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May 21, 2005
[ ARE 2 MEGAPIXELS ENOUGH? ]
HAVE A LOOK in the Gallery at the set of photographs taken by Arthur Woods, using a 2 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 950. Arthur was an early adopter and paid dearly for the privilege. The Coolpix 950 cost about AU$2000 when it came on the market and while its pixel count is small it is obvious from these photos that its optics and image processing were first class.
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Posted by terry at May 21, 2005 05:42 PM
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For some photographers there will never be enough megapixels. See the article called "Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier" at http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm
But for the average happy snapper somewhere between 2 and 4 megapixels is more than enough to produce prints of their holiday or special event.
Posted by: AB at May 22, 2005 11:44 AM
I started digital photography with a little Kodak 2 mp camera won as a prize. I printed out heaps of A4 pictures, which were excellent when the shots were taken in good light. Where conditions were less than ideal the quality dropped markedly, which I think tells the story. I now have a 5 mp Nikon which does a great job in all situations, but of course it cost four times as much as the Kodak!
Posted by: Duncan at May 24, 2005 07:00 PM