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 NIKON COOLPIX S4000 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $19.95 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 43m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 SANYO VPC E2100 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 38m |
 CANON POWERSHOT SD1200 IS 100 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $16.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 34m |
 Nikon D2X DSLR 124 Megapixel Professional Grade Camera AS IS parts or repair $699.99 Time Remaining: 23d 16h 43m Buy It Now for only: $699.99 |
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 NIKON COOLPIX L24 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $12.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 32m |
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 CANON POWERSHOT A2200 141 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 30m |
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 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC WX9 162 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $11.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 32m |
 CANON POWERSHOT SD870 IS DIGITAL ELPH 8 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS ONLY $14.99 Time Remaining: 15h 16m |
 Fujifilm FinePix A345 41 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 17d 18h 55m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 NIKON COOLPIX S8100 121 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 28m |
 SANYO VPC T1496 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 28m |
 Fujifilm MX1700 Zoom 15 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 15d 16h 23m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CANON POWERSHOT SX150 IS 141 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $11.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 12m |
 Olympus FE 360 U Silver Digital Camera 80 MegaPixel Broken Repair Parts Only $29.99 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 11m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 NIKON COOLPIX S4000 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 19m |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC W290 121 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 31m |
 Olympus CAMEDIA D 590 40 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 16d 15h 54m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SANYO VPC S1415 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 26m |
 OLYMPUS STYLUS 7010 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 21m |
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 NIKON COOLPIX L22 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16m |
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 SAMSUNG PL100 122 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22m |
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 SAMSUNG SL605 122 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 24m |
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 KODAK EASYSHARE C1530 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14m |
 Olympus SP 320 71 mega pixel Good Luck Part Time Digital Camera $9.50 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 43m |
 Olympus CAMEDIA D 590 40 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 16d 16h 15m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC W570 161 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 30m |
 SANYO VPC S1415 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 27m |
 Nikon Coolpix 2000 20 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 15d 19h 2m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SANYO VPC S1414 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 10m |
 Olympus D 340L 13 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 7d 1h 23m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC W170 101 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 29m |
 NIKON COOLPIX L22 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 22m |
 Fujifilm FinePix A200 20 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 18d 4h 4m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CANON POWERSHOT A490 100 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12m |
 NIKON COOLPIX S4000 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 24m |
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 FUJIFILM FINEPIX XP10 122 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 17m |
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 CANON POWERSHOT A3100 IS 121 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 16m |
 CASIO EXILIM EX Z35 121 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 14m |
 Toshiba PDR M25 22 Megapixel FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 15d 1h 37m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 KODAK EASYSHARE M530 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 18m |
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 KODAK EASYSHARE M580 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 20m |
 OLYMPUS STYLUS 550WP 100 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 31m |
 Kodak EasyShare C530 50 Mega Pixel Camera For Parts Repair $15.00 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 40m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC W560 141 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 36m |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC T90 121 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 34m |
 Cannon PC1184 Power Shot A530 50 Mega Pixel Camera For Parts Repair $30.00 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 41m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 GE POWER PRO SERIES X5 141 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 18m |
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 NIKON COOLPIX L24 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 24m |
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 NIKON COOLPIX S4000 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 27m |
 NIKON COOLPIX L22 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 22m |
 Pentax Optio W10 6 Megapixel Digital Camera AS IS PARTS $54.99 Time Remaining: 1h 35m Buy It Now for only: $54.99 |
 SANYO VPC S1414 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 33m |
 Sony Coolpix Steady Shot DSC W330 141 MegaPixels Parts $44.00 Time Remaining: 25d 18h 11m Buy It Now for only: $44.00 |
 PENTAX OPTIO 60 60 MEGAPIXELS DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS AS IS BROKEN $9.44 Time Remaining: 4d 18h 28m |
 KODAK EASYSHARE C183 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 11m |
 NIKON COOLPIX S230 100 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $29.95 Time Remaining: 10d 18h 37m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 KODAK EASYSHARE C190 120 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 20m |
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Buying a Digital Camera: How Many Megapixels Do You Need?
Is 'megapixel' the most overused word in the language of digital photography?
Tell anyone you are thinking of buying a new digital camera, and the first question they will probably ask you is "How many megapixels does it have?" In my gallery I often overhear comments like "I would love to take better photos, but my camera doesn't have enough megapixels."
Like computers and the internet, digital photography has bred two types of 'expert.' There are people who know a lot. Then there are the people who know just a little, but think they know everything. Many of these people have been persuaded (most likely by a salesman trying to increase his commission) that the key to good photography is a high megapixel rating. By clinging to this notion, they may well be ignoring more important factors that could help them become better photographers.
The number of pixels in a photo determines how much you can enlarge the picture without losing image quality. The more megapixels, the bigger the print. But how important is this really, for most photographers in today's digital world?
Let's forget about the size of the enlargement for a moment. How many photos these days are ever printed at all, let alone enlarged to poster size? Gone are the days of shooting photos on negative film, and printing them to see the results. These days we see the results immediately in the camera, and can look at them in better detail on the computer screen. In fact, by eliminating the cost of film and developing, more people are taking more photos than ever before.
But back to the question: how many of these photos ever get printed? Most pictures live their lives on a computer screen, where we see a small version of a photo at 72dpi. In fact, if we want to share them in emails or add them to webpages, we have to make them even smaller to travel in cyberspace.
Of course there are people who print a lot of their photos. I encourage everybody to print their best photos, frame them, hang them, give them as gifts...after all, what is the purpose of all these photos if we don't do something with them? But do we need a lot of megapixels to create a good print?
In most cases, the answer is no. The vast majority of printed photos are 6x4 or 5x7 inches, and very occasionally 8x12 inches. Very few photographers (apart from professionals) will ever print a poster sized enlargement. They might think they will; but almost certainly, they won't.
So, do we really need all these megapixels? I equate it to buying a car than can travel 200 kilometres per hour in a country where the speed limit is 100. The power is there, and it may give some inward pride to know it is there...but it is wasted power all the same. Apart from bragging rights, in some ways you equally well served by an old hatchback that just gets you from Point A to Point B.
You can produce good, high quality prints up to 8x12 inch (20x30cm), and probably larger, with a five megapixel camera. This is not a compromise; I doubt you would see any improvement in print quality taking the same picture on a ten megapixel camera. Certainly you would see a difference if you enlarged the photo to poster size, but (as we have discussed), very few people reading this article are likely to do that.
Please do not see these comments as negative. I would never suggest that anyone who has bought a more powerful camera has wasted their money. Your upmarket camera probably came with an extra feature or two that adds to the fun you can have with photography. And of course, it is nice to know you could make giant prints from your photos...even though we both know you possibly never will.
Rather, I want to encourage all those people who didn't buy the top-of-the-range camera and wish they did, or are currently agonizing over how much to spend on their next camera. If you want a camera that takes a decent photo, for use online or to produce small and medium sized prints, you don't need to overextend your budget. Buy the camera you can reasonably afford and be happy with it - it will do the job for you.
If there is one important buying tip that is more important than the megapixels, it is to find a camera with a good quality lens. If your photos are not crystal clear and sharp when they are small, they are not going to improve by being blown up to larger sizes. In fact, all you would acheive is to make your blurry photo bigger and blurrier.
Just as importantly, once you have your camera, learn to use it. Most digital cameras come with manual settings that allow you to be truly creative once you know the basic photography techniques. If you look at the results of most photo competitions, you will usually find that the winner did not have the most upmarket camera. Invariably, it is the person with the imagination and skills to get the best out of the camera they have.
About the Author
Andrew Goodall believes that with a small amount of guidance, anyone can become a better photographer, no matter what sort of camera they have. Andrew's ebook "Photography in Plain English" is a perfect place to start. Check it out at http://www.naturesimage.com.au and while you are there, sign up to the online newsletter for even more tips...it's free!
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