Trying to explain to my non-geek friends why more megapixels doesn't always mean better image quality is an ongoing frustration for me.

Fortunately, there's this website to help show the way.

It's simple: More pixels on a smaller chip = Less data per sensor = Higher probability of errors = More noise = Uglier photos.

This entry was posted by Kevin Creighton, on 12.27.2007. You can leave your response.