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hey everyone, im new to the forum but have already looked pretty extensively through some of the material here and its helped me a lot but i have a few questions regarding purchasing either a micro 4/3 such as the epl1 or one of the "higher end" point and shoots like the g12, s95, or p7000.
first off i think im relatively familiar with the trade offs between the two categories but if someone could sum up the correlation between the image sensor size, the number of megapixels, and consequently the image quality that would be great. my understanding is that the sensor in the epl1 is much larger than most point and shoots (g12 and others too?) so in effect it takes noticeably better quality pictures? is that correct?
i would probably be sold on the epl1 except for the fact that i was reading how its autofocus was relatively slow in comparison to others which for me, could be an issue because im a freediver so i dont have an unlimited amount of bottom time. i have gotten my hands on most of these at the store but haven't had practice with them to know what kind of pictures they take.
so i guess the underlying question for me is, will i be disappointed by the image quality of say the g12 in comparison to the epl1 despite the the epl1's rumored slowness? i have a feeling at least some of it will come down to user opinion but if anyone can help clear this up a little it would be greatly appreciate. i hope im posting this in the proper section. thank you all in advance.
first off i think im relatively familiar with the trade offs between the two categories but if someone could sum up the correlation between the image sensor size, the number of megapixels, and consequently the image quality that would be great. my understanding is that the sensor in the epl1 is much larger than most point and shoots (g12 and others too?) so in effect it takes noticeably better quality pictures? is that correct?
i would probably be sold on the epl1 except for the fact that i was reading how its autofocus was relatively slow in comparison to others which for me, could be an issue because im a freediver so i dont have an unlimited amount of bottom time. i have gotten my hands on most of these at the store but haven't had practice with them to know what kind of pictures they take.
so i guess the underlying question for me is, will i be disappointed by the image quality of say the g12 in comparison to the epl1 despite the the epl1's rumored slowness? i have a feeling at least some of it will come down to user opinion but if anyone can help clear this up a little it would be greatly appreciate. i hope im posting this in the proper section. thank you all in advance.