Wow! That looks really good, and the price for that camera isn't bad at all! My brother has a 5 megapixel camera that we use, and it take really nice pictures. Decent video as well, 1gig card FTW!

A friend of mine has one of those crazy SLR cameras (I believe his is a 7 megapixel, but don't hold me to that). It takes great pictures, but he has other cameras and likes film more.

As said earlier the type and complexities of the camera depends on the object and the purpose of shooting..

In my view a lense is as important as mega pixel and to an extent the lense should be considered above the resolution..

There are several types of digital camera lenses:

Optical zoom lens: An optical zoom is a true zoom. Its focal length actually extends and retracts. An image is magnified by the lens itself. An optical zoom produces the best quality images. A zoom lens is used to magnify an image 3X, 4X, 10X and more. Very long zooms are prone to camera shake, particularly in low light. To help prevent this, some digital cameras have image stabilization.

Digital zoom lens: A digital zoom is not a true zoom. It is a simulated zoom that enlarges the central portion of an image. The actual length of the lens does not change. A digital zoom pre-crops the center area of an image. Resolution is reduced, giving the appearance of zooming in. It is similar cropping with photo editing software. A digital camera may have an option to turn off the digital zoom.

Interchangeable and Converter lenses: Single Lens Reflex digital (dSLR) cameras accept a wide range of interchangeable lenses. Lenses used with a 35mm film SLR may be compatible with the same brand dSLR. Add-on converter lenses are available for many digital cameras.


Resolution Affects Output:

Most digital cameras allow you to change the resolution setting, so you can fit more or fewer images on your memory card. This can be a helpful feature if you only have one card or if you are on a trip and can't transfer photos to your computer. But if you take a photo of a spectacular sunset, and you capture it on a lower resolution setting like 800x600, you may be unhappy with the result if you want a 5x7 or 8x10 print. That's because the low resolution image lacks detail, and may also appear jagged. Carrying additional memory cards and keeping the camera set on its highest resolution setting is a better solution.

The higher the photograph's resolution, the more plentiful printing and sharing options exist. With this in mind, the best bet is to shoot photos at the highest resolution your camera can capture. Moreover you can make more changes to the photograph on the computer if the resolution is good.


To summarise if the lense is not good no matter how high your resolution is you will not get good output as output will depends on input which is through the lense...

I used a 1.4 Million pixels camera with a very decent, rather large lens (an Olympus digital camera) and it gave me very nice pictures.
I also have a 3 Million pixel camera with a rather small and very poor lens, and it gives me far less agreeable pictures.
And, of course, in order to be comfortably seen on most of websites, correctly displayed after fast download, your pictures will have to be decreased to 800*600 pixels, which is half a million pixels.