“The more megapixels a camera has, the better the pictures.” Is this true?

“Advertisements declare a camera’s megapixel rating as though it’s a letter grade, implying that a 7-megapixel model is necessarily better than a 5-megapixel model.” But for whom? Do we really need it? Can we save money?

“For the nonprofessional, five or six megapixels is plenty, even if you intend to make poster-size prints.” After a certain point megapixels don’t matter.

Read the full article by David Pouge here..

It is an interesting read for anyone who just wants to take pictures of their nights out and friends and could save themselves a lot of money if they are thinking of buying a new digital camera.