can you help w. digital camera's?

Question

is there really a bid difference betwen 7.1MP & 12MP?

How about D80 & D200?

Anything else IO should know before buying?

and by bid I mean big - sorry

Answer 1

Actually -the difference between 7Mp and 12 Mp isn't quite as much as people think. But- consider your needs. The only reason why you would want a 12Mp camera is if you are intending to create very large prints- and I mean poster sized. For non-professional work- you cannot tell the difference between a 4Mp and 7Mp image when printed at 8x10.

The D80 and D200 are both excellent Nikon DSLRs. You need to decide if you really need the few extra features of the D200 and are willing to spend the extra $500 to get them. The D200 will do 5 frames per second, whereas the D80 only does 3fps. Image quality will be identical. Oh- the D200 is a bit bigger and heavier as well.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_d80%2Cnikon_d200&show=all

Answer 2

Comparison between the Nikon D80 and the Nikon D200:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_d80%2Cnikon_d200&show=all

If you want to compare current models, compare the D80 to the D200. This is a tough call. Here is the recent Popular Photography review of the D80. They make comparisons with the D200 throughout the article. They also have capsule summaries comparing the D80 to the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi (400D), the Pentax K10D, and the Sony Alpha 100. In the conclusion, they suggest that Nikon has "gone crazy" releasing this camera for $700 less than the D200, stating that the D80 is nearly the same camera without a few features and without the industrial strength of the D200.

http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3231/camera-test-nikon-d80.html

I own a D200 and a D70s, which should feel quite a bit like the D80. The D70s by no means feels "cheap," but it is lighter and somewhat smaller than the D200. If I had all of the image quality of the D200 available in the D70s, I doubt I would have spent the money for the D200. In other words, if you are looking to move up from a point and shoot, the additional price is probably not worth the difference unless you need the superior construction and all the subtle features of the D200.

Answer 3

You're looking at some top end Nikon's it appears.

As far as the MP's, if you want to print life size posters, better get the 12MP, other wise the 7.1 is going to work just fine.

Both camera's are great, but these are professional camera's, so you may want to scale it down a bit to the D40 or D50, which will be more user-friendly.

Answer 4

a 12 mp gathers more information when pictures are taken rather a 7.1 mp. with more info taken you will need a bigger memory card. another thing is that with the 12 mp camera you can blow up photos larger than a 7.1 mp and they will be soo muck clearer too

Answer 5

Unless you like checking finger print in photographs anything over 3 mp is fine (at 12 you could check DNA)

Answer 6

yes 12 mp is much much better yhen 7 mp,cant help w/ D80 and D200 but u should also think about wat it needs to hold pics like memory. i got my memory to hold about 200 pics and it was a memory card.

Answer 7

You have received a lot of excellent answers. Truth is MOST people don't even need 7 megapixels.

Answer 8

yes the higher the megapixel the clearer the pictures.

Answer 9

if you are not a professional photographer
you don't need either of those
why don't you go to
yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera guide
answer the guide questions
it will help you pick a nice one

Answer 10

not much to justify the costs