A 3Mp, 6Mp and 8Mp relative comparison
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Resolution
No, not your annual
promise to jog every day to a salvation army soup kitchen, while
learning the guitar, not buying cigarettes and spending less. A
completely different kind of resolution, that's much easier to
achieve.
Resolution is a count
of the number of pixels. Pixel is short for picture element,
using the abbreviation 'pix' for 'picture'. Pixels are the colored
dots that make up the image. It follows that the more dots there are
in a given area, the more realistic you image will be when viewed at
a greater size. Today you'll see typical resolutions of between 5 and
12 megapixels, or Mp for short. More megapixels will allow you to
print the image at a greater size. There isn't much difference
between 6Mp and 8Mp so don't let that be a deciding factor when
choosing your camera. Look at the features, read reviews and let the
number of megapixels be one of the deciding factors, not the only
one.
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