8.2 megapixel sensor was an embarrassment for a camera that sells for around $1,100, when the 10.1 megapixel XTi can be had for less than $700. Canon uses the term "newly enhanced" in referring to the new APS-C size CMOS sensor it both designed and manufactures....

• -21 Megapixel Full Frame Sensor

sport a 90 megapixel sensor. Like the XT, the XTi comes in silver and black. 1D Mark III I have used a 1D Mark II and really appreciated its eight megapixel nearer to full size sensor (1.3x angle of view magnifier). The images I got were fantastic. The 1D Mark...

• -Sigma

it records all of those shots onto the memory card. Image Quality It seems that having a 14.5 Megapixel sensor really is an advantage when it comes to the quality of your photos.  The S710 manages speeds that push the limit of what a digital compact...

• -Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

are a welcome addition, though, and are useful in low light and work well for black and white. For the most part, having a 15 Megapixel sensor is more of a marketing coup than a surefire sign of better quality photos.  Indeed, taking such high-resolution snaps...

it scrambled to produce a competitor to Canon’s Digital Rebel. The D40 had a six megapixel sensor, not enough to compete with Canon’s second generation Digital Rebel XT at eight megapixels, nor the third generation XTi at 10 megapixels. So enter the D40x,...