8mp phones

BenAtBedgebury · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: 8mp phones

Saw a few companies advertising 8 megapixel camera phones. Does this seem a little silly?

Is it a case of bigger means better or are they actually propperly built?

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JAW · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:

I reckon it's just for the bragging rights. Mind you, it'd be pretty good if you intend to use it as your main camera, but other wise there's no point.

It's got 2 megapixels more than my DSLR.... Confused

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Hamish · Forum Veteran Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 1011

It's all bollox and just marketing nonsense to make people believe they're buying a much better camera. We all know that good photos is about way more than MPcount and >6MP is only needed if you're printing huge shots/cropping a lot.

Also, the phones will most likely continue to compress the hell out of any photos taken on the supposedly 8MP sensor. I've a supposedly 5MP camera phone, except the best quality setting gives <900kB jpegs.
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simpson · Average User Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Posts: 95

i would rather just get my small crappy phone and attached it to the under side of my dslr lol that would not fit in my pocket

BenAtBedgebury · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

Seems to be similar thoughts then Laughing

There seems to be a race about makings bigger and 'better' as opposed to making existing technology more reliable.
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mikedeere · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:

Cramming that many pixels onto such a small sensor is just foolish.

The closer they are together, the more they interfere with each other. That's when you get more noise and softer edges.