-----Original Message----- From: Peter C. Wallace [mailto:pcw@mesanet.com]

Actually the resolution is really about 1/3 the stated "Megapixel resolution", especially if you take pictures of things with high spatial frequency (say fine pitch IC leads) This is because the stated resolution neglects to mention that the three color pixels in a group are counted as individual pixels -- basically a X resolution B/W sensor behind a color filter array is called a X resolution color sensor, but it really isn't... filtering after the fact attempts to fix the artifacts, but makes a mess out of high spatial frequency images that would have been ok if the camera really had the stated resolution....