Hi Normand: In most circumstances megapixels don't really matter, but there are times, as the NY Times article stated, that more pixels can mean better quality. I can provide an example of my own. I inadvertently shot some digital photos on TV mode when I was on vacation. In that mode there are a lot less megapixels than in normal 10MP mode. It is readily apparent that the resolution is very poor. But, on the average, shooting in the normal mode is all that is necessary for quality reporoductions.
Bruce