Comments on: Poll: Megapixels vs. Noise http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/ The latest in digital photography and camera reviews, news and rumors for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bert http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8640 Bert Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:07:26 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8640 Here is a comment I posted yesterday: "There are times when lots of Mega Pixels (MP)are useful to allow extensive cropping (digital zoom). There are times when low noise is useful to allow photos in dimly lit places or for fast shutter speed action photos. If you have lots of MP, you can mitigate the inevitable noise by post processing with noise reduction SW. However, if the MP are not there you can not digitally zoom. I wonder if the noise issue is not over emphasized on by chronic "pixel peepers". Has anyone ever really looked at an 8x10 print of a subject photographed by both a 6MP DSLR and a 12MP DSLR at ISO 1600. Can you really see any difference? Say 4000 noisy pixels printing along 10 inch dimension means 400 noisy pixels per inch. I'll bet the noise is pretty much averaged out in the printing process. I view/show my pictures on a 2 MP screen but my next camera will be a 12 MP DSLR." I agree that the voting is compromised as Poagao says. Also agree that the P&S MP race is insane. On a DSLR one would hope to match the LENS quality with the MP count. If you look into the details, an APS-C sensor and 12 MP makes sense if you have an excellent lens to match. The FF sensors are heading for 24 MP. Here is a comment I posted yesterday:
“There are times when lots of Mega Pixels (MP)are useful to allow extensive cropping (digital zoom). There are times when low noise is useful to allow photos in dimly lit places or for fast shutter speed action photos. If you have lots of MP, you can mitigate the inevitable noise by post processing with noise reduction SW. However, if the MP are not there you can not digitally zoom. I wonder if the noise issue is not over emphasized on by chronic “pixel peepers”. Has anyone ever really looked at an 8×10 print of a subject photographed by both a 6MP DSLR and a 12MP DSLR at ISO 1600. Can you really see any difference? Say 4000 noisy pixels printing along 10 inch dimension means 400 noisy pixels per inch. I’ll bet the noise is pretty much averaged out in the printing process. I view/show my pictures on a 2 MP screen but my next camera will be a 12 MP DSLR.”
I agree that the voting is compromised as Poagao says. Also agree that the P&S MP race is insane. On a DSLR one would hope to match the LENS quality with the MP count. If you look into the details, an APS-C sensor and 12 MP makes sense if you have an excellent lens to match. The FF sensors are heading for 24 MP.

]]> By: Poagao http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8620 Poagao Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:49:18 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8620 Probably what happened was the people who normally read this site, aka photographers, voted first, and then it was linked to some other site where the mouth-breathers came in and voted their stupidity. It's the Wal-mart effect, and it's why even good manufacturers these days are cramming in more megapixels despite lowering image quality. Probably what happened was the people who normally read this site, aka photographers, voted first, and then it was linked to some other site where the mouth-breathers came in and voted their stupidity. It’s the Wal-mart effect, and it’s why even good manufacturers these days are cramming in more megapixels despite lowering image quality.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8610 Matthew Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:05 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8610 Lower megapixels/noise was leading by like 200 votes less than 10 hours ago.... I think this poll has be compromised. The poll was up for like 2 days and then in less than 10 hours 200 people voted in one direction... Lower megapixels/noise was leading by like 200 votes less than 10 hours ago…. I think this poll has be compromised.

The poll was up for like 2 days and then in less than 10 hours 200 people voted in one direction…

]]> By: Poagao http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8606 Poagao Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:09:49 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8606 Who are the people who want more megapixels with more noise? Inquiring photographers want to know. Who are the people who want more megapixels with more noise? Inquiring photographers want to know.

]]> By: sandman http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8596 sandman Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:47:14 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/2008/03/16/poll-megapixels-vs-noise/#comment-8596 I use a 6MP Nikon D50. Noise isn't too bad as near as I can tell. I'm probably a poor judge though... I don't to many long exposures. I use a 6MP Nikon D50. Noise isn’t too bad as near as I can tell. I’m probably a poor judge though… I don’t to many long exposures.

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