13 megapixal or 9 megapixal?

[jlh73]

I see that the default megapixal is set to 9. What do use 13 or 9? Which do you think is better picture quality and why?

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[crester]

13 MP would give the best pictures... but 13MP is also HUGE when it comes to file size. So unless you need that level of detail... I wouldn't keep that as my default.

 

[ITS ME DAVID]

Actually 9 will be better for suck a small sensor size I don't know why people think more mp means better pictures.

 

[eyecon82]

I see that the default megapixal is set to 9. What do use 13 or 9? Which do you think is better picture quality and why?

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13mp files are huge...those are for pics where you want to zoom in and crop

 

[mpdofficer514]

Theres a difference in the aspect ratio between the two as well. If you want full screen 16:9 then leave it at 9.

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[crester]

Actually 9 will be better for suck a small sensor size I don't know why people think more mp means better pictures.

David I think you are confused here. There is a saying... and it's something I say as well that just because a certain device has more megapixels doesn't mean it will take better pictures than a different device that has less megapixels. This is because image size and image quality are two different things.

However this guy is asking something different. He has a specific phone and is trying to figure out a SETTING for that phone. Whether he chooses 13mp setting or 9 mp setting... IT'S THE SAME CAMERA SENSOR ON THE PHONE!!! So if you take a picture at 13MP and need to crop a portion of it... it will look better than the same photo taken at 9mp on the same phone.

That's why I said what I said in my initial post.