Comments on: Newsflash: Megapixels Don’t Mean Megapictures http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:34:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: mathew http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/comment-page-1/#comment-97424 mathew Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:46:34 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/#comment-97424 The stat that makes the most difference for most people will be the lens speed. Ironically, a lot of sites (e.g. dealcamera.com) don't even bother to list it. With a fast lens you can take pictures indoors without flash, take pictures on grey days without sensor noise, and so on. That makes a much bigger difference to image quality than either megapixels or the software you use. The stat that makes the most difference for most people will be the lens speed. Ironically, a lot of sites (e.g. dealcamera.com) don’t even bother to list it. With a fast lens you can take pictures indoors without flash, take pictures on grey days without sensor noise, and so on. That makes a much bigger difference to image quality than either megapixels or the software you use.

]]> By: jonas http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/comment-page-1/#comment-97088 jonas Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:36:41 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/#comment-97088 "I very rarely take pics with the maximum sharpness—they fill up your hard drive, look no better on a computer screen and I almost never print pics." but what if you want to crop them? :) “I very rarely take pics with the maximum sharpness—they fill up your hard drive, look no better on a computer screen and I almost never print pics.”

but what if you want to crop them? :)

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/comment-page-1/#comment-96560 Jon Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:42:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/02/08/newsflash-megapixels-dont-mean-megapictures/#comment-96560 I have come to the same realization - now that I got my D40, I completely agree. Its the software behind the picture that makes the HUGE difference more then any megapixel this or that. The only advantage I can see towards additional megapixels is the software has more data to further optimize the image... and in this way, as long as the cpu can keep up, more is probably better although I am sure there is a law of diminishing returns regarding this as well. Jon I have come to the same realization – now that I got my D40, I completely agree. Its the software behind the picture that makes the HUGE difference more then any megapixel this or that. The only advantage I can see towards additional megapixels is the software has more data to further optimize the image… and in this way, as long as the cpu can keep up, more is probably better although I am sure there is a law of diminishing returns regarding this as well.

Jon

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