what is better in the camera would more or less megpixels fora better pic.?

Answer 1

The more megapixels, the better the photo.

Answer 2

All things being equal, more mega pixels can translate into better image quality, but rarely are all things equal. Lens quality and noise suppression are also crucial to capturing a good image. More pixels does mean you can crop part of the image and enlarge and the results will be satisfactory. For what most people do with photos- print 4 x 6, e-mail to a friend, post on Facebook, etc.- today's 7 mega pixel cameras are more than equal to the task.

Answer 3

More may not always be better. Read the article "The Pros & Cons of Pixel Packing" at shutterbug.com. The article was in the Nov. 2007 issue of Shutterbug Magazine.

Since a digicam has a small sensor, stuffing more pixels into it may actually cause a loss of image quality.

5 to 8mp in a camera with good optics should let you print 8x10 or larger.

Answer 4

The more mega pixels you have, the more resolution you will receive. Therefore, you will get better image resolution with a more mega pixels, but each such high resolution picture will also take up more room on your memory card or computer. That said, with memory being as cheap as it is today, the storage size for pictures is rarely an issue.

Most higher mega pixel cameras also allow you to take lower resolution pictures. That way you can opt for either: higher resolution pictures that take more space or lower resolution pictures that take less space.

Relatedly, consider that if your laptop screen is 1280x1024, this is roughly equivalent to having a 1.2 mega pixel picture, where each pixel on your laptop screen corresponds to each pixel from the camera. So, unless you are going to print your pictures (printers have higher resolution), do not worry _too_ much about the mega pixels of your camera.

Answer 5

True, more megapixels (higher resolution) can give you better quality prints if you plan on blowing them up to poster-size, but that doesn't necessarily mean you should buy a 10+ MP camera. If you just want some standard 4x6 prints and maybe an occasional 8x10, you definitely don't need more than 5 or 6 MPs. In fact, unless you're a professional photographer, I wouldn't pay more for an equivalent camera just to get more than 6 MPs...
Basically, more MPs don't mean a better quality photo, just the option to crop it more/blow it up larger and still get a decent print. In fact, there are some who say that more MPs can actually result in worse quality pics! One thing is for sure, high resolution photos can seriously slow down your camera, as it needs to write a larger file to its memory card for each picture, resulting in slower shot-to shot times...
Check out "the Megapixel Myth" at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/technology/08pogue.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&fta=y or http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005180

Answer 6

The more megapixles the larger the picture actually is. It does not necessarily make for a "better" picture quality. A lot of the actualy picture quality is based upon other factors such as lense design and the camera software. The good with having large megapixels is that you have the option to zoom into a picture with out loosing photo quality.

Answer 7

More.

Digital cameras are based on shapes, and the more megapixels there are, the more shapes there are to make up the picture.

The old cameras were based on light.

Once megapixels get past 15, pictures will start to look real.

Answer 8

more, over 7 mil for a good quality pic.x

Answer 9

the more, the better! 12 is hecka good

Answer 10

more more more but it will get more expensive the more mega-pixels.