Megapixels Don’t Matter

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Nokia is making a phone with a 41-megapixel camera—is shocking for all the wrong reasons. It may shoot higher-res than most DSLRs, but that won't help you at all. Why? After a certain point, megapixels don't matter.   Pencils down, everyone!
In the case of the Nokia 808, the point of the massive pixelage isn't to create a ginormous image, but rather downsize a 41-megapixel pic into a super-accurate 5-megapixel shot. But there's no denying that 41MP is also a massive, grabby number that stands out in an ad. So let's look at why it's not one we should be chasing. more...