2006-12-12 08:17:03 · 3 answers · asked by braidy 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Mega Pixel = One million pixels. The term is used in reference to the resolution of a graphics device, such as a scanner, digital camera or monitor.
The Higher the resolution the better the quality of pic at larger sizes.
2006-12-12 08:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by daveetrice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every digital camera image is made up of a series of dots. The more dots the better the quality of the image.
Being technical we can't simply call them dots, so we refer to each dot as a pixel.
Mega is a standard prefix meaning One Million (1 000 000)
So in your example, the camera takes pictures with 4 million dots or 4 million pixels.
2006-12-12 16:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by teef_au 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are rated in megapixels; that is, the product of their maximum resolution dimensions in millions.
2006-12-12 16:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by BlankProfile 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋