More megapixels than a Canon 40D or Nikon's D3 while having a fraction of the sensor size? NO thanks. We need more cameras like Sigma's DP1. Big sensor + good lens + compact and light to replace those monstrous DSLRs on regular outings. I would much rather have Pana/Oly's fourthird sensor or even the 1.5/1.6 crop sensors mated with either a fixed focal 35mm equivalent or a 24-85mm equivalent lens offering half the megapixel.
Give them a break! Just think how hard it must be for the average consumer to fill an 8Gb SDHC card with tiny 3MP photos? Samsung are just trying to make things easier.
Heck! This even tops their own 14.6 MP CMOS sensor (APS-C). Results of it shows that it is slightly more noisy than the competition, but TONS less noise reduction (Pentax's choice?) so there's still a lot of detail left for post-processing. That means with equal amount of NR it can slightly edge out the other semi-pros. That was an achievement.
This? I'm terrified to look at the ISO 3200 pictures.
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More megapixels than a Canon 40D or Nikon's D3 while having a fraction of the sensor size? NO thanks. We need more cameras like Sigma's DP1. Big sensor + good lens + compact and light to replace those monstrous DSLRs on regular outings. I would much rather have Pana/Oly's fourthird sensor or even the 1.5/1.6 crop sensors mated with either a fixed focal 35mm equivalent or a 24-85mm equivalent lens offering half the megapixel.
Give them a break! Just think how hard it must be for the average consumer to fill an 8Gb SDHC card with tiny 3MP photos? Samsung are just trying to make things easier.
agreed. the only thing a high mp camera with a poor lense produces is larger scale of crappy pictures.
Heck! This even tops their own 14.6 MP CMOS sensor (APS-C). Results of it shows that it is slightly more noisy than the competition, but TONS less noise reduction (Pentax's choice?) so there's still a lot of detail left for post-processing. That means with equal amount of NR it can slightly edge out the other semi-pros. That was an achievement.
This? I'm terrified to look at the ISO 3200 pictures.