What's that you say? Yet another guide? Of course. It's that time of year, & getting educated about your choices is definitely a good thing before you go out & make your purchase. The HardwareSecrets crew has all the details on digital cameras for you in this one.

"For example, an image with resolution of 1280x1024 has resolution of 1,310,720 pixels or 1.3 megapixel. On the chart below we present the most common resolutions. As you can see, there are some close estimates: cameras with 1.9 megapixel are sold as having 2 megapixels."