Why is it that the higher the MegaPixels the better?

Generally the more megapixels (MP) the better because larger blowups can be printed. But this is not the only requirement for a camera ... and when comparing any two cameras the "better" one may be the one with the lower MP rating.

First, unless you plan on large blowups (20" plus), more than 5-6 MP is unnecessary and $ are better spent on other features. Second, other characteristics may be more important to you -- for your needs -- than a small increase in MP rating. Some examples include:

- lens speed (smaller f-stop rating means a faster lens)

- zoom range (a 5x or 10x optical zoom rather than 2x or 3x may be more important to a user than 1 or 2 extra megapixels)

- overall quality of the lens

- build quality

- colour accuracy

- sensitivity

- size / type of CCD and rear panel display

- battery life

- even memory type

Read reviews of cameras before deciding which is the best one for you ... within a certain price bracket it might not be the one with the highest megapixels! it means you can enlarge a photo to a much highler quality without it being "grainy" like those photos with lower megapixels yes thats what it means so if your interested in prints you want a larger megapixel camera i have a 4.0 mega pixel kodak and the picture is great why dont you go to howstuffworks.com and learn about megapixls megapixels are the rating of how high the camera is capable of captruing clearer images... the standard is 5, but there are ones that are 6 and are not expensive at all compared to others Mega Pixels is how many dots of ink there are in a picture. Since every print-out is made up of dots, you know. So if its a 5 mega pixel camera when you take a picture and print it out that mean there are 5,000 little tiny dots put to together to make the picture look like it does. The more MPs, the more money, the better it looks. My 5-Mega Pixel camera is amazing and its perfect for me. simple ...higher megapixels number = higher number of pixels for the same area = higher quality = you can capture more details !! In addition to the above answers, if there is "only" about 1 MP difference, don't let the pixel count be the tie-breaker. A larger sensor is probably more important than that degree of difference in pixel count. A great quality lens counts for a lot, too.

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