Hello All,

I am venturing into world of DSLR and am on the verge of purchasing a new camera.

In my research, largely web based, it seems the important criteria for camera are (Very broadly):

• Purpose (What I plan to use it for)
• Budget (Camera and “accessories”)
• Technical Features (Too many to mention)
• How the camera feels in my hand
• Some sort of price value ratio.

Last bullet point not withstanding, most part the research can be done on the web. I though I had it down pat until I cam across an article in the NY Times. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...sensors&st=cse

The article focuses (pardon the pun) on sensors and the importance size, but I cannot seem to find a sensor size comparison for cameras.

My questions to forum are then.
• Is the sensor size important?
• Where in the comparison tables do I find the sensor size comparison?
• Are there trade-offs involved when comparing sensor size?

Sorry for long post, I just wanted to make my questions clear.