{"id":23487,"date":"2016-07-04T10:41:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T10:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/?p=23487"},"modified":"2016-07-04T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T10:48:50","slug":"megapixels-really-dont-matter-in-smartphone-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/megapixels-really-dont-matter-in-smartphone-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Megapixels really don&#8217;t matter in smartphone photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many of you may think that smartphone cameras with massive resolutions (&gt; 16MP) offer better photography! Actually they don&#8217;t! Here are the reasons why!<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- New Top AD MY Mobile 1 -->\n        <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n             style=\"display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px\"\n             data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n             data-ad-slot=\"2390501667\"><\/ins>\n        <script>\n        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n        <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/megapixels-e1467628768366.jpg\" alt=\"megapixels\" width=\"444\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Megapixels: What is it and how does it form a picture?<\/h3>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s talk about pixels! Pixels (picture element) are\u00a0the smallest units of programmable color in\u00a0digital images. A pixel has no fixed size. Its size actually depends on the resolution you set for the screen display. If the resolution is maximum, the pixel will measure the same as a dot pitch, which is extremely tiny! If you set the resolution lower, the pixel will become bigger. Each pixel is made from varying gradation of either\u00a0red, green\u00a0or blue (RGB). Different\u00a0ratios\u00a0of\u00a0the 3 colors result in different colors the pixel is.<\/p>\n<p>Back to megapixel, it is a single unit of measurement, equal to one million pixels. At this point, you may not yet understand how big a megapixel is viewed in your device. But let me give you an example. You must be familiar with a size of a full HD (1920&#215;1080) video right? That video is actually made from countless 2MP pictures! So a camera with 2MP resolution can produce a full HD image! That image is already big enough to cover a common\u00a0laptop screen COMPLETELY.<\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- MY End of Content -->\n            <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                 style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                 data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                 data-ad-slot=\"7887885268\"><\/ins>\n            <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n            <!-- MY News Mobile Middle -->\n                                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                                     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                                     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                                     data-ad-slot=\"3890141663\"><\/ins>\n                                <script>\n                                (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                                <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/megapixels-1-e1467628805113.jpg\" alt=\"megapixels\" width=\"444\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what about smartphones? If you tend to view images via your smartphone screen only, megapixels really don&#8217;t matter! A VGA selfie is enough to cover your smartphone screen. It is ironic that many users want\u00a0to buy smartphones with 16MP camera and above in order to shoot\u00a0better images. That is SO WRONG!<\/p>\n<h3>Megapixels: What is the truth?<\/h3>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t intend to print a wallpaper taken by your\u00a0smartphone, you don&#8217;t really need a 23MP camera. The actual size of a 23MP image is the size of your wall or the size of a billboard ads. So a 12MP camera is already enough for common purpose. Instead, what counts the most in smartphone photography is the sensor! That&#8217;s why Samsung Galaxy S7&#8217;s Exmor-RS CMOS 12MP Sensor is crown the best camera in 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"903844ba193d23ab2be2617b0fd6a8be\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- MY End of Content -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7887885268\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you may think that smartphone cameras with massive resolutions (&gt; 16MP) offer better photography! Actually they don&#8217;t! Here are the reasons why! Megapixels: What is it and how does it form a picture? First, let&#8217;s talk about pixels! 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