Apple Event 14 September 2021

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Originally Posted by binaryhermit

I mean, 3x5 at 300 dpi is 900x1500. My Pixel 4a's 12mp camera shoots at like 3000x4000, which is more than capable.

(That said, it's not the megapixels, it's how you use them.)

Thanks so much for clarifying! I didn't know that you just multiply inches by dpi! Yes I agree it's how you use the megapixels! I should be able to use my Pixel 3 for this particular project. In addition, I'm going to be studying more and see about getting a point and shoot camera for other projects.

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Nope. My iPhone SE2 takes better pictures than either our Sony DSC-S600 (2006) and Sony DSC-S2100 (2010).

Maybe the Canon Elf series and newer point-and-shoots are better. However, I found the iPhone 6s and newer cameras to be a better and more convenient alternative to our old Sonys.

Convenience trumps everything for me. I have an old Lumix5(?) or something that I’m sure still beats the newest iPhone, not sure about the ever so slightly newer Nikon Coolpix. But the chances of my digging out either one, charging the battery, digging out an sd card AND then lugging it around in case I should want to take a photograph are absolutely nil.

We do family calendars every year and smartphone photos are typically not high enough quality for a full A4 page. But the majority of photos everyone takes are on their phones, once we group several on a page the quality is quite acceptable and we have a great selection to choose from.

I’ve never believed the camera quality rivals that of my photographer family member’s gear BUT it will be an improvement on my current phone and that’s mainly what I care about.