Regular digital or digitial SLR?

Developwebsites wrote:
It's 3.2 mega pixel, I always
use the highest resolution, and I mostly "point and shoot." The colors seem
OK, but the pictures are usually blurry/fuzzy.



I could not tell the difference between a 4x6 print from a HP 3.2mp and a Sony
6.1.
higher res is used for cropping.
just reduce the size of the pic using Irfanview, press HALF.

P&S have a higher shutter lag delay than DSLR.

generally speaking, that is true, but in the latest lines of P&S
cameras, the difference is much less significant. For instance, the
Kodak DX7590 advertises a delay of about .1 sec. Well in line with a DSLR.


--
Ron Hunter

All Things Mopar wrote:
Developwebsites commented courteously ...


I could not tell the difference between a 4x6 print from

a

HP 3.2mp and a Sony 6.1.


[snip]

You need 150 PPI min, maybe 200 or so for a decent print.
For 4 x 6 that'd be 600-800 x 900-1200, or 1 mega pixel.
Please remember also that there's much more to sharpness
and detail than mega pixels, which can frequently be the
manufacturer's marketing hype since "everybody" thinks the
greater the MP, the better the pictures.

The camera's lens, sensors, and electronics pay a big
part, not to mention the amount of JPEG compression (if
using JPEG) have a lot to do with it.

I bought my wife a $150 Kodak 3MP and my daughter a $200
Kodak 4MP. Both are great p&s cameras but the quality
stinks even at the full resolution for all of the reasons
above.

At that price level, you can hardly expect the best lenses, or sensors.
Try looking at output from DX7440 or a 7530.


--
Ron Hunter