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Sep 18, 2007, 02:00 AM
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What is the maximum pixels i can get from a digital camera?
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Sep 18, 2007, 02:08 AM
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| I read a while back that Hasselblad had made a 39 megapixel camera ... but looking at that article it's $32,000 ... so you may not want to buy that!
What do you use your camera for? I've got a 3mp camera that I never switch above 1mp because the photos are so good on that setting!
Canon do a great range at about 8mp (the EOS) but it all depends on what you're photographing and how much you want to pay!? |
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Sep 18, 2007, 02:28 AM
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| How much would a 8mp cost? | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 02:32 AM
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| Again, it all depends. If you want a body with detachable lenses for really professional photography you're looking at about £700 for the body and just as much for good lenses!
You should look at this the other way around though, what are you wanting to do with the camera and what's your budget?
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(£700 is about US$1400 at todays exchange rate) | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 05:01 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | Why would you need one? Mega pixels matter mostly when trying to blow up a picture. They also have a bearing on the quality of photos taken with digital zoom.
A 5+ maga pixel camera will plow up fine to 8x10. Six mega pixels will do great at 11x17. | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 05:14 AM
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| I bought a 7.2 for 250 dollars...you shouldnt need much more than that unless you are a professional photographer. | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 06:08 AM
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| that sounds good like a good price for 7.2 mp, What make is it? | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 06:18 AM
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| Casio Exilim Z75 - I should mention that was the price when it first came out and with a 50 dollar memory card as well...it is probably much cheaper now, but I love this camera. it keeps up with my son.  if you get the high powered memory cards, it will take pictures so quickly. Casio Exilim Z75 Digital Camera - 7.2 Megapixel | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 06:28 AM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | in my opinion Zoom is more important that pixels. Many of the new slim camers have an 3x optical zoom which is insufficent for getting shots from any distance. | |
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Sep 18, 2007, 06:34 AM
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| I've read in more than one place to totally forget optical zoom on low-priced digital cameras, than if you have a good pixel-rate, just take your photo without any zoom, then use photo-editing software to zoom in! Lol!
I've used it on a few occasions, and I've got to say it does work much better than my crappy zoom! | |
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