Why is my iphone 4 taking pictures better than a Panasonic lumix?

I have a Panasonic lumix dmc-lz8 with a 8 megapixels camera that takes pictures at 2048X1536 resolution and an iphone 4 with 5 megapixels camera that takes pictures at 2592X1936. Why a 5 megapixels camera is better than an 8 one?

Don't get caught up in stats. The human eye can't even notice after a certain amount. WIth a camera that has the big zoom lens, now that matters…

The Panasonic is not set to its highest resolution setting. It's highest setting is 3264 X 2448. Somehow your camera got set to the 3MP setting.

Page 68 of the manual explains what I'm talking about - and how to set it back to its highest quality setting: http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCLZ8.PDF

More megapixels doesn't mean a better picture. The larger image sensor and better lens in the Panasonic mean that its pictures would have less noise/grain and better low light performance - so even if it had less resolution, because it produces a better quality photo you could still make a larger print. I've seen iPhone photos. Unless you're shooting in bright daylight, they look terrible and you would have a hard time even getting a nice 4X6 print.

Your camera does not matter- it's knowing how to use it and what you do with it. We'd have to see the identical shot taken with both to understand what you mean. But it's usually operator error.

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