Question about digital cameras 2 or 3 MP?

[TheOneAndOnlyNavy]

I want to take nice sized pics, 2-3mp, in not printing any photos or not what.

Most will be for online viewing, and some videos.

My question is, taking a bigger pic and then resizing it smaller, does that make the picture more sharper??

Would 2mp be good enough? Im going to Taiwan

 

[wetcat007]

Uh a blurry picture might look less blurry when shrunk down in size if that's what your asking

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

neither

 

[MrBond]

Can you even get 2mp cameras of decent quality anymore? You might as well go for 3mp at least.

Megapixels aren't the only indicator of a camera's quality. For around $200 (probably less now), the Canon a520 is a great little camera. Bought my parents one for Christmas and they love it.

Edit: Looks like the A520 has been replaced with a newer model. There's the A530 (5mp), A540 (6mp) now. The A530 can be had easily for around $170.

 

[Baked]

What's your budget?

 

[KeithTalent]

Minimum 3, not sure if you can even find a semi-decent 2MP camera anymore.

 

[Ika]

welcome to 2007, mind the bump.

 

[narcotic]

I'd get at least 3mp today, since I don't think it'll cost you much more (if at all) and 2mp is not enough, because maybe one day you will want a larger pic and with 2mp it'll be too blury.
The canon A510 or A520 are very good cams at 3.2mp, but what's your budget really?

 

[NaOH]

megapixel doesn't mean anything. Go for a camera with a good lens, proc., sensor. Canon SD series would fit the bill if you're looking for compact.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: MrBond
Can you even get 2mp cameras of decent quality anymore? You might as well go for 3mp at least.

Megapixels aren't the only indicator of a camera's quality. For around $200 (probably less now), the Canon a520 is a great little camera. Bought my parents one for Christmas and they love it.

Edit: Looks like the A520 has been replaced with a newer model. There's the A530 (5mp), A540 (6mp) now. The A530 can be had easily for around $170.

About a month ago I picked up an A520 for $180, but now they're on the clearance table at Walmart for $160 here. You might check it out, it's a really nice camera.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyNavy]

Im actually going through ebay, so far ive been looking at a Fuji Funpix A210 3mp (no Audio) For $85 shipped.
But the Canon A70 3mp also looks apealing.
Im looking to spend no more than $100 Shipped.

BUT!!! Taking a pic in 1208 RES in either 2 or 3 mp, is there any diffence?? If there the same camera.

 

[Phlargo]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: MrBond
Can you even get 2mp cameras of decent quality anymore? You might as well go for 3mp at least.

Megapixels aren't the only indicator of a camera's quality. For around $200 (probably less now), the Canon a520 is a great little camera. Bought my parents one for Christmas and they love it.

Edit: Looks like the A520 has been replaced with a newer model. There's the A530 (5mp), A540 (6mp) now. The A530 can be had easily for around $170.

About a month ago I picked up an A520 for $180, but now they're on the clearance table at Walmart for $160 here. You might check it out, it's a really nice camera.

that sounds like it'd be the type of camera you're looking for - the A series are pretty solid and quite versatile.

 

[Sukhoi]

My parents have an A70 and I used it for a couple weeks this summer while on vacation. Very nice camera overall I thought (considering its age). Good quality pictures and the manual modes are a very nice feature if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[RossMAN]

If you can afford it, get the A70 ... otherwise:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EMPPBS/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a430.html

Canon's PowerShot A430 is the 2006 upgrade of lasts year's very popular A410 model and includes all the feature users have come to love about this affordable point-n-shoot series. This year's model raises the resolution to 4 megapixels, enlarges the color LCD to 1.8-inches and employs a 4x optical zoom lens (compared to the A410's 3.2x.) While it still offers various user-friendly fully automatic exposure modes, it also features a Manual mode that allows the novice user to access more advanced camera settings like ISO sensitivity, white balance, metering, etc.

Bottom line - like every "A" series model we've ever seen from Canon, the PowerShot A430 sets the standard for the entry-level consumer point-n-shoot market. Where else can you find outstanding 4-megapixel images, robust performance, and lots of easy to use exposure modes all for $179 or less? With the exception of its slow flash recharge time, I had no problems with this model. That said, I feel it will make a great choice for those taking their first plunge into the digital world. This really is an easy to use camera with high-end features, that is very affordable.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyNavy]

Not more than $150, considering i gotta buy rechargeable batteries, and Memory.


What bout the Canon a430