Ah yes, the age-old debate of megapixels. Is it better to have a higher number of pixels or a smaller pixel size? Let’s look at what this means and how it affects your photos.

The resolution of a camera is its ability to take in details.

The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image. The resolution of a camera is determined by the number of pixels in its sensor. The more pixels there are on your camera’s sensor, the better it will be able to capture detail (and vice versa).

The size of your sensor does not determine how much detail can be captured; rather, it determines how much light each pixel receives when exposed to light through an aperture opening or lens opening–a hole through which light enters into a camera body before being focused onto film or digital image sensors inside.”

There’s no such thing as a “pixel size”. It’s all about pixel count, which is how many pixels in total a sensor has.

There’s no such thing as a “pixel size”. It’s all about pixel count, which is how many pixels in total a sensor has. This can be calculated by multiplying the physical area of each photosite by its maximum resolution and then adding them together:

• Sensor Area = (Pixels Per Inch x Width) + (Pixels Per Inch x Height)
• Total Pixels = Total Sensor Size / Pixel Size

Megapixels are not everything!

The number of megapixels a camera has is not a good indicator of its quality. The resolution, pixel size and detail of an image are all factors that determine how good it looks.

Megapixel refers to the number of pixels that make up an image. It’s also commonly used as a measurement for cameras’ capabilities – but this isn’t always accurate, because there are other factors involved in determining image quality such as sensor size and lens quality (which affect sharpness).

Megapixels are the number of pixels on your camera sensor – the more megapixels you have, the more detailed your photos will be.

The number of megapixels doesn’t tell you everything about a camera’s quality though:

• Megapixels aren’t everything – there are other factors such as lens quality and image processing that affect how sharp an image appears in-camera or when viewing it on screen.
• Megapixels don’t give you an indication of how well a camera performs in low light conditions (where noise tends to become more visible).

The megapixel count of your camera is an important factor to consider when buying a new camera. It’s not everything, though! If you want the best results from your photos then look at other factors such as sensor size and pixel size.