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No, it can’t. Typically, the makers of the smaller P&S
cameras have more dense pixels on the smaller cameras, which are less
sensitive. To compensate for this, they amp up the gain on the chip, which
equates to more noise in the final image and a lesser overall quality. Going
back to the earlier discussion, they also tend to claim “VR Technology”
by raising the ISO, which increases the shutter speed and thus, appears to give
the image a sharper “look” with less blur. One thing that I’ve
learned after playing with numerous small cameras, they are wonderful and in
most instances take a pretty nice photo, but they are no comparison to a
full-blown pro-grade DSLR. Also, people tend to focus on mega-pixels when in reality,
it’s become a moot point, since even the most basic cameras have enough
resolution to make a fairly nice 8X10, which is the gold standard for
comparison. Mega-pixels is more of a marketing theme than anything that’s
based on an improvement in quality. Take care, Mark Lent From:
owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx I
noticed that the newer crop of pocket-point and shoot camera are up to 10+ mega
pixels. The
also have fixed lens with 10x and 12x zooms. Accepting the limitation of not
being able to change lens can a 10+mega pixel pocket camera produce as
good an image as a Canon DSLR at 10.1 mega pixel? I just had a thought maybe
the pocket cameras are squeezing mega pixels on to a half size APS-C or smaller
sensor. Perhaps sensor size is also a factor here. Roy |
