>>>>>>http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-808-pureview/specifications
>>>>>>http://betanews.com/2012/02/27/windows-phone-isnt-good-enough-for-41mp-nokia-808-pureview/
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>>>>>What would be a practical benefit of having a camera with such high resolution?
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>>>>No practical benefit. Much higher noise level, lower sensitivity, and far fewer pictures per GB. Most professionals will agree that 10-15 mega pixel gives you best total value.
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>>>Exactly, I agree. This is why I asked as I don't see much benefits in these higher and higher resolution cameras. Unless you want to print a picture on a 3 meters by 3 meters paper <g>
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>>That's what I was thinking - it would be good if you planned to print/enlarge the photos. I did notice someone else here said something about "noise" - I assume that degrades the enlargements?
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>http://www.xkcd.com/1014/
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>There are other ways to get ~40MP:
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>http://www.reghardware.com/2011/04/08/review_camera_hasselblad_h4d_40_stainless_steel/
>http://www.reghardware.com/2010/04/16/review_camera_hasselblad_cfv_39_digital_back/

Since I've got my first camera (the venerable Canon AE-1, which I loved and is the reason I only buy Canon) as a teenager I wanted a Hasselblad camera, but it's only a pipe dream, I can not even get my hands on the Canon I want, the 5D :(