Megapixel Myth
At one time or another many Americans have been shopping for a new digital camera. And its inevitable, whether searching for the a digital SLR or point-and-shoot variety of camera, the number one feature people look for is the number of megapixels per photo the camera sensor produces. While “the more megapixels the better” sounds practical and logical, in many cases it really does not make a noticeable difference to the eye above 5 megapixels even enlarged to poster size. To prove it, David Pogue wrote this article the other day that demonstrated in a practical way why megapixels (above 5) matter less than most think. Check it out sometime before you run out to by your next camera.
UPDATE: David Pogue has a follow up here to his column.
