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Sources

• HP Digital Photography Center
  http://www.hp.ca/portal/hho/dpc/learn/future_film_photography.php
• Tech Digest
  http://www.techdigest.tv/digital_cameras/index.html
• Photo.Net: Digital Cameras - A Beginner's Guide
  http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/basics/
• Photo.Net: Size Matters
  http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/sensorsize/
• Vidlight.com: Introduction to Digital Photography
  http://www.vividlight.com/articles/3116.htm
• PC Magazine: Inside Track
  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1822946,00.asp
• Camera Resolution Chart
  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=getpage.jsp&A=getpage&Q=Product_Resources/resolution_chart.jsp