Guest fountainhall Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 I have been reading a number of reviews of small and medium-sized cameras with many ranging from 16 to 24 megapixels. My medium-sized Sony bought 3 years ago has 9 megapixels and I have never felt I needed greater resolution. What is the benefit of a 24 mp camera for the average user? Quote
ceejay Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 and I have never felt I needed greater resolution. I think you have answered your own question, because it's all a question of what you want to do with it. The main advantages claimed for more pixels in the image are the abilities to print larger hard copies and to crop smaller areas out of the original. 9MP is easily good enough for an A4 print. When did you last make a larger print than that? There is a sort of "arms race" going on between camera manufacturers, quoting higher and higher pixel values. It means nothing to most amateur photographers. TotallyOz 1 Quote
