Are 2 MP More Worth the $$?
By hcromer
@hcromer (2710)
United States
April 16, 2008 12:50pm CST
I'm about to buy a digital camera and I've narrowed it down to either the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi with 10 mp or a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 350D with 8.2 mp. The kits for both cameras are almost exactly the same, I'm just trying to determine whether or not it's actually worth the extra money. For 2 more mega pixels it would cost me an extra $125. Do you guys think it would be worth the extra money? How much bigger would the prints be from an 8.2 to a 10 mp? How many does your camera have and do you feel like it's enough for more than just basic photography?
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4 responses
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Look at the two cameras and compare them carefully. I think the there is more than just the 2 mp and a larger viewing screen. At some point Canon upgraded to having an automatic sensor cleaning system which should be worth the $125. If it is just the simple changes save your more and put torward some good glass.
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@Badams (89)
• Canada
16 Apr 08
I work with a photographer who prints 20x30 pictures with no quality loss from an 8MP Camera. Im looking at buying myself the Rebel XTi as it seems to be the best bang for the buck to get started with SLR. Personally, unless your needing bigger then 20x30, stick with the XTi!
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I have the 8MP 350D and it works just fine. I think it only matters in how big you want your files or photos to be. Most people will do just fine on 8MP or even less. But, if you are planning to do a lot of photos over 11 x 14 or 16 x 20, then the extra 2MP might be worth it. For me, though, I don't plan to upgrade until I can afford something that is at least 12MP and I have a better computer that can process such large files.
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@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
19 Apr 08
I don't think it would be worth the extra money at all. Unless you need to print gigantic posters.
I have one camera with 6 megapixels that is usually more than adequate. And my dSLR has 10 megapixels, but only because the model I really really wanted only came in 10 megapixels. I've never needed that many.
I used to have a camera with 8 megapixels and I was always joking about how it was insane what I could print with that. And I rarely ever print posters, so really all I need most of the time is 5 megapixels or so.
