is a 5 megapixel camera better than a 3 or 2 megapixel camera?

Answer 1

For the most part, yes. The more pixels a camera has, the clearer the picture will be. Fewer pixels will result in a grainy picture, especially on large prints. The down side is the more pixels, the larger each picture is in size (larger memory cards & more hard drive space to save them on, ect).

2 to 3 mega-pixels is fine for 4x6's but not much larger. 5 to 6 is probably ideal for most people and 8 for film like quality and larger prints (film is still better but it's getting close). At 8 megapixels though each picture takes up over 2KB of space.

As mentioned above, there's other factors as well. The SLR's have larger sensors in them and hence take better pictures, take them faster, and work in lower light than the compacts do. They also cost $$$ and are bulkier. I recently moved to an 8MP SLR and I love it.

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Answer 2

No, not necessarily. If all other comparisons of the cameras are equal, then yes, the more megapixels the better.

The better question is the optics / lens. If you have a lens with optical zoom, the more the better. Digital zoom is really just enlarging the pixels. And a quality lens is also a better buy - Zeiss for example, are top notch lenses and come with a lot of the Sony cameras. While the higher megapixels will allow you to print a larger image, the better lens will give you a clearer picture to start with.

Answer 3

The more megapixels that a camera has, the better quality the pictures are. Cameras with lower amounts of megapixels(1,2,3) may make bad pictures. Also, better quality pictures can be enlarged more. You should get at least a 5 MP camera.

Answer 4

Yes. When someone says that they have a 5 megapixel camera, what they mean is that each picture that camera takes has 5 million little colored dots (called pixels) in it. If there are more pixels in an image, it will look less grainy and will be sharper.

Answer 5

Having more pixels gives you greater flexibility--you can print sharper pictures at larger sizes, or crop and print small sections of pictures. These days most cameras offer a resolution of at least 5 megapixels, which is enough to make a sharp 11-by-14 print.

Answer 6

Very generally, yes.
I've seen cameras with lower megapixels shoot better images though. The sensor may actually be larger on a lower megapixel camera. The optics may be superior. The circuitry may be superior.

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Answer 8

Yes, the more the better. Photos taken will have better resolution and prints better.

However, better resolution = bigger file size and less number of photos you can take if you have small capacity memory cards, e.g. < 512 MB. However, this is easily remedied by buying bigger capacity cards.

Answer 9

yes.. the more megapixels the better the pictue.

Answer 10

yes. a pixel is one of a bunch of little square that makes up the picture. the more pixels you have, the better the quality and clarity the picture will be.