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Originally Posted by lwl12
Wow 10x optical zoom? That must be a really expensive camera. o.O
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Well, actually, you might be surprised. A friend of mine has one of those and it wasn't too expensive. 4 and 5 MP cameras are becoming popular now and a lot of buyers, especially casual/amateur photographers, will think a camera with a higher resolution is preferable to one with extra features. A 4 MP camera with a few pre-programmed settings is more likely to sell than a 3 MP with more zoom and shutter speed/aperture size settings, simply because a lot of people feel that those cameras are old hat.
Personally, I think 2MP cameras can take some pretty good shots, 3MP very good (usually more than decent enough for A4 printing, but the quality of the lens on the camera you buy can affect the picture as well as the CCD resolution - my old Olympus 3MP was unusually sharp) and many people will never need anything more than a 4MP, but you can bet they'll buy the most 'powerful' they can anyway...
SCC