Olympus has decided to stop all of the childish marketing gimmicks and step out of the now meaningless megapixel race. In a recent interview, manager of Olympus Imaging’s SLR planning department stated:
Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need…we have no intention to compete in the megapixel wars for E-System.
He’s referring to cameras like the $700 Olympus E-620, which like most cameras, could benefit a lot more from an engineering focus on low-light performance and color reproduction than just some extra megapixels.
https://gizmodo.com/every-dslr-should-have-a-swivel-screen-like-olympus-e-6-5163183
Now if only we can explain that more megapixels isn’t always better to every consumer at best buy picking out a camera from an endless line of point and shoots. [ZDNET via bbGadgets]
https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-more-megapixels-isnt-always-more-bett-5155942
