Pixiq

Back in 2006, I wrote an article in my Spring 2006 Newsletter comparing the image quality of three digital SLR cameras with different resolutions. At that time the top DSLRs were the Canon 1Ds Mark II (16 MP), the Nikon D2x (12 MP) and the Nikon D200 (10 MP). The comparison was basically a test to see how the different resolutions stacked up. There was a lot of noise back in those days (and there still is) about which cameras were the best and how many megapixels we really needed. I wrote the article to show my clients that the number of megapixels a camera has matters but not as much as they might like to think. I thought I would post a link to that comparison here since it is still very relevant and interesting - here is a link to the comparison on my website:

http://www.michaelclarkphoto.com/#/RESOLUTION%20ROUNDUP/

While I don't shoot with any of those cameras anymore, it is very intersting to note that in the comparison I found it very difficult to differentiate the image quality between the different cameras at all. The upshot of the comparison is that unless you have a doubling of the megapixel count it is difficult to see a difference in image resolution. This applies just as much these days as it did then. 

Hence, if you are in the market to buy a new camera give the article a read. After all it is very interesting to see that the DXO Labs still ranks the image quality from the lower resolution Nikon D3s and D700 as slightly better than the higher megapixel Canon cameras. This is no slight on Canon, who makes some amazing cameras, just proof of the fact that image quality is more than just megapixels.

Enjoy the article, feel free to comment with your thoughts.