[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Anyone else wonder about 'effective' megapixels? > >As opposed to what, 'real' megapixels? 'virtual' megapixels? > >Are Pentax pixels the same as Nikon pixels? > >Inquiring minds would like to know, before plunking down hard earned cash...
Relax. Digital cameras don't use all the pixels in their CCDs, keeping some outside the picture area in order to obtain a dark reference. "Effective Megapixels" means they're being honest enough to just count the pixels within the picture area, rather than the slightly greater number of *total* megapixels. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
