I would blame camera manufacturers for continuing to hawk compact cameras with 10, 11, even 12mp sensors, but really it's the consumers' fault for being a bunch of mindless tools.
"Durrr look dis one has more megapiksels 'dan dis other one Durrrrrrrrrrrr."
I'm all for companies making a buck off of stupid people, but it was a frightening while before they started easing back and putting out new 8mp models with better features.
And even still here we are with Nikon offering two cameras with the same price. I bet good money more people will buy the 10mp model because they're convinced they somehow need a picture that large and don't even realize they're getting a noisier, crappier picture anyway.
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I would blame camera manufacturers for continuing to hawk compact cameras with 10, 11, even 12mp sensors, but really it's the consumers' fault for being a bunch of mindless tools.
"Durrr look dis one has more megapiksels 'dan dis other one Durrrrrrrrrrrr."
I'm all for companies making a buck off of stupid people, but it was a frightening while before they started easing back and putting out new 8mp models with better features.
And even still here we are with Nikon offering two cameras with the same price. I bet good money more people will buy the 10mp model because they're convinced they somehow need a picture that large and don't even realize they're getting a noisier, crappier picture anyway.