Why only a 3 megapixel camera?
Megapixels are a myth. More than 3 megapixels do not make sense for a camera sensor of that size and would actually be worse because smaller area per pixel results in more noise and fewer color levels. Now with a DSLR, more is better. But for this project a 3 megapixel camera is perfect and much better than a >=5 megapixel one. It would have been nice to do hi-def video and a separate video camera might be an idea for the next launch.
