Is a 12-megapixel digital camera good?

12 million pixels is the standard configuration of today’s general cameras. The pixels of today’s general entry-level cameras are 12 to 14 million pixels, and the pixels cannot indicate the quality of the camera at all, let alone the quality of the camera. price. Ordinary cameras with 12 million pixels can be purchased for a thousand pixels, while high-end professional cameras with 12 million pixels can cost tens of thousands. The point of view just looking at pixels is very one-sided and superficial. It can be said that it is completely uninformed. Although I am not a photography expert, I am a photography enthusiast. I don’t know much about professional SLR cameras, so I don’t need to tell you about professional cameras (after all, given the way you ask, I know that you are a beginner in photography, but don’t Be discouraged, take your time, everything is a process). Then let me tell you about ordinary entry-level cameras (the kind that generally cost less than 3,000 yuan). The view of pixels based on the parameters is one-sided and superficial, and is used by businesses to deceive lay consumers. practice. Although the higher the pixels, the better to a certain extent, but the premise is that the CCD image sensor size must keep up. The CCD sizes of digital cameras priced between one and two thousand yuan are almost the same, almost 1/2.33 inches. Therefore, the higher the pixels, the smaller the photosensitive area of ??a single pixel, the worse the imaging, the more noise, and the heavier the graininess. (Don’t think that 1/2.33 inches is larger than 1/1.6 inches. That’s in fractional form! The larger the denominator is, the smaller the denominator is. However, the price of a CCD with a large size will not be cheap. In this regard, you can consider the Fuji FX200. Its CCD size is large and the imaging is good, but the price is slightly expensive). Pixels only measure the maximum photo size that can be printed. For a 5-inch photo of normal size, 2 million pixels is enough. A photo with 10 million pixels can be printed as big as A3 paper. It’s not necessary! However, the cameras on the market now all have 10 million pixels, so you don’t have to think too much about this. For us non-photographers, 8 million pixels, 10 million pixels, and 12 million pixels are all about the same. 6 million pixels is enough. The main quality of a digital camera is: lens + sensor + image processor, not pixels. But that is mainly for professional cameras. Cameras costing one to two thousand yuan are all on the same level in these aspects, and the differences are small. You don’t have to think about it, as long as it is a branded product! What you mainly look at is the optical zoom factor + anti-shake function + wide angle. The bigger the optical zoom, the better to a certain extent (this is a big selling point. The higher the optical zoom factor, the higher the price). Generally, 3 to 5 times is enough for general use. (Do not confuse it with digital zoom. Digital zoom has no practicality. It is just a commercial hype method for merchants. Digital zoom becomes blurrier and blurrier. There is not much difference between having and not having digital zoom function.) For zoom, you only need to look at optical zoom! ! ! , in terms of anti-shake, you only need to look at optical anti-shake (you don’t have to worry about whether it is lens-shift anti-shake or image sensor anti-shake, the effect is the same)! ! Electronic image stabilization (some call it digital image stabilization) doesn't make much sense, but it's certainly better than no image stabilization. Optical image stabilization is a big selling point, and those with optical image stabilization are definitely more expensive. The wide angle is also a selling point. As the saying goes, "Some are definitely more expensive than nothing." If it has a wide-angle function, feel free to buy it. The wider the angle of view it presents, the ordinary film camera has a 35mm focal length, which means 28mm and 24mm focal lengths. Can have a wider field of view than a film camera. (As for the issue of wide-angle distortion, you don’t have to think about it. It’s generally invisible.) The bigger the aperture, the better, but most cameras are about the same. F2.8 is definitely better than F5.6! (Don’t forget, the size of the number here does not mean the size of the aperture. The larger the number, the smaller the aperture. It’s the other way around!), cameras have an aperture range (for example, my camera is F2.8~F5.6), the aperture is Just to remind you, you don’t have to think about it when buying, but it will always be beneficial to learn more knowledge. I babbled a lot while talking. Anyway, some functions are better than nothing! But it does not mean that the higher the parameters, the better. Remember the main selling points: optical zoom factor and optical image stabilization, which are also what you need to pay most attention to. In addition, anything from 8 million to more than 10 million pixels will do! It would be better to have a wide angle, and it would be better to have high-definition photography than not. In terms of brands: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Kodak, Fuji are all fine! Don’t pay too much attention to other parameters. Also, it doesn’t matter even if the parameters are different, the key is that the appearance must suit your taste, and you must buy what you like! It’s not easy to fight so much. Of course, it would be my greatest encouragement if I could get your approval.

Good luck!