Ive had a vidio camera for years . I cant get into it. 15 Mega pixel would be even more awsome. My thoughts are if you can afford it and will use and enjoy it . Go for it. My xti is only 10.1 Megapixl. I beleive it takes as good a picture as my eos 35 mm. However the differenceis often in enlargements. But Like I said my xti took some awsome prints. The Xti will also take 8 Frames a second, when set to continuois shoot! IM no proffesional though. Just a avid enthusiest