Is more megapixels better?

Less is more, so goes the saying.

I have spoken with sign-writers and graphic designers who have explained to me that megapixels are only useful when you want to blow up large sizes. So we need to pick a camera not on the size of megapixels.

As a general idea sizes can be reached from:

• 2MP – 6x4
• 2.1MP – 1920x1080 TV Screen Resolution
• 5MP – A4 piece of paper
• 10MP – Poster Size or 20”x30”

Science is bringing us more megapixels and most entry level cameras have lots of megapixels. Enthusiast level cameras tend to have less, example Canon s95 has 10MP which is a great high detail camera for any photography lover.  Nikon’s new 1 system has 10.1MP on their new Mirrorless Interchangeable Cameras. Olympus’ XZ-1 has 10MP also and has one of the most amazing macro functions in a compact camera.

Olympus XZ-1

If your salesperson talks about needing high megapixels for quality, then you can see they need to do more research. Hope this helps.