More Mega pixels Please
When cell phones first came out I clung to my old ways. I reasoned that there was no reason to have a cell phone if you just planned ahead and made sure you had a quarter for a pay phone in case of emergency.
Now I could not be seperated from my Blackberry Pearl. At one point I even thought of abandoning my camera and using my cell phone for real estate photos. The temptation still crosses my mind from time to time.
Well, using a cell phone for photos is like carrying around a pocket full of quarters. Yes, you can get the job done, kind of, but a real camera is so much better.
I have had many sony cameras and they have by far been the best for me, but I don’t think the brand matters as long as you have modern equipment.
My most recent Sony was purchased a year or so ago at target for less than $400. It has a 15 times optical zoom and slightly more than eight mega pixels. So whats the big deal about mega pixels?
The more mega pixels the greater your possible resolution. For real estate, my older four mega pixel mavica with a wide angle lens will definitley get the job done. After all, I use a standard photo size of 640×480 pixels for MLS photos and even the photos printed on color brochures. You can produce a photo or that resolution even with a one megapixel camera.
Still, carrying a one megapixel camera around is like carrying a pocket full of quarters instead of a cell phone. “Getting the job done”, assumes you frame the perfect shot just the way you want it the first time. Thats not too hard to imagine if you just take shots of the front of homes.
Yesterday I was in a 1920’s home with lots of personality. I took shots of rooms, decorating, woodwork. When I got back to the office I realized the house had exceptional, original hardware on the doors. I was able, CSI style, to zoom in on the door hardware and produce photos of individual door knobs.
I got by with my older cameras for a long time because I used them just for real estate. Recently I’ve started doing some blogs which has caused me to take other photos. This is where the newer camera really pays off.
Here’s a photo of a blossom on a plant that I snapped just in passing, clipped the flower out of the photo and enlarged it. The ability to enlarge has come in handy with shots of wildlife and people as well. I can pull nice photos out of something I would have previously discarded.