I just bought a Casio EX-Z850 and am really disappointed in the
results.
It's a 8.1 Megapixels camera.
I have a friend that has a Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro, it's a 6 MP,
interpolated to 12 mp.

Bottom line is that the Fuji has a true 6 meg file, and the Casio has
a 3 meg file in file manager.

The Fujifilm portraits almost look like they were made from film, not
pixels
And the Casio is sharp to the point of counting the pixels.

I have a background in film photography, and would really like a point
and shoot that will take good pictures.

I know this is probably a roaring debate somewhere in this group, but
I couldn't find it.
Anyway my question is: if I buy the new Casio 12 meg camera, I'm
guessing my file size will be about 4 megs. Will the overall look of
the photograph improve or am I looking at the results of 2 different
types of digital cameras? I just assumed size mattered.
Thanks,
Ron