One of the confusing things in buying the perfect digital SLR is deciding how many mega-pixels you should look for. The answer depends on what you plan on doing with the enhanced pictures.
First things first, you need to have meaning what a pixel is. In terms of digital prints, a pixel simply means a dot of color that makes up the image. 6 megapixels equates to six million pixels. The more mega-pixels a camera has, the larger the amount of information it records.
The easiest way to decide what to look for is to know the size and type of prints you are likely to print from your camera. A one mega-pixel camera is fine for those who don’t plan on printing photos but rather just hold onto them for safe-keeping. A small print, say 4 x 6, will print alright from this camera.
A 2 mega-pixel camera will enable you to produce good quality 6×9 prints and fair quality 8 x 10 prints. When you reach 4 mega-pixels you can print out superb quality 8 x 10 prints and acceptable 12×18 prints and a 5 mega pixel camera will enable you to print out high quality 16×20 prints.
Most photographers buy a camera in the 3.2 Mega-pixel range to be the best choice. The quality of both 5 x & and 8 X 10 prints is great yet the files on your computer are not so large you you do not need to be worried about not having the room on your hard drive.
Any camera over 5 mega-pixels is not required for all but professionals in photography; even then, only those who have need for super large size prints find that many mega-pixels worth the money. Most freelance photographers find 4 or 5 mega-pixels to be more than enough for excellent-quality prints.
The choice is yours. Look to what you plan on enlarging with your digital files and then decide. In most cases spending the cash for increased optical zoom and lower mega-pixels is the proper decision.
Author: Richard’s Photography – San Antonio Portraits
Senior Portraits in San Antonio
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