The only thing ridiculous is people focusing on megapixels from a smartphone. Are you guys doing pro landscape shots with an iPhone that you want to print poster size at a 300 dpi? Why on earth would you focus on that stupid stat?
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The only thing ridiculous is people focusing on megapixels from a smartphone. Are you guys doing pro landscape shots with an iPhone that you want to print poster size at a 300 dpi? Why on earth would you focus on that stupid stat?
They should stick in a 4MP sensor and double the pixels size for excellent low light performance.
99% of the population do not need more than 4megpix.
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99% of the population do not need more than 4megpix.
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wtf!?
People who don't know photography will care because all they care about is high megapixels. They don't understand megapixels don't mean everything when it comes to great photos. I admit I'm a tiny bit disappointed that they did stick with the 8mp but the improvement on the 8mp camera is what sets it apart from other phones. Sure others are up to 10+ mp but doesn't mean it's better. I'm anxious to test out the camera for both pictures an videos.
I think he means the nikon D1. It's actually from 1999, has a whooping 2.7 megpix and will make any 2014 cellphonecamera look like a toy.
An example of a shot with a D1:
Credit goes to Mike King for this image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikekingphoto/5958574442/
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Any ideas why they never went for 4K video?
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They need to hold something back for the 6S given the design should stay the same.
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They need to hold something back for the 6S given the design should stay the same.
Time after time anything above 12mp on a phone looks terrible.
Given most photos are just shared on like social networks 8mp has took over compact cameras.
Because, to spec-heads, higher numbers win!
And thats the sad part. You have spec heads who know nothing about the tech behind digital photography. It's like someone complaining the horsepower in a car didn't go up despite the car is faster.
Luckily every year this stat becomes less and less an issue.
Nothing to do with ignorance or lack of knowledge. However with all the new technology out there it would be interesting to see the quality of the actual pictures themselves. I say this because as many of you have said yes the actual technology and lenses and other aspects of the camera make a huge difference, however will it really be that much of a difference? This is yet to be seen. My particular issue has always been the low my pictures as well
Yea because we are all going out to get movie sized posted printed everyday
Give me faster auto focus and better aperture any day
Give me faster auto focus and better aperture any day
If you don't know about how a camera works, or don't know much about photography, there's really no reason to complain about megapixel count.
The more pixels you have in the sensor, the more light you're going to need for a good image. The less pixels, the less light you need.
The only thing more megapixels affords you is a larger image, so unless you're planning on printing to billboards or large posters, you really have very very very very little to worry about.
A smaller megapixel count also affords you a smaller file size, eating up your internal storage more slowly.
Lots of high end canons and nikons keep megapixel count the same year after year while they improve the sensors. There's so. much. more. to a camera than the megapixel count, and there's really no reason at all the common consumer could EVER make proper use of more than 8mp.
So please, don't succumb to the marketing megapixel my penis is bigger than yours race and think that apple has fallen behind. By keeping MP count the same but improving the sensor and lens, they've done their customers a great service.
How many more threads do we need about the same thing?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1773580/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1773580/
Thanks for the informative replies, because I certainly was falling victim to the my penis is bigger than yours marketing scam...but I do recall needing plenty of light when taking pictures on my 1.3mp iPhone 3g...oh wait maybe because there was no flash....
Copying a post of mine in another thread on the same topic:
If you don't know about how a camera works, or don't know much about photography, there's really no reason to complain about megapixel count.
The more pixels you have in the sensor, the more light you're going to need for a good image. The less pixels, the less light you need.
The only thing more megapixels affords you is a larger image, so unless you're planning on printing to billboards or large posters, you really have very very very very little to worry about.
A smaller megapixel count also affords you a smaller file size, eating up your internal storage more slowly.
Lots of high end canons and nikons keep megapixel count the same year after year while they improve the sensors. There's so. much. more. to a camera than the megapixel count, and there's really no reason at all the common consumer could EVER make proper use of more than 8mp.
So please, don't succumb to the marketing megapixel my penis is bigger than yours race and think that apple has fallen behind. By keeping MP count the same but improving the sensor and lens, they've done their customers a great service.