A color image use 16bits to represent a pixel What is the max num of different colors that can be represented?

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A color image use 16bits to represent a pixel What is the max num of different colors that can be represented?

i am trying to understand this question and hope someone can guide.
A color image uses 16 bits to represent a pixel. What is the max number of different colors that can be represented?

I am not sure how to answer this question couldnt come up with an answer by reading the book i have. Anyone can guide or help me with it would appreciate it.

2007-01-28 07:41:57 · 2 answers · asked by mafiah911 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

so why do we use 2 to the power of x? What the secret of the number 2 and we didnt use any other number? Thanks

2007-01-28 11:30:05 · update #1

2 answers

Just 2^16 and you got your answer, in x-bit per pixel image, the total colour is always 2^x

2007-01-28 10:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because we have two bits either 0 or 1.

2014-05-15 11:06:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tamur 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋