David Pogue, self admitted tech geek and staff writer for the New York Times writes,

"But one myth is so deeply ingrained, millions of people waste money on it every year. I’m referring, of course, to the Megapixel Myth. It goes like this: “The more megapixels a camera has, the better the pictures.” It’s a big fat lie. The camera companies and camera stores all know it, but they continue to exploit our misunderstanding. Advertisements declare a camera’s megapixel rating as though it’s a letter grade, implying that a 7-megapixel model is necessarily better than a 5-megapixel model."

Thanks to Eolake for another very interesting post. Most people who are not professional photographers, yours truly included in that category, do not only not need a professional camera with an 8 or more megapixel capability, we are not really going to be able to take advantage of the extra heft associated with the mega picture.

Still, I have a 7.2 megapixel Sony Cybershot camera but I stopped using it except for high def pictures taken on a stand for charity calendars and such. I couldn’t even hope to hold the thing still enough. Most of my pictures came out fuzzy. So I’m back to using my 5 megapixel Panasonic FX8 Lumix which is 2" X 4" by 3/4". It fits on my hip and takes great pics usually at a 2 megapixel setting. And get this, it only cost me around $200. Sometimes I get lucky and find the right thang for the right price. Sometimes…