I have a 2.1 megapixel Canon A40, and printed pics from CVS are magnificent. I use Nero to make slide shows with music of these same stills. The on-screen pictures have OK resolution but I'm wondering how much better they might look with a higher resolution camera. Anyone have feedback? I'm considering a 6 megapixel camera for future slide shows.
The higher the number of pixels, the larger you can print to without showing too much pixalation.
If your current camera has a decent glass lens (and not a plastic) one, you will get a decent slideshow as long as you are not showing this on a projection or a large LCD screen.
It all depends on the resolution of the screen or projector you are using.
Computer monitors are usually about:
VGA Video Graphics Array 640 x 480, 320 x 200
XGA Extended Graphics Array 1024 x 768
SXGA Super Extended Graphics 1280 x 1024
UXGA Ultra Extended Graphics 1600 x 1200
WXGA Wide Extended Graphics 1366 x 768
WSXGA Wide Super Extended Graphics 1680 x 1050
WUXGA Wide Ultra Extended Graphics 1920 x 1200
After that you can see that if you are using a Computer screen, you do not need much.
I found this:
As you will see, you do not need much in terms of Megapixles for this application.
Printing large photos in a high resolution is another matter.
2.1 megs for computer work should do.
That's my take.
JG
The fact that digital camears at 5MP are coming down in price, I dont see why it wouldnt benefit you to try a high MP camera. I would recommend the Canon IS S2 espacially since the S3 is out. The prices on the S2 have dropped like crazy and you will get great quality photos for a beginner ( if that is how you consider yourself).
