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You don't need more than 8 megapixels! Most people don't even print photos anymore, and that resolution is perfectly fine for viewing on screen and print.
I agree. I'm not a photographer, but I like to get creative once in a while. I've been rocking a Sony DSC-P150 7MP point-n-shoot for I don't know how many years now. For my purposes it captures great detail, and even though I can't save raw, every JPG that comes off it is still around 3MB, so my few photos take up considerable space.
I can understand pro photographers using 20MP and higher cameras as I've seen them do, but as an average consumer, I'd probably only go above 7MP if my camera broke and I found a newer higher-res one for a decent price.
...though I would love to have things like built-in HDR, extreme low-light shooting, or shutter speeds that don't require me to hold my camera still like a sniper to prevent blur.
03/10/09
03/10/09
and 640k ought to be enough memory for anyone, too. :)
03/10/09
Obviously if there is some new radical change in how we view photos that could change, but for the way things are now he's right.
03/10/09
I apologize for offending you, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department.
03/10/09
03/10/09
I agree. I'm not a photographer, but I like to get creative once in a while. I've been rocking a Sony DSC-P150 7MP point-n-shoot for I don't know how many years now. For my purposes it captures great detail, and even though I can't save raw, every JPG that comes off it is still around 3MB, so my few photos take up considerable space.
I can understand pro photographers using 20MP and higher cameras as I've seen them do, but as an average consumer, I'd probably only go above 7MP if my camera broke and I found a newer higher-res one for a decent price.
03/10/09
...though I would love to have things like built-in HDR, extreme low-light shooting, or shutter speeds that don't require me to hold my camera still like a sniper to prevent blur.