The Megapixel Masquerade
Imagine a world where a camera can be dubbed "14 megapixel" when it has 4.6 million pixels on its imaging sensor while at the same time, another camera can be dubbed "10 megapixel" when it has no pixels at all on its imaging sensor. Sound like a strange world? Maybe, but it's the world we live in today! Evolving technologies are making it more difficult to define exactly what is meant by the term "megapixel" and is blurring camera specifications to the point that many people no longer know how to compare cameras by the specs alone. In this article, I will try to explain how manufacturers come up with their marketing regarding the term "megapixels".Mike Chaney, president and chief software programmer for Digital Domain Inc, covers this topic for our readers this month in his Tech Corner article.
