Pixels Are Like Cupcakes. Let Me Explain.

[lucpher]

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[theRBK]

actually, in an article by a company that actually has tested numourous DSLRs (see here), they say that more megapixels can in a way improve noise levels if the comparison between cameras is made in a fair manner by looking at images at a fixed output format rather than at 100% pixel size... do read all the pages of the full article...