Originally Posted by honda_pilot
Megapixel has more to do with size of the photo more than quality if Im not mistaken.
I've seen pictures that were 2 mp but were of great quality.
Yep exactly right.
To add to whart you and Rick have said there are also different quality of megapixles as well since there really is no set standard for megapixle placement and configuration. This means one companies 2mp camera could be equal to anothers 5mp camera yet give better quality images overall.
Do a search on google for an article titled "the megapixle myth" it is a great article that covers a lot of the truth and BS behind mp ratings.