I understand that more pixels isn't necessrily a better thing. I meant more light is better - not more pixels. Although, as more pixels are added, noise reduction technology has improved as well. I've actually been surprised how image quality has managed to improve with more pixels. Case-in-point - with 50% more pixels on the same size sensor, the 12-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD950 IS shouldn't be as good as the 8-megapixel SD850 IS. But it is. If you you look at images from both at 100%, you can see the noise levels are pretty much exactly the same. Furthermore, with more pixels, the SD950 IS effectively minimizes the noise that is there, delivering better image quality. I've never bought into the "more pixels is better" marketing hype. But when it works, it is a good thing. And I've been pretty impressed with the improvements in the past couple of years. The year or two before 2007, I wasn't so impressed. But digital cameras introduced since the spring of 2007 have generally surprised me.