what is better in a dig cam, 12 bit or 16 bit?

Question

i have a dig cam and i have those 2 options but i want the best one! 12 bit or 16 bit?

Answer 1

I'll take gentle exception to the first answer. This option doesn't have anything to with bit *rate* but rather with bit *depth*. This describes how many different values can be represented by whatever the depth is for. LIkely, this is for audio. 16-bit sound will have better fidelity than 12-bit, but will take up more space on the recording media.

Answer 2

The bit rate is the quality of the information and signals being transfered. So, the higher the bit rate, the higher the quality. That's the only difference.