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ALAN HENRY2017年10月27日

https://cn.nytstyle.com/technology/20171027/five-tech-myths-people-still-believe/en-us/

誤解三：像素越大，相機越好

隨著便攜式自動對焦相機的普及，以及體型較大的數碼單反相機的價格下降，有段時間各大製造商都在匆忙推出有更多「百萬像素」的機型，「像素」是用於定義數碼相機傳感器捕獲信息容量的單位。不幸的是，這些數字可以讓追求配置的消費者讚歎，可以用於相機營銷，因此消費者開始認為「百萬像素」前面的數字越大，相機也就越好。這不怪他們——這個概念是營銷人員精心培育的。即使到了現在，提到現代智慧型手機中的內置攝像頭，人們想起的第一個規格就是它有幾百萬像素。

Myth 3: More megapixels mean better cameras

When small, portable point-and-shoot cameras took off and larger, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras became more affordable, there was a brief rush among manufacturers to push out models with greater numbers of “megapixels,” the unit of capacity used to define how much information a digital camera’s sensor can capture. Unfortunately, because those numbers dazzled spec-hungry consumers and could be used to market cameras, shoppers began to assume that more megapixels meant you were buying a better camera. And you can’t really blame them — marketers latched on to the idea, and even now, in modern smartphones, the first spec anyone mentions about the built-in camera is the megapixels.

所有這一切導致了持續近十年的「百萬像素誤區」。雖然大多數新手攝影師都明白，對於相機來說，「更多」並不總是意味著「更好」，然而購物者總想買到一款相機功能更好的智慧型手機，而手機製造商們似乎並沒有學到這個教訓。

All of this led to the “megapixel myth,” which has persisted for almost a decade. While most budding photographers understand that more isn’t always better in a camera, shoppers looking for a good smartphone camera, and the phone manufacturers themselves, haven’t seemed to learn the lesson.

百萬像素仍然有其意義——它的確能告訴你相機的傳感器有多強大，這對專業人士以及任何需要打印出實體照片的人來說都很重要（像素密度越大，印在相紙上的圖片就越清晰），但它並不一定能告訴你，用那部相機可以把照片拍得有多好。

Megapixels still count — they do tell you how powerful a camera’s sensor is, which is important for professionals or anyone who needs to print out physical photographs (when translated to paper more pixels per inch can mean more detailed prints), but it doesn’t necessarily tell you how good the photos taken by that camera will be.

要找出後一個問題的答案，請（再次！）忽略配置，並關注評測信息。最好是找出用某款手機或相機拍攝的照片，拿它們和人氣高的型號——或者哪怕是你手頭上的那款——拍出的照片相比較。請查閱提及相機低光表現的評測信息，或許最重要的是熟悉相機自帶的選項。知道如何調整設置的人才能找到完美的方式，拍出最好的照片。

To find that out, look past the specs (again!) and to reviews. Even better, look for examples of photos taken with a certain phone or camera and compare them to those from other popular models — or even the one you already have. Look for reviews that mention a camera’s lowlight performance and, perhaps most important, get familiar with your camera’s options. The best photos come from someone who knows how to tweak the settings for the perfect shot.