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Old 18-03-12, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Markulous View Post
Not really. There's a big advantage gained by reducing the image for web viewing, effectively oversampling, so that the difference between a dSLR and a mobile phone is reduced. Take an image the other way and enlarge and you'll immediately notice the difference. Plus a dSLR will handle poor lighting with far less noise, as well as having a much greater dynamic range. And that's without even considering the optics! The new Nokia mobile with it's 41MP sensor takes advantage of this oversampling advantage to produce what look like amazing images @ 5MP or 8MP!

Thanks for the explanation Mark I had heard of oversampling before but never really new what it meant .

On the subject of what these compacts and camera phones can offer photographers , I would like to know how and why a photographer would use them . Are they just a handy sized camera to take test shots before bringing out the big guns or are they the main camera if your only using the shots for the web .

Mark
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