Here's a decent explanation of the phenomenon they're referring to [0]. Marketing departments usually boil it down to "larger pixels = less noise in low light"

Here's a decent explanation of the phenomenon they're referring to [0]. Marketing departments usually boil it down to "larger pixels = less noise in low light" but that's a really simple explanation. 0. http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/does.pixel.size.matter/#sensorconstant http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/does.pixel.size.matter/#...