Know The Whole Fact About Megapixel Digital Camera
It looks like that everywhere you look, every expert or beginner photographer feel that a megapixel digital camera is quite the bomb – that is, if the megapixels are as high as 12MP. Back in the late 90’s (1999 to be precise), megapixels really used to matter especially if you are making bigger prints because back then digital cameras were only about 1.2 or 2 megapixels (MP).
But these days, the cheapest (oops! The most Reasonable Price) megapixel digital camera has at least 5 or 6 MP, which is more than enough for picture print (no matter the size).
do not be fooled into thinking that a megapixel digital camera needs to be more then 6MP in order to give you clearer pictures. The sharpness of a picture most times depends on your photographic skills more than the number of megapixels. If your photographic technique is sloppy, then purr..lease do not blame it on your 6MP megapixel digital camera.
A Brief Explanation of the Meaning of some photography terms
a) Pixels
For many of us who are clueless about the meaning of pixels; well, here is an explanation of the word. Pixels stand for “Picture Element”. If you put enough of Pixels together, voila! You have a picture. Pixels are arranged horizontally and vertically. You can look at them by getting very close to your PC screen or by simply using a magnifying glass. I understand what you are thinking; you will never look at a megapixel digital camera the same way again.
b) Resolution
Every megapixel digital camera comes with a resolution (linear resolution)
? Image Resolution
Okay, a resolution is recognized as how many pixels you have counted vertically or horizontally when describing a stored image. These days an average megapixel digital camera has between 2,048 and… Continue reading
