Hi Stephen, on 11 Mar 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>digitals. Something to do with algorithms. For example, would a Nikon >D1 or D1H with less than 3 megapixels produce better photos than a >Kodak DX3900 with 3.3 megapixels? A 3MP DSLR picture is better than that of a compact consumer digicam. The primary reason is the chip size: DSLR use larger CCDs (or CMOS) than compact digicams. Larger chips mean larger pixel-size, i.e. each pixel can capture more light and there is less noise. So an important criterion when buying a digicam is the chipsize - even compact digicams may use very different sizes. Cheers, Heiko
