2 or 3 Megapixel?

**jancz3rt** · 03-28-2005, 08:54 AM

Hey I wanted to save some dosh and got myself a Nikon Coolpix 2200, which is a 2.1 mp camera. The pictures are awsome...at least in my opinion. I was never expecting that. Check them out here.

http://www.marrouche.net/cz3rt/galle...name&order=asc

JAN

**ian** · 03-28-2005, 09:22 AM

The pictures are excellent, I like my nikon coolpix as well, its really easy to use.
Is that your pet? Im assuming it is a bunny rabbit
http://www.marrouche.net/cz3rt/galle...name&order=asc

Lorand · 03-28-2005, 09:26 AM

Nice photos! The camera make good pictures indeed.
It has a slight chromatic aberration tho, as you can see in the pics with the trees. Look at the second tree from the left: the right side of it has a magenta contour, while the left side is yellowish.

**jancz3rt** · 03-28-2005, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ian

The pictures are excellent, I like my nikon coolpix as well, its really easy to use.
Is that your pet? Im assuming it is a bunny rabbit

Yeah it's my animal. Looks cute ey? Anyway, I have realised that some of the pictures have that purplish tint in some places in certain light conditions. Hmm...anyway, I still love it.

JAN

**Praetor** · 03-28-2005, 01:47 PM

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Hey guys. I have a question whether it is really worth going for a 3 megapixel camera over a 2 megapixel. Now I have never owned one but I am asking because some of you may have come across this same issue. I do know that the pictures are likely to be of greater detail and size...but is it really worth paying extra? I intend to use the camera during the summer for casual photography.

Well it kinda depends what you're using it for whether it be on-computer-viewing or print-out-viewing .... 2MP is something like 1600x1200 already so more than sufficient for any on-computer-viewing

If you want to print-out than 3MP is naturally thr better choice

Lorand · 03-28-2005, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

Well it kinda depends what you're using it for whether it be on-computer-viewing or print-out-viewing .... 2MP is something like 1600x1200 already so more than sufficient for any on-computer-viewing

If you want to print-out than 3MP is naturally thr better choice

It's strange, but even a 2 MP camera can provide good printouts. Some time ago I had to make a A3 sized poster with a full-page photo as background with a 2.1 MP camera. I was very skeptical, I thought it will be very pixelated, but surprise: printed on a color laser printer the poster was amazing, one could barely see the pixels on the photo.

**Praetor** · 03-28-2005, 11:51 PM

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It's strange, but even a 2 MP camera can provide good printouts

Yes they most certainly can it depends on what size your final print out will be; when I did digital photoprints anything short of 6MP wasnt a viable option however for reference sake 11MP will allow for a nice big poster

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I was very skeptical, I thought it will be very pixelated, but surprise: printed on a color laser printer the poster was amazing, one could barely see the pixels on the photo

Using the right paper, some of the inkjets are quite exceptional as well

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03-28-2005, 09:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	Nice photos! The camera make good pictures indeed. It has a slight chromatic aberration tho, as you can see in the pics with the trees. Look at the second tree from the left: the right side of it has a magenta contour, while the left side is yellowish.