Cameras?

[arrowsup]

thats not what i mean...i mean: after i take the pic (esp. @ a concert) if i wanna zoom in more than what the photo shows....thats when the megapixels come in...i know that zoom is zoom..but it does have a little soething to do with it....i know my certain camera...

OK, but isn't that what I said? The file is bigger so you can see more detail digitally or printed when the picture is enlarged.

[dfreely]

No, it does not effect "zoom" after a photo has been taken, nor does it effect the ability to "enlarge the photo without graininess".

Megapixels simply dictates how big a photo you can shoot, that's it. It does not effect quality or detail. The reason the two of you may think it has something to do with zoom/enlargement is probably because you're viewing a smaller, resized verison of the photo, since many image viewing programs will resize images to fit your screen size. When you're "zooming in" or "enlarging it", you're not actually doing either - you're simply beginning to view the photo in it's true size.

And the reason I don't think it matters these days is simply because the majority of people aren't going to need that many megapixels. Even a 7-megapixel camera shoots at around 3000x2300 pixels, and can be used to make poster prints of around 20" x 30". Most people don't even print above 8" x 10".

[musicfan]

No, it does not effect "zoom" after a photo has been taken, nor does it effect the ability to "enlarge the photo without graininess".

Megapixels simply dictates how big a photo you can shoot, that's it. It does not effect quality or detail. The reason the two of you may think it has something to do with zoom/enlargement is probably because you're viewing a smaller, resized verison of the photo, since many image viewing programs will resize images to fit your screen size. When you're "zooming in" or "enlarging it", you're not actually doing either - you're simply beginning to view the photo in it's true size.

And the reason I don't think it matters these days is simply because the majority of people aren't going to need that many megapixels. Even a 7-megapixel camera shoots at around 3000x2300 pixels, and can be used to make poster prints of around 20" x 30". Most people don't even print above 8" x 10".

[musicfan]

thats not what i mean...i mean: after i take the pic (esp. @ a concert) if i wanna zoom in more than what the photo shows....thats when the megapixels come in...i know that zoom is zoom..but it does have a little soething to do with it....i know my certain camera...

OK, but isn't that what I said? The file is bigger so you can see more detail digitally or printed when the picture is enlarged.

yea i guess so....lol

[arrowsup]

Megapixels simply dictates how big a photo you can shoot, that's it. It does not effect quality or detail. The reason the two of you may think it has something to do with zoom/enlargement is probably because you're viewing a smaller, resized verison of the photo, since many image viewing programs will resize images to fit your screen size. When you're "zooming in" or "enlarging it", you're not actually doing either - you're simply beginning to view the photo in it's true size.

"Enlargement" - the process of exposing photosensitive paper using the negative to make the finished product. I was not using this term as a variation of "zoom". With an enlarger you can make virtually any size print that you want, and every dark room has one. While megapixels are an overhyped feature on cameras today - they certainly do provide added detail when enlarging a digital image to say, 16 x 20 -- so yes the higher megapixels the better the quality or detail. I think you are talking about viewing 8 x 10's with the naked eye -- there will be virtually no difference between 8 x 10 prints from a 6 and a 16 MP camera under those circumstances.

[dfreely]

Sorry, I guess after being so used to the overall silliness of this forum, I automatically "dumbed" you down to their level. A mistake on my part

But higher megapixels providing any better quality/details is simply because of size itself, so I do not consider it as a direct effect on quality... in fact, I believe our definitions of quality is actually different here. What I consider to be true attributes of quality - sharpness, noise, aberration, etc - are not judged by megapixels.

[Paigey012]

I have a Fujifilm Finepix Z20 in pink but you can get them in all different colours too.
I love this camera! There easy to use, take fantastic pictures and they look gorgeous
I would definitely recomend it
Heres some info about it: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... B001527YTW
Its great