Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

CHAPTER 12 THE IMPORTANCE OF RESOLUTION 179

FIGURE 12.1
Closeup of a
scan from a dis-
posable camera
negative and a
4-megapixel
image—the
digital camera
wins.

A professional photographer with a disposable camera will be able to take pictures

that are indistinguishable from a top-of-the-line 6-megapixel camera. An amateur

with a 14-megapixel camera will make the same mistakes as he would with a dis-

posable camera.