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Originally Posted by miketoll
At what point does digital noise raise its head? For small sensors as found in compacts a lot of megapixels seems counter productive as the noise suppression algorithms needed seem to make the photos worse rather than better. The 6mp compact I use a lot of the time seems about the right compromise at the moment. SLRs with their bigger sensors will have a higher ceiling.
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I agree. I think the mp race has gone a bit mad. I have just looked through DPR but have not found a test of a 10mp compact. I know they have commented on this subject though.
Don