When will this bigger megapixel nonsense end? You don't get better pictures with these tiny sensors. You get more noise, image degradation. How about fewer megapixels and better lens correction built into the image processor? Faster shooting times? Better LCDs? Better exposure logic?

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Eric

There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence. - Will Rogers

I agree with the above two posts. High MP is mostly a marketing ploy aimed at consumers who have always been told that the more megapixels a camera has the better the image. 7-8 megapixels is enough for very large prints. Beyond a point having more megapixels actually hurts image quality. On a camera with a very small sensor like a compact camera a higher megapixel camera will tend to produce substantially more noise in high-ISO (meaning low light or fast action more or less) shooting. I am a very serious shooter with a lot invested in the hobby and given the choice i'd take an 8mp compact over a 13 in a heartbeat.