Digital Camera Megapixels

Digital Camera Megapixels - What is All the Hype About?

Executive Summary by Robert A Cooper  

A digital camera's resolution is rated in megapixels. In other words your image sharpness is contingent on the digital camera's resolution. An example would be the Nikon D5000 providing 12.3 megapixels for great image quality.

This being said if you will be exclusively printing 5x7 prints you can capture high quality detail with a digital camera with 3 or 4 megapixel resolutions.

Pixel count expressed in megapixels is just a simple mathematic equation multiplying the number of horizontal pixels by the number of vertical pixels. For example a 3mp camera has 2,048 (horizontal) x 1,536(vertical) pixels or 3,145,728 pixels or 3mp.

Doubling pixel count increases resolution by about 40% which isn't enough to make much of a difference.

Tips When Buying Your Megapixel SLR Digital Camera

Executive Summary by Mike Selvon

The specifications and technical details that are included in the write-ups on a megapixel SLR digital camera can be staggering. So just what is a megapixel SLR one? How does the camera stack up against other types of digital cameras? Why you would want to purchase this particular type of digital camera over any other type.

 In order to buy a megapixel SLR digital camera, it might be helpful if you had a working definition of a megapixel. The megapixel is the resolution of the camera or how may pixels of light are in a given space.

When you read ratings and reviews of cameras, look for sections on camera resolution and pixel rates. SLR simply stands for "single-lens reflex". Many cameras feature SLR, including the popular Nikon D70 digital SLR camera and most Canon digital cameras.

Buying the Best

Now that you know a little bit about the megapixel SLR digital camera, you can set out to buy one. A good idea is to check out some ratings and reviews of the more popular cameras online.