SO ARE YOU SAYING A 1.3 IS EQUAL TO 5MP? IF NOT, THAN MP'S DO COUNT. THAT'S MY POINT. 8 MP IS GOOD, THAT WASN'T THE POST TOPIC HERE. HE WAS WANTING DIRECT ADVICE ABOUT CAMERAS IN GENERAL FOR THE MONEY. DO YOU THINK THAT NIKON IS A GREAT BUY AT $200? I REALLY THINK HE COULD DO ALOT BETTER WITH THAT MONEY, THAN THAT CAMERA. YES IT IS TRUE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 5MP AND 8MP IS NEAR INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE ON A SMALL PRINT, I KNOW WHEN I BLOW UP A PHOTO, IT IS NOT DISTORED/BLURRY AT POSTER SIZE. IF YOU CAN SEND ME A 1MP PICTURE OF ANYTHING, BLOWN UP THAT LOOKS ASGOOD AS A 12MP CAMERA'S PHOTO, I WILLBE HAPPY TO CALL YOU MASTER OF KNOWLEDGE. STILL FRIENDS RIGHT?