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Examining the Canon t1i, t2i, and t3i Top Megapixels

So you're browsing for a dSLR. You're weighing a Canon t1i, a Canon t2i, or a Canon t3i. Which one should you get? One clear piece of info you might think about is the digital camera's res. Which of them has the largest camera resolution?

The Canon t2i and t3i each win a slight edge in terms of resolution. They claim a 18 MP resolution, and the Canon t1i has a measly fifteen megapixels.

Should this push you one way or the other? Nope. Typically, about eight megapixels is plenty. Everything else is over kill.

A regular 4x6 print, done at 300 dpi, needs around 1200 x 1800 pixels. That's a little over 2 megapixels. A fuller, 8x10 photo calls for 2400 x 3000 pixels. That's around 7.2 megapixels. Unless you're going to be making vast pooster prints, you'll never going to need all the information held in those extra pixels.

There are a handful of other reasons why you would want to upgrade from the Canon t1i to a better camera - like a Canon t3i, or a Canon 60D or 7D. Yet, resolution isn't really a legitimate reason. The improvement here is negligible. Oddly enough, most of these cameras (the t2i/550D, the t3i/600D, the 60D, and the 7D) all come with the same chip, yielding exactly the same resolution and picture quality.

If you need a more thorough look at all the cameras, I?ve written an in depth review of the Canon t2i vs t3i. Read that for a breakdown of how the three digital cameras are the same and not alike. If you're looking for, you probably also be interested in another complete article about the variations between the Canon t3i vs 60d vs 7d. Canon t3i t2i vs t3i