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This all depends on what type of camera you have. If you have a point and shoot (which has a very small sensor), you typically won't see a difference between a low MP number (like 6MP) and a high MP number (like 14MP) because of the optics and the physical limitations of a small sensor, and believe it or not, a higher MP number can actually reduce the quality of the image by making it grainier. If you have a Digital SLR, however, you will notice the difference between 6MP and 14MP because DSLRs have large sensors and capture more information. So, for a point and shoot, I would advise no more than 10-12MP and for a DSLR no more than 17MP.
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