cameras: Shopping for a new camera? Don't get caught up in the "Megapixel Myth" - 01/19/11 08:12 AM
Every year, the camera manufacturers bring out their latest models touting an ever increasing number of pixels.  In theory, the greater the number of pixels, the higher resolution the image.  But there's a lot more to it than that.  
The size and price of a camera is, in great part, determined by the size of the sensor.  Smaller sensors used in most point and shoot camera are about 1/15 the size of those used in the typical DSLR cameras. Cramming the same number of pixels into a smaller sensor means smaller pixels.  The smaller pixels just can't absorb the same … (13 comments)