What’s your favorite low MP/big pixel camera? I have a friend with the 21 MP Nikon D5 and the files are gorgeous.

21mp was considered more than sufficient a decade ago. Nothing has changed. 99% of images are viewed on a monitor so mega megapixels is really overkill. Even cropping down to 4mp will still be more sufficient for online viewing. Very very few people make prints, let alone huge ones.

I want you to be my dad. I lost mine 5 years ago, but you remind me of him so much. I miss him. Thank you for being you and warming my heart.

Recently you are really putting the cat among the pigeons. I like it, keep doing it!

To be honest, for a hobbyist I struggle to see a *practical* need for a camera over 12MP. I’ve printed canvas prints from a *cropped* image of a 10MP camera, I printed human sized posters from a heavy crop of a 24MP camera (likely 1/5 of an original image remained) - they all turned out great. I have a 36MP camera, a few 24MP, a 16MP, a few 12MP, and a 10MP. Which camera is used the most? A D3 with its 12MP. I guess if your clients or stock agencies demand high MP then fine… But my view that in practical everyday use a good glass is far, far more important that any megapixels. Cheers! As always, great video, Simon!

I do find from 20 to 40 megapixels a big difference. The detail and ability to crop my images has doubled. Although I'm not making prints or cropping that much.

Brilliant, Simon! I have been watching your videos over the past year and I believe they are great in terms of simplicity, flow of information, language, and above all, your approach respects its audience. I started doing photography in 1985/86 using Nikon F301. I find your way of delivering the information is very viewer-friendly. By the way, I'm a neurologist! Wish you all the very best from Iraq!

Since watching Simon's programmes on ISO I have now put ISO in the hands of my camera. I'm not so afraid of ensuring my ISO isnas lownas possible anymore as I have become way more aware of how to create the correct exposure for whatever scene I'm shooting. These 2 programmes were one of the biggest eye-openers yet and I have vwatched a hell of a lot of different photographers on YT and nonone has ever explained ISO like Simon. 👏👏🙏

Man you explain things so clearly and simply. Honestly I would never show you my photo is they horrific but I think my understanding is higher thanks to your posts

The Knowledge of what all the settings and how to use it perfectly is always helpful, especially for someone new to photography like me

I love photographers who stir the pot. It gets you to think about a subject creatively. Im really only starting the journey and when I did finally took the "big plunge " I got a 12 mp Canon. By today's standards it's not a 45 mp monster. What I discovered after getting a Nikon D7100 is my favorite camera is the one in my hand. I dispensed with all the mp iso shutter speed dynamic range blah blah blah and started focusing on learning from each trip into the woods and work on just composition. Being an old film guy I understood the arguments for each but it occurred to me the wisdom of a fellow photographer was true. It doesn't really matter what camera I use as long as I learn from every frame I shoot. In the end I learned to work on my weakest point. I'm still learning and I'm not sure my shots are National Geographic quality but I am improving. It's just a very slow process and some days painful. Great videos here!!! Thank you.

Thank you Sir. Have been watching your channel for a lil less then a year and you have been a huge positive impact to my photography as a whole. I love how you break down more complex stuff into understandable bite size pieces of valuable info.

Clear and straightforward as well as topical. Thanks!

Big smile on my face. I shoot with a 20mp camera and I have never had an issue with noise in my “printed” photos. Even my wall mounted 24x36 photo came out great. And biggest benefit my gear cost 50% less and is probably 50% lighter than full frame. Again another great video.

Absolutely one of the best, if not best youtube channel about photography and in general. Very pleasant to watch and very useful. I could watch your videos for whole day, very professional. Well done, you're doing great job here, keep doing it. I'm new to photography and I learn a lot from you. THANKS! You have best regards and very good wishes from an aircraft mechanic based across Europe coming from Belgrade, Serbia!

You videos are amazing. Taking lots of notes. Thank you

Simon, I appreciate your thoughtful approach in addressing comments to no end and I'm thoroughly enjoying this video format. Your channel consistently has new and useful information you can't find elsewhere and your videos have been instrumental to my journey in photography. Thank you for another great entry.

Hi Simon... another great video thank you ... I am shooting my 24mega pixel Canon R3 .... loving the colour ... the file sizes and the sheer speed ! If your subject is to far away no amount of cropping or mega pixel will get you a fabulous image ... but field craft, a camouflage suit and knowing your target species will get you closer and great results . Look forward to more great videos 👍

You arted those jawdropping photos! They gave me goosebumps! Truly wonderful works!

Saw your honorable mention for the 2023 Canadian Wildlife photography of the Year, congratulations!

This video was amazing. So much knowledge dropped in a single video

Having experience in semiconductor technology , you are spot on in your explanation especially when you make the very important point of the comparing sensors of the same generation. Most of the explanations I have heard on KZfaq are absolutely wrong in this regard as they disregard the simple fact that older generations of semiconductors were produced using older techniques which produced less sensitive devices with higher noise thresholds. Keep up the good work!

I got my first camera last month and I am quickly learning a bunch of new techniques and tricks. Your videos are super helpful and easy to understand. Keep it up Simon!

Since I own two old Canon cameras (7D, 7D II) i have to shoot the same subject with the same lighting under exposed to over exposed to see just how well my camera will give me a real time working range. Knowing both cameras limitations, to me, is more important than buying up to more modern cameras. Knowing the power of each of these cameras lets me know how to take advantage of them. Great video and clear explanations! Thank you!

Thanks for such clear information

Once again, this channel has some of the most direct and useful knowledge towards improving work with cameras. Every time I stop by to watch another video I’m amazed at how clear, accurate, and informative you are with this stuff in a world that is bloated with a lot of useless or misguided information.

Great points and very useful comparisons made! You have been posting some great stuff! Thanks much!

Yes, I will be looking forward to that video; thank you.

Another great video. Your style of delivery is clear and concise. Keep up the great work!

I bought my first camera yesterday and your videos really helped me a lot to decide what i want, what to look for and how to actually utilize what i got. Thanks for always creating helpful content.

Really good video! I've recently started using a Canon 5D (mk1) I'm amazed at the pictures it can produce. Yes, it doesn't have the conveniences of modern cameras and for many people 12mp won't be enough, but when you boil it all down the 5D is simply an excellent camera; even after 18 years.

I like the ability to crop with a high pixel count camera. Most bird photographers crop their images, sometimes extensively. Not unusual for 30 meg photo to end up being under 1 or 2 megs before sharing on a birding Facebook forum. Birds of prey often like privacy and won't allow a photographer to get in close. Stopped using a Canon 5D Mk2 and use a Sony A7R3 for this reason. Saving for a Sony A7R5.

As an Nikon/Canon shooter this video brings back so many memories. I had the D800 and the 5dmk3. The debates on social media was out of hand. The canon shooters yelling about how bad the iso performance will be. And the nikon shooters said basically what you're saying. Back then Canon had problems with DR making them fall behind Sony sensors. Today is different, the Canon sensors has caught up and some more. Great video! I know a great deal about photography. And I'm very impressed by the way you explain. It's very pedagogical

Thank you for this video. I needed this fine reminder of why I often leave my K-1 at home and shoot with my 17-year-old 10MP K-10D. Gotta love Pentax!

Thanks, Simon. Learning more with every video !

I just bought a T7 last month with 24.1 MP, but prior i still liked using my mom's 20 year old Rebel XT with 10MP, and you're uploading at 5am, perfect for my work day lol

A miracle! Truth! I use small sensor cameras since 2001, as I began in Digital. I made 20x30cm prints from my Pentax Optio 3,5 mp.. I could go slightly bigger. As my small cameras improved, so did the look! With new technology we don't need those crazy high numbers. I don't know anyone making large prints except in galleries! Big is not better! Big is boring! Your images are so beautiful. Stunning! I love small cameras, my age79, my health, heart but I try a walk every day and snap! I was atop pro, but now I am a kid again, but slow! Merci Bien! Bravo.

Very well explained! Thanks Simon.

Thanks again Simon. I always enjoy your explanations as they are clear and concise. I would like to learn more about the pros and cons of the various camera sensors like back illuminated, stacked, etc

Very good video, I really enjoy your explanations which are both highly informative and technical yet simple. Being more of a landscape hobbyist, a full-frame 24MP camera with pixel-shift is far more suitable to me than a high-resolution camera, as it gives me the option of getting a high-resolution landscape image while giving me decent resolution for other uses.

Hi Simon as with any video, I can only congratulate you for all the explanations. Sometimes I find myself explaining the same things to those who compare the smartphone to the real camera, actually demonstrating that they don't know anything about it! Difference in sensor size and megapixel size make the difference! 50'000 mpx smartphone will never be comparable to an 18 mpx of a real camera

One of jobs where I work is to photograph tiny images from our old black and white publications like yearbooks from the early 1900’s. I restore them as best I can, then enlarge them for printing. For that I use a 50mp 5dsr. It really works well for enlarging. For everything else I use my 23mp R3. 23 mp is more than enough for almost anything else.

What a wealth of information. Thank you. ❤️

Another excellent video! Marketing people have been very successful in creating a 'more is better' culture. Clearly a certain resolution is necessary but even my 17MP XE2 is perfectly adequate and allows for some cropping. My XT5 is 40MP, it is an excellent sensor and does allow much more aggressive cropping but I really don't need 40MP and it's not why I bought it. That said, high MP sensors often come with bodies built to higher build quality, more esoteric feature sets etc.

Simon, thank you for all your hardwork that you are putting into these informative, technical, yet so straightforward videos! I have seen many photography tutorials, but very few youtubers are willing to share this kind of knowledge. Also, congratulations on a VERY fast subscribers rise! I knew it would be the case for you since i stumbled acroos your channel almost a year ago. Your videos should make a excellent case study for people who would like to grow their channel fast. Consistency and superior quality! Also, i would like to give you an interesting idea for a video. I am a waildlife photographer with less than 2 years of an experience. I am shooting 24MP A7III with S200-600. I recently met this guy who who was shooting Canon 400mm with some 40mp Canon body. I kid you not, never ever in my entire photography research (nearly 15+ years of books and youtube) have i heard or read a single word about how much can you actually CROP an image with this level of quality equipment. Of course i knew the photos would be sharper, more detailed, the AF would be faster and all that basic stuff, but oh boy! You should see my face when i sat down on a lakeside with this guy, we pointed our lenses at some far away birds, and i ended up with 100% documentary quality, useless mess of a bird silhouette, while he could crop his image so much in! That his photos were perfectly viable for a portfolio! He literally croped like 1000% and still had a perfect sharpness. This is insane! It makes wildlife photography SO much easier, since you dont have to be THAT close to an animal! The difference is literally COLOSAL! How come noone is mentioning this phenomenon, and noone is comparing the lenses in the field like that? There is not a single youtube video showing the difference between the distance to an animal one should keep, when photographing with mid lvl gear vs professional lvl gear. What i saw that day was a gamechanger for me. I have struggled those two years mainly because i couldnt get as close as i would hoped for. The only way i could get a whole frame filled was to get at the spot at night and wait there for few hours. With the pro gear, you could just stand in place, and the birds would still aproach you because you are out of their usual escape distance! Like, i am stunned how big of an difference this kind of gear makes. I do not consider myself a beginner, so my jaw dropping feels pretty accurate at this point. Well, cutting to the chase, i would be very obliged if you could say a few words about that kind of things ;p

Great description as always, Simon. You hit the nail on the head. I’ve always viewed these sensor types this way: - lower megapixel for higher readout speeds for video, sports, and wildlife - higher megapixel for higher resolution for cropping, landscape, and portraiture Every camera/sensor combo was engineered for a range of end-uses in mind. Doesn’t mean they can’t be used interchangeably, it just means their design will deliver the peak performance when used to their relative strengths. There’s not one that is superior to another. I try to keep using them with these use cases in mind and I’ve never been happier.

Hi Simon. Really love your videos and appreciate the time you put into making your explanations so clear and complete. I just saw another video of yours from 9 months ago in which you talk about use of aperture, and while it was perfect from a technical point of view, I'd really love it if you could get into the artistic side of choosing aperture. For instance, how to choose when you have several people in the frame, but still want to separate them from the background, or perhaps talk about situations in which choosing your aperture might not be immediately obvious, or where several options might be interesting for different reasons. That would be an amazing video!!

Thanks Simon, this was very helpful! I'm currently thinking about upgrading my starter camera to a full frame one, and I've been looking at the Sony A7IV and the A7RIV, and I think after watching this, I'm less anxious about the lower pixel count of the A7IV.

Ok... can I say I just love your intro. The music and pictures, I find myself singing "... you'll be just fine."😊 Love the videos. Also, I've learned a lot as a newbie.

Found this video really interesting and engaging, look forward to watching more of your videos

thank you very much , i am waiting for christmas sales to buy my camera , all your videos were really helpful to me

I've known about and understood the advantage of higher pixel pitch with lower megapixel cameras, for low light, or specifically, astrophotography (I mention the distinction because Tony Northrup makes a compelling case that lower megapixel doesn't affect low light images, but his premise lacks certain specifics that you delineate, chiefly low light vs astro - single vs multiple). What I've never heard, though, even from someone like Nico Carver, is how lower megapixel also helps with less overheating of the sensor. That helps to complete the equation for me, since astrophotography often involves multiple long exposures shot in succession. Perhaps Nico Carver or Alyn Wallace have talked about that part of the equation, but not in the videos I've seen. But what you said about advantages gained with newer technology is also correct. Whereas I love the images I get from my 11-year-old, 24MP Nikon D600, I wouldn't hesitate to switch to one of the 45MP Nikon Z series cameras, if the price was right. The newer sensor technology alone balances the scales quite a bit. Great video. Thank you.

Great video Simon, I have always thought thermally the better. I had the original canon rebel it was only 6 MP. Yet I got some pretty outstanding Raw files with that camera. I really think the more pixels the better was nothing more than sales hype. Thanks again Simon great video.

Thank you for another great video. I had a Nikon D 700 with 12 mp and gave me great pics. I agree with you. Ben

Exceptionally timely video for me, since I'm wanting to upgrade my equipment. Currently have a 7D, and GoPro 11. I need something in between that does both jobs, and has much better battery life than the latter!

Simon, this year I sold my Nikon D780 and I bought two cameras. A Nikon Z8, an absolutely fantastic camera for almost any purpose. The other was a 15 year-old Nikon D700 full frame 12 megapixel beauty with a relatively low shutter count for $364. I got the latter to test whether a 12 megapixel camera is capable of fantastic images. I find that for pretty much anything but wildlife it is marvelous, as long as your aren't cropping too much.

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Well done, Simon. I bought my Sony A7III instead of the A7IIIR for several of the reasons you cover, but the 2 primary drivers were 1) I rarely print larger than 8X10 for viewing at about 18" and 20 megapixels is more than enough resolution for that, and 2) I crop minimally. I don't do landscapes frequently, but when I do my preference is certainly glass over cropping. I have the perception (perhaps content for a future video -- you're welcome!) that image quality is better using the appropriate telephoto lens on a smaller sensor than it is for a lower focal length lens on a larger sensor that's then cropped to the same image to match the first.

I have a 24x36 canvas print of a photo I took on a 1st gen google pixel phone. The tiny sensor on that phone was a whopping 12MP. I also have the same sized canvas prints I took on my s21 ultra with a 108MP sensor. On canvas the only differences I can tell are due to composition of the shot. The 12MP print is catching light rays in the air due to dust and spray in a grove of trees right by the ocean. The high amount of backlight as well as dust and spray present caused small details to be blown out or blurred. While the 108MP print is of a lake just after sunset with much less light and much clearer air. I am finally getting to the point I cant do the type of photography I want to do on my phone im going to upgrade soon to something a little more versatile all of Simons videos have been a very helpful crash course into non point and shoot photography.

Thanks for the video great topic this week.

Great detailed breakdown of the information, with strong cause/effect demonstrations

Great tip, this one. Thanks!

Another great video based in science and shared in a way so everyone can understand. Thank you again for the GREAT work!!

Found you by accident, but I watch every episode now, just to hear you say "My name is Simon d'Entremont"

I use an OM-5 with 20m and i love it. To me stabilisation is very important and Olympus/OM System stabilisation is very good. The OM-5 is lightweight and it has enough features for my use. The range of lenses is more than enough for me. When people look at your photos in a photobook, they may ask about what camera you use, not not about megapixels.

Hey Simon, just starting with photography. (Recently Retired) Been watching your videos and found them very instructive and you put it across in a way that a novice can understand. Thank you for posting them. I look forward to experimenting with my camera and hope that I can get some good pictures. Kind regards. David. UK 😎

Interesting video, Simon! Though I would agree with you...IF the typical photographer is not making large prints and only posting to social media, a "low" megapixel camera is all one needs. However, if the user is more advanced, does frequent cropping, makes high image detail a priority, and prints very large, then the advantages of a higher megapixel are clear. Since I print 30" x 40" regularly, I went from a 16MP APS-C system to a 45 MP FF system, and haven't looked back. Image sharpness and resolution vastly improved (and the lower megapixel images were still good...they just couldn't quite compete with the combination of a larger sensor and more megapixels...especially in very large prints. Thanks again!

Back in 2004 I had an early Nikon digital camera, a Coolpix 990 with 3.34 megapixels. One of my all time favorite photos was taken with that camera, and over 10 years ago I tried to print it on a large plotter. I think the size print was about 30 x 42-ish. It was MUCH sharper than I expected. (I say "tried" to print because the ink heads had some bad spots so it was streaky). Someday I'll have that photo professionally printed and framed. Now I have a Nikon D780 but still haven't gotten any shots as nice as that one (but they are much sharper, of course).

Another excellent video on my recommended list.

Great video as always Simon, keep it up.

Great video! I think it’s really important to stress that high res sensors do produce finer detail due their smaller pixel size and larger image dimensions. Also, high res sensors can be nice for video if you are going to use an in camera crop. For example, in 4K 120, the Nikon z9 has a 2.3x crop which is really handy for bird and wildlife videography. However, on a 12mpx camera like the Sony a7s3 this wouldn’t be possible. Keep up the great work!

For a beginner or ambitious hobby photographer, this is more of an academic challenge, even if your explanations are correct! The subject of the lens (glass) is more important than the question of sensor size or megapixels in current cameras. Many base their budget on megapixels or sensor size and then buy a cheap lens. Mistake! That has to fit. And if it fits, 20~24 megapixels are enough for everything. Unless you want to count blood cells. Greetings from Bavaria

Thank you again for providing valuable "Facts & Truths" and not the "Religions & Believes" on the photography equipment. These information really reeducates me and helps me to make more correct choices when purchasing photography equipment even though I used to sell photography equipment and singing the same faults religious songs to customers learned form faults information provided by many manufactures, photographers and reviewers. Great work!

Your last comment about just going out and getting some photos is probably the best bit of advice one could give. A few years ago I sold all my large full-frame gear and went with an APSC setup. They all said I was mad! I had been a working photographer but the pandemic killed that off. So I took it as the chance to focus on personal projects, which demanded lighter gear and more flexibility. I knew there would be quality compromises, and... there were, a little. But what I gained was a lighter backpack and a lot more money in my pocket to get out there. The net gain was more photos, more practice, more ways to create. Ultimately, I found new genres and interests, for which the smaller camera is far superior. So glad I didn't follow all the "bigger is better" voices!

Thanks for mentioning the A7s, A7sii and A7siii. I started with the A7s in '14 and noise SW was not good even at the time C1. So I went A7III which sensor had dual ISO- 640 then 12800 both less noise at and above the same for A7Siii when it came out. Also ISO Invariance basically you can capture say at 640 getting a darker image and in post just increasing exposure even by +5 you get less noise and better color in shadows. The Sony sensor in the A7iii is in some Nikon cameras. The one thing many did in the past was stacking due to bad post SW but is a waste of time. In the past years many suggested not using in camera NR for it took time away from a second capture, this mainly was for those doing time lapse, the problem was you get hot (red) and dead (white) pixels. In the beginning years Lr some how would get rid of them but the issue of star loss and Lr stopped it and another reason to do stacking. Also the lenses were only f/4 so you could do a 30s + capture without star elongation. But with wider 2.8, 1.8 and 1.4 lenses they require faster SS and add the camera models sensor for pixel height and distance between maybe even faster meaning even the A7V at 61MPs yes the same results as a A7SIII but a faster SS to rid star elongation and lens comas. PhotoPills spot stars is where you can find the camera/lens combo SS. instead of stacking something I did in '15 was do bracketing but NR is disabled and hot and dead pixels all over but with today's HDR SW rids the image of them. Lastly avoid all the extra work in post and just use camera NR, if you use a 14mm f/1.8 lens on the A7Siii you can do the 16.16s or faster SS adjusting ISO higher for a faster SS meaning say a 10s SS you get a camera NR time of 10s and doing a MW ARC pano with a pano rig with a stepper base every capture when NR is on you click to the next image and capture another meaning a 200 degree pano is done in less than 90s. Even done over a moving surf on a beach the surf will blind as a whole and be super bright day like with stars and colors of trees on the shoreline will be bright green the ocean nice and blue and a sky of baby blue as well as the yin and yang colors in Pegasus magenta and a lighter blue as well as the darker way from side to side with glowing stars on the sides as well a bright white galactic center, Yes you will have to lower exposure to make it look real for no one can see it like that with the eye. I did a lot of Milky Ways with the A7RM2 at the Grand Canyon and used Aperture mode due to even down in the canyon was lit by by hotel lights and done with bracketing getting detail deep down in the canyon as well as a dark sky full of stars. Just saying do use NR whenever possible to save as much time and play in post. One more thing the sony cameras now do a dark image when you turn off the camera ( a slight pause before shutdown getting rid of hot and dead pixels by remapping the pixels, great add and check you camera no matter the maker to see if they also do it also!

As always, simple explanations are straight to the point. Thanks. As a followup to all this pixels size, IQ, resolution, etc... could you do a video about printing your images i.e. ppi for specific various photo sizes? What is used in commercial photo albums?

Well said. I love your instructional sessions. Would love to do one of your Africa trips one day.

Great Video Simon, I bought a Canon EOS R5 C about a year ago, I use the word "Defined" to describe the difference between the grain in my 5 c compared to my old 5D mk4, I hardly use the R5 for video, albeit i plan to, I just find the processing of RAW Video files a bit challenging! Thanks for sharing

I haven't quite figured it out yet, some photographers on KZfaq I just can't watch, they are fine but they just don't grab my attention... But you are very watchable! Appreciate your videos

great video, thanks!

I fully agree on the sensor technology. If one has a specific application in mind (like low-light or astrophotography) it makes sense to study the noise behavior and then one could be surprised about the pixel size (the smaller but "newer" pixels might perform better than the larger ones). Maybe an addition: if one has got a high MP camera, one can still down sample (especially binning, but there are also other methods) the image if one doesn't need the resolution but wants to reduce noise as a first step before using de-noising tools.

This is the same reason smartphones were stuck on 12 mp for quite some time but now we're seeing upto 108 mp sensors cause processing power has improved significantly to read and stack multiple exposures...

thanks so much for this very informative video.

I hedged my bets and bought an r6 and an r5. Love the performance of both cameras.and use them for different scenarios.

Thanks a lot for the convincing demonstration. -- Of course many factors go into the equation of image quality. Judging a camera by the magapixel count alone would be like judging a car by the number of its cylinders. Very important are the lenses because they "decide" what the sensor "sees". Higher MP cameras need lenses with higer resolution to show their potential fully.

I loved your videos ❤ it can help my future photography skill. 😍

Great one again👌Recently bought a 15-30mm F2.8 lense and will soon try some landscape with my Canon R8. This gives me the confidence to try a print😄

Another great video - thanks

I remember a discussion on dpReview many years ago when I got my Canon 350D in which people argued that 8 megapixels was about as high a megapixel count as we'd ever get because after that the pixels got too small to perform reliably. :) Love my 45 mpx R5!

Dear Simon. Thank you very much for your useful technical explanations about the cameras and so on. I'd like to ask you to walk us through the artistic aspect of photography.

Thanks, good job!!!

Yes, I was really amazed with high-ISO performance of my A7R IVa. 60+ Mp sensor, ISO 12000 and pretty smooth images.

This was a wonderful explainer. If all other factors are truly equal, a sensor with larger photosites will generally have better SNR, DNR, etc. because of their increased well depth. But those "other factors" involve things like signal processing, sensor architecture and readout type, etc. And a large part of why higher megapixel cameras are so much more expensive is because camera designers pour lots of effort into making the "other factors" *not* equal. So, in practice, cameras from the same designer and the same generation will usually have pretty similar photographic performance regardless of resolution, with certain exceptions like you mentioned. The bottom line: a camera is so much more than just its sensor.

I like to present my photos through slideshows, where I zoom in and out on the images. High-resolution sensors offer a significant advantage in this aspect. The small benefit of low-resolution sensors on image quality doesn't worth the loss in resolution. Noise reduction algorithms work fantastic nowadays. Considering that a high-resolution sensor allows for greater zooming capabilities with the same lens due to the better cropping abilities, the cost difference between low-resolution and high-resolution sensors isn't even that big. I'm new to photography and currently using a 24MP full-frame camera. Somehow I believe that a 45MP camera would have been a better choice, and I'm planning to upgrade soon.

I was relying on my 12 mp fx3 for stills for social media pics for a bit, and after a while i noticed some hard limitations when croping, so i added a a7cii to my kit at 33 mp and it fixed ALL my concerns. Mainly to do with the size of my hardcopy prints. 1.2 mp gets still gets you a solid 4x6 prints and ive had one of my images from an aspc canon at 20 mp stretched to a bilboard advertisement so i knew there was more to this equation (ie: viewing distance) but definitely needed some sort of pixel bump and feel that anything north of 24 mp is just fine.... but that has to do with what one plans to do with ones hardcopy prints. Pretty sure 50mp is overkill for me, but you do you! 😊

I upgraded my camera for the resolution, but also the features it has. WiFi, Bluetooth, focus bracketing, higher shooting speed and the faster filming and resolution. I still use the old one, especially with the one and only plastic fantastic. Also for lens whacking. I rather risk dirt in my old body. Plus I noticed that I crop my images often. It helps to go to 32.5MP instead of 18.2MP for that purpose. 7D mk1 and 90D.

Thank you!

I think your videos on iso were correct; I’ve recently stumbled onto your conclusions in my hobby shooting, no need to be afraid of higher iso to get a shot.

I have various cameras made by Fuji, but I do so often reach for the 16MP XPro-1. It produces sharp and clear images and lovely colors, but most of all, a character that the newer cameras seem to lack. :)

I rented a Canon R, most people are still saying that it's too old and outdated technology. The pictures I got from it were much better than I had hoped for. With the price drop on it I'll probably be buying one soon.