Chasing MP usually isn't the answer.
@Parley is a well respected member here and is often our tester for these newer higher MP cameras and he wasn't impressed with it, at least enough for higher cost:
Which camera would get the better image quality? 12MP has a 1/1.7" sensor and 8MP has a 1/1.8" and both max out at 16k kbps bitrate, which probably will not be feasible when any AI feature is activated, maybe like 8k-12k kbps would be doable. Conditions would mostly be indoor white lights with a...
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This table in the post I linked in Post #2 is still holding true on MP versus sensor size, especially as it relates to night time performance:
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