well if you want to get into photography more seriously i would recommend buying a higher resolution camera. ideally 4mp + and you should get some great quality shots. or you could use 35mm film...
Yeah, 1 MP is really not that much. I have taken some really good and sharp shots with a 3.3 MP Casio, and I think that that is the first decent resolution. Now I have a 6MP Casio, which, of course, takes even better pics. Casio is really sharp generally, tough.