16 megapixel camera best buy image
Natalia
I'm starting a course in three weeks time that is basically all digital stuff: including photography. I would like to take the photography path as we were told to choose between game development (not very good with writing programs) and photography.
So should I get a 14 megapixel, 16 megapixel or 20 megapixel camera (I had a look an I'm quite keen on the Samsung Smart Camera 16 megapixel camera but I first wanted to ask how many megapixel camera I should get.)
Thanks in advance!
Answer
Zero mega pixels is just about right. YES, I am kidding, but I am just trying to drive home the point that mega pixels do not matter any more! All cameras produced for the last several years have enough mega pixels to produce great quality prints. BUT you must always set you camera for MAXIMUM RESOLUTION. How do you do this? With most cameras you enter the "menu" function and scroll through until you come to the "pixel" setting. ALWAYS set you camera for greatest number of pixels and leave it there! But you want small files for email etc. You should get your yourself a small program for your computer, where you can save your picture for email (using a slightly different name of course).
More important is the length of the zoom lens. You want at a minimum a camera with 5x optical zoom lens. A camera with a 3x zoom lens is useless, and you will wish you had at least a 5x with in a couple of months. You didn't mention a budget for this purchase so it is hard to make a recommendation. Samsung are ok cameras. But Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Pentax are really the names to strive for!
P.S. You said nothing about a DSLR, Digital SIngle Lens Reflex camera like someone else recommended. That is like buying a ladder with 5 of the 6 rungs remove! Too much camera for your level at this point.
Zero mega pixels is just about right. YES, I am kidding, but I am just trying to drive home the point that mega pixels do not matter any more! All cameras produced for the last several years have enough mega pixels to produce great quality prints. BUT you must always set you camera for MAXIMUM RESOLUTION. How do you do this? With most cameras you enter the "menu" function and scroll through until you come to the "pixel" setting. ALWAYS set you camera for greatest number of pixels and leave it there! But you want small files for email etc. You should get your yourself a small program for your computer, where you can save your picture for email (using a slightly different name of course).
More important is the length of the zoom lens. You want at a minimum a camera with 5x optical zoom lens. A camera with a 3x zoom lens is useless, and you will wish you had at least a 5x with in a couple of months. You didn't mention a budget for this purchase so it is hard to make a recommendation. Samsung are ok cameras. But Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Pentax are really the names to strive for!
P.S. You said nothing about a DSLR, Digital SIngle Lens Reflex camera like someone else recommended. That is like buying a ladder with 5 of the 6 rungs remove! Too much camera for your level at this point.
is it true that a 16 megapixel camera takes fuzzier pictures than a lower resolution?
John smith
im interested in buying the fujifilm f550, witch has a 16 megapixel cmos sensor, but a friend told me that the pictures have too much noise and are not as defined as a lower megapixel camera. he suggested a 12megapixel camera, is this true? and if so what compact camera should i get(no DSLR)?
Answer
Your friend is correct. 16MP is fine in a camera with a large image sensor...but compact cameras have a very small sensor. The more MP in a camera with a small sensor, the more noise and degradation your images will have.
When looking for a camera, try to get one with the largest sensor you can. Most compact cameras have a 1/2.3" sized sensor. Fujifilm's EXR models have a 1/2" backlit CMOS sensor as opposed to the usual CCD sensor found in most compacts. This backlit sensor mostly allows full HD movie recording and fast fps, but doesn't really do much for image quality.
For very good image quality (other than a dSLR) I recommend a compact like Canon's G12 or the ultra compact, S95. They have a slightly larger sensor than many other compact cameras (1/1.7"). They have 10MP, but they produce better image quality than most compacts with more MP. The previous models (G11 and S90) also had 10MP...Canon kept it at 10MP for good reason (noise control). The main downside to both models is they do not record full HD movies, which is what most people want these days, but they do record in HD (1280 x 720) which is perfectly ok.
For image quality alone (though far from perfect) the Canon G12 is my pick...though it's body size and weird retro look might not appeal to everybody. The image quality produced by Fujifilm's cameras just doesn't cut it, in my opinion.
Before considering which model to buy, I recommend you look at samples from the first link below. You can compare models and see ISO image samples. That way you will have some idea of how a particular camera performs (remember to view higher ISO's...400, 800 and 1600)...
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
reviews, etc...
http://www.dpreview.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/
http://www.dcresource.com/
Your friend is correct. 16MP is fine in a camera with a large image sensor...but compact cameras have a very small sensor. The more MP in a camera with a small sensor, the more noise and degradation your images will have.
When looking for a camera, try to get one with the largest sensor you can. Most compact cameras have a 1/2.3" sized sensor. Fujifilm's EXR models have a 1/2" backlit CMOS sensor as opposed to the usual CCD sensor found in most compacts. This backlit sensor mostly allows full HD movie recording and fast fps, but doesn't really do much for image quality.
For very good image quality (other than a dSLR) I recommend a compact like Canon's G12 or the ultra compact, S95. They have a slightly larger sensor than many other compact cameras (1/1.7"). They have 10MP, but they produce better image quality than most compacts with more MP. The previous models (G11 and S90) also had 10MP...Canon kept it at 10MP for good reason (noise control). The main downside to both models is they do not record full HD movies, which is what most people want these days, but they do record in HD (1280 x 720) which is perfectly ok.
For image quality alone (though far from perfect) the Canon G12 is my pick...though it's body size and weird retro look might not appeal to everybody. The image quality produced by Fujifilm's cameras just doesn't cut it, in my opinion.
Before considering which model to buy, I recommend you look at samples from the first link below. You can compare models and see ISO image samples. That way you will have some idea of how a particular camera performs (remember to view higher ISO's...400, 800 and 1600)...
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
reviews, etc...
http://www.dpreview.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/
http://www.dcresource.com/
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