Friday, August 24, 2007

The Myth of Mega pixels

The myth of mega pixels (MP) is that more is always better. The more mega pixels your camera produces, the higher the quality your pictures will be. Whilst that is not untrue, it only applies under certain conditions. For many people, a larger number of mega pixels will not make the slightest bit of difference to the quality of their digital images.
But first - what exactly is a mega pixel?
The word itself simply means a million pixels and a pixel is the smallest individual part of a digital image. If you have some viewing software that allows you to zoom right in to an image then you can see them for yourself - they just look like different coloured squares. You might recognise the "pixellated" effect used on TV to obscure peoples faces.
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