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The Future of Digital Camera Technology
An anonymous reader writes "CNet News has an interesting look at where digital camera technology is headed now that the megapixel buzzword can be put to rest. From the article: 'In compact cameras, I think that the megapixel race is pretty much over,' says Chuck Westfall, director of media for Canon's camera marketing group. 'Seven- and eight-megapixel cameras seem to be more than adequate. We can easily go up to a 13-by-19 print and see very, very clear detail.'"
Most cameras have a "raw" format, people just don't use it because they are n00b.
I know what people want. I worked in the photofinishing industry for several years. The majority of film users were satisfied with shitty disposable cameras that don't even take as good a photo as a cheap 3MP digita The pictures most people take with a 8MP camera are just as shitty as the ones they take with a 3MP camera. They can't tell the difference, and they don't care. They just think that more is better.
A good salesman will steer people away from megapixel envy toward features that will actually benefit them. Megapixels are "first and foremost the most important measure of a camera" only for ignorant schmucks like yourself.