I want to take pictures at cemeteries and wondering what kind of resolution I should look for in a digicam, as well as any other features that would be good for genealogical purposes. I realize that more pixels gives better pictures, but it makes for larger pictures, more space taken up etc. Thanks, Zev Griner [email protected]

> I want to take pictures at cemeteries and wondering what kind of > resolution I should look for in a digicam, as well as any other > features that would be good for genealogical purposes. I realize > that more pixels gives better pictures, but it makes for larger > pictures, more space taken up etc. > > Zev Griner <[email protected]> I'll be the Grinch. (g) I've used everything from a point-and-shoot Kodak camera with a 110 cartridge, through a 35mm SLR Nikon, a low-end Polaroid, and a 3Mp digital camera. I've taken good, bad, and indifferent pictures with each. I suspect it's the photographer not the camera in all three cases. (g) Low-end digitals seem to be 5 or 6 Mp these days, but just for giggles, pop for one of the single-use digitals and see how bad you think it is. Then borrow a better camera and reshoot the same scenes. If there's $200 worth of difference visible to your eye, then borrow an even better camera and repeat until you quit seeing a difference or until you hit your price limit. Cheryl singhals <[email protected]>