Family Portrait with Dog & Baby below is in
our garden area.
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How Many Mega-Pixels Do you really Need?
One of the most confusing facts in choices of a digital camera is
decision on how many mega-pixels you should look for when taking
family portraits. The answer depends on what you plan on doing with
the finished family pictures.
First, you need to understand what a pixel is. In terms of digital
prints, a pixel simply means a dot of color that makes up the image.
A mega-pixel is equal to one million pixels. The more mega-pixels a
camera has, the greater the amount of information it records.
The easiest way to decide what to look for is to know what size
prints you are likely to print from your camera. A one mega-pixel
camera is fine for those who don?t plan on printing family photos
but rather just post them on the internet. A small print, say 4 x 6,
will print acceptably from this camera.
A 2 mega-pixel camera will enable you to produce good quality 5 x 7
prints and fair quality 8 x 10 prints. When you reach 4 mega-pixels
you can print out excellent quality 8 x 10 prints and acceptable 11
x 14 family portrait prints and a 5 mega pixel camera will allow you
to print out high quality 11 x 17 prints.
Most families find a camera in the 3.2 Mega-pixel range to be the
best choice. The quality of both 5 x & and 8 X 10 family prints is
very good yet the files on your computer are not so large you need
worry about not having enough space.
Any camera over 5 mega-pixels is unnecessary for all but
professionals in photography; even then, only those who have need
for poster-size prints find that many mega-pixels worth the money.
Most freelance photographers find 4 or 5 mega-pixels to be
sufficient for excellent-quality prints.
The choice is up to you. Look to what you plans are for doing with
your family photos and then make the decision. In most cases
spending the money for increased zoom lens capabilities and lower
mega-pixels is the better option.
