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Camera retailer Adorama has launched a second installment of its supremely useful "100 Photography Tips" series, and this one starts with a succinct and fairly undeniable explanation of why cramming more megapixels into compact digicams does the consumer no favors.
Bottom line: More pixels in the same area means smaller pixels, which means poor light separation in anything but ideal conditions. Shoot in low-light conditions, and you'll get increasing amounts of noise and loss of sharpness. The proof is in the photos.
100 in 100, Part II: "High resolution" compacts, low light don’t mix [Adorama]
