What determines camera resolution?

Camera resolution is determined by the pixel size, lens aperture, magnification and Nyquist limit. Overcoming the Nyquist limit is down to the pixel size, with smaller pixels allowing for even smaller details to be resolved.
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What makes a camera high resolution?

The amount of detail that the camera can capture is called the resolution, and it is measured in pixels. The more pixels a camera has, the more detail it can capture and the larger pictures can be without becoming blurry or "grainy."
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Does more megapixels mean higher resolution?

It's no longer true that the higher a camera's megapixel count the better. The only thing more megapixels will give you is the ability to enlarge and crop pictures without individual pixels becoming visible. Other factors are much more important in determining overall picture quality.
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Do megapixels determine resolution?

Their number is of importance, but it does not tell us everything about the resolution of a camera. Pixel count is in the form of megapixels. One megapixel (MP) is one million pixels. So, when someone says a camera has a 20MP camera resolution, they refer to the 20 million pixels on its sensor.
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Why 12MP is better than 48MP?

In broad daylight, more megapixels give better images with more details due to plenty of available light. If you down sample the 48MP to 12MP i.e. half the vertical and horizontal resolution, four pixels combine together to form a bigger pixel, both will have same image quality provided same technology is used.
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How many megapixels is the human eye?

According to scientist and photographer Dr. Roger Clark, the resolution of the human eye is 576 megapixels. That's huge when you compare it to the 12 megapixels of an iPhone 7's camera.
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Is 12MP better than 4K?

With 12.6 million pixels, 12MP resolution has around 50% more pixels than 4K. 12MP is formatted in a 4:3 aspect ratio. This sets it apart from 4K and 1080p, which are both in the 16:9 aspect ratio. Note that while there are more pixels, the 12MP camera view will often be displayed on a lower resolution 4K monitor.
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What resolution do professional photographers use?

In digital photography, the standard for a high-quality photo is 300 PPI because it will give you a good print quality.
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Is 1080p or 4K better for camera?

Within a home or somewhere at a shorter distance, 1080p can depict faces. Secondly, 4K captures so much more detail and information than 1080p. This detail can easily be seen in the storage sizes of the videos. Five 4K cameras will require a much higher amount of storage than five 1080p cameras.
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How many megapixels do professional photographers use?

As mentioned above, somewhere between 24-36-megapixels is the sweet spot for most creators out there. I know many photographers out there will rush out to buy a Canon — or any other brand high-megapixel camera — because they love the tech more than anything else, and that's fine.
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How many megapixels is 4K than 1080p?

A High Definition TV with 1080p resolution is composed of two million pixels (1920 x 1080), while a 4K TV (aka Ultra High Definition) has over eight million pixels (3840 x 2160). Therefore, 4K has around four times more resolution than 1080p and produces a clearer picture.
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How many megapixels is a good quality camera?

Most modern cameras fall somewhere between 16 MP and 60 MP, all of which are more than sufficient to meet your needs. You should base your camera buying decisions on other features beyond sensor resolution.
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Can a JPEG be high resolution?

These are considered to be high resolution, or high-res, images. (If you're working with photography, you're probably working with high-resolution JPEGs, which can be printed as stand-alone photos or incorporated into your brochure printing and other projects).
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Is 720p better than 1080p camera?

1080p cameras are best for recording larger images for longer time periods, and real-time video streaming will be easier with 720p quality due to lower bandwidth requirements.
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Does higher resolution mean better quality?

Higher resolutions mean that there more pixels per inch (PPI), resulting in more pixel information and creating a high-quality, crisp image. Images with lower resolutions have fewer pixels, and if those few pixels are too large (usually when an image is stretched), they can become visible like the image below.
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How do I know if an image is high resolution?

There are two ways to measure image resolution:
  1. PPI –Pixels Per Inch, this is a measurement for the detail shown on a computer screen or digital image. Anything 300 PPI or over is usually considered to be high resolution.
  2. DPI –Dots Per Inch, is a measurement to determine the resolution of an image for printing.
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What is the highest quality photo?

The Highest Resolution Photo of Artwork Ever Taken

At 717 billion pixels, the museum says that the distance between two pixels in the photo is just five micrometers (0.005 millimeters), which means the size of one pixel is smaller than a human red blood cell.
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Do photographers need 4K?

Most photographers today want to work on 4K screens, especially if they work with video as well as stills. We've included some options here, but we also have a specific guide to the best 4K monitors if you want more.
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What is the clearest megapixel?

In particular, as best as I could find, the highest resolution found on any camera today due to be set up at the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will capture images of 3200 megapixels apiece thanks to an array of 189 individual 16-megapixel CCD sensors.
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How many megapixels is Iphone 13?

It has a 12-megapixel dual camera at the back and a 12-megapixel selfie camera at the front. The dual camera means you get more range in your photos!
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What is the highest megapixel camera in the world?

The 3,200 megapixel camera, powerful enough to spot a golf ball 15 miles away, will be the heart of a new telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the mountains of Chile, where it'll spend a decade mapping the entire southern sky.
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What shutter speed is closest to human eye?

As for shutter speed, the human eye can easily detect flashes of light as short as 1/100th-second, and under controlled conditions shorter than 1/200th-second, depending on the ambient light and the by-now-familiar health/age-related issues.
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Which animal has highest eye megapixel?

Mantis shrimps probably have the most sophisticated vision in the animal kingdom. Their compound eyes move independently and they have 12 to 16 visual pigments compared to our three. They are the only animals known to be able to see circular polarised light.
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