shuttervelocity
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Its too vague of a question to search...so here goes.
We've all read/argued/concluded that this megapixels war is up to no good. Stuffing too many pixels in tiny sensors and all that. I go back to some of the pics taken with my 4 MP canon A80 (which required 4 AA batteries and would burn through them within 100 shots or so) and those pics are just amazing. Even though the camera was rated at 400 ISO, I've taken shots of people with sunset in the background and both the sky, as well as features of the people including the grass they're standing on, are all completely discernible. But I love the features of newer cameras. With their tiny ergonomic design, rechargeable batteries, superb zoom, etc. So, I'm torn in decisions. Aren't we all? :lmao:
Lets take 2 APS-C size sensor cameras. One is rated at 8 MP max resolution and the other at 16 MP max res. If I set the Image size to 8 MP on the 16 MP camera, does it mean its essentially the same as the sensor rated at 8 MP camera? Or is the camera going to take a picture at 16 MP first and the use its processor to reduce the size to 8 MP and write on the card?
I do have a follow up question, but it depends on the answer i get for my first question. :mrgreen:
Thanks
Sam
We've all read/argued/concluded that this megapixels war is up to no good. Stuffing too many pixels in tiny sensors and all that. I go back to some of the pics taken with my 4 MP canon A80 (which required 4 AA batteries and would burn through them within 100 shots or so) and those pics are just amazing. Even though the camera was rated at 400 ISO, I've taken shots of people with sunset in the background and both the sky, as well as features of the people including the grass they're standing on, are all completely discernible. But I love the features of newer cameras. With their tiny ergonomic design, rechargeable batteries, superb zoom, etc. So, I'm torn in decisions. Aren't we all? :lmao:
Lets take 2 APS-C size sensor cameras. One is rated at 8 MP max resolution and the other at 16 MP max res. If I set the Image size to 8 MP on the 16 MP camera, does it mean its essentially the same as the sensor rated at 8 MP camera? Or is the camera going to take a picture at 16 MP first and the use its processor to reduce the size to 8 MP and write on the card?
I do have a follow up question, but it depends on the answer i get for my first question. :mrgreen:
Thanks
Sam