image. depending on what you will use it for is how to measure what you will get.

for example: photos or just the internet: basically everyday use - 2megapix or 4 megapix is more than enough but if you need it for work - i.e photography then mega pix should be higher.

hope i have helped

Answer 4

I have a 4megapixels digicam and the photos produced are very much OK for developing 8X10 photos (i haven't tried sizes bigger than 8X10).

I suggest you also consider the optical zoom of a camera if you're thinking of buying one. Optical zoom is better than digital zoom; difference is that with optical zoom, there is no image distortion, but with digital zoom, photos may come out as "pixelized," i.e. you can see small square dots (or pixels) in the output photo.

Hope this helps!Ü

Answer 5

3 mp or more. visit www.kenrockwell.com and look for an article named "The megapixel myth" - you will get answers to all your queries, and explained in a very scientific way.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm