I find this discussion very interesting, specially reading comments and
explanations
from some photography professional guys!        ;)
Now I'm somehow more convinced about my CP2100.
I think I've always been looking at its pics with some "grainy" bias!

Thanks to Tore and Tesselator for their replies.


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"Smoothy" <bigvahid.antispam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f1GHa.4008$ca4.412786@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi guys,
>
> In the following text, I'm talking about:
> Nikon 2100 vs. Canon A60 ---> 2 MP range
> &
> Nikon 3100 vs. Canon A70 ---> 3 MP range
>
> I have noted that pictures taken with Canon are "clearer/less noisy/less
> grainy" than the ones
> taken with Nikon.
> (only considering daylight outdoor shots, not low-light and indoor
> conditions)
> Saying that, I have two questions:
>
> 1. Am I right about this?
> And have you felt or experienced the same thing?
> (I haven't compared myself, but this is my conclusion from all the online
> reviews I've read,
> notes and replies from you in these newsgroups, and sample pictures I've
> seen)
>
> 2. What is the reason for this?
> Lens? CCD? automatic settings? in-camera processing? ... ?
>
>
> Thanks for your comments and help.           :)