| If you are on the market for a new
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| | more than enough for such usage. Consider
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| digital camera then there is a good
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| | your computer screen resolution which is
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| chance that you are asking yourself that
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| | in most cases 1024X768 - even when
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| exact question. Maybe the number of
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| | viewing your digital photos in full
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| megapixels that you are considering is
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| | screen mode you are only really watching
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| different. Do you really need a 16MP
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| | 1024X768 < 1 megapixels. A 2 megapixels
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| digital camera? 8MP? 6MP? This article
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| | 4X6 photo print has a DPI higher than 300
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| tries to help you answering this
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| | which is more than enough for a good
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| question.
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| | quality print. If you plan to print
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| New digital camera models that are put on
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| | enlargements consider the following table
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| the market support more and more
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| | for the recommended number of megapixels
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| megapixels. This race for more megapixels
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| | for different print sizes (based on print
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| is in part driven by manufacturers who
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| | quality of about 300 DPI):page 4X6
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| want you to buy their newest and greatest
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| | 2MPpage 5X7 3MPpage 8X10 7MPpage 11X14
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| digital camera and the easiest way for
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| | 14MPpage 16X20 28MPpage 20X30 54MP
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| them to make you compare cameras is by
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| | When considering spending more of your
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| using one simple number - megapixels -
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| | digital camera budget on getting more
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| the higher the better or at least this is
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| | megapixels you should ask yourself
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| what they want you to think.
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| | questions like: should I instead get
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| But reality is different. When it comes
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| | better lenses? Should I instead get an
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| to megapixels more is not necessarily
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| | external flash unit? Should I instead get
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| better. Since most of us have a limited
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| | extra storage media?
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| budget that we are willing to spend on a
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| | Don't be a victim of the megapixels race.
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| digital camera spending more money to get
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| | In many ways the race for more megapixels
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| more megapixels means spending less on
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| | is similar to the race for more megahertz
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| other features or accessories - such as
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| | on personal computers. In early days when
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| storage and lenses. The overall quality
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| | computers speeds were slow - more
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| of your photography experience is
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| | megahertz was important. Today though -
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| dependent on such extra features.
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| | having a 4Ghz or 5Ghz computer does not
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| When deciding on the number of megapixels
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| | make a difference and you are better off
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| that you need you should first consider
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| | spending more money on more memory than
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| what your expected usage is. You need
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| | more megahertz. The same is true with
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| more megapixels if you plan to print
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| | megapixels - in early digital cameras
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| photos (especially big enlargements) or
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| | days the number of megapixels was low and
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| if you need to zoom in and grab fine
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| | it was important to get more. Today with
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| details out of big digital photos. On the
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| | most cameras having a high number of
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| other hand - you do not need much if you
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| | megapixels it is probably wiser to get
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| plan to watch your digital photos on your
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| | better lenses or more storage than
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| computer screen and occasionally print a
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| | upgrading from 8MP to 10MP.
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| few 4X6 prints. In fact 2 megapixels are
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